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A Family Affair
In our ongoing CEO diaries, we hear from Christoph Bang, one of three managing directors of BANG Kransysteme to find out what shaped him into the leader he is today.
Dutch Courage
Huisman is translating its offshore cranes expertise into port equipment. DLM finds out more about its plans for growth, and how it wants to support the industry as a whole.
A standard explanation
What is a standard? Ben Dobbs, head of global standards and legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) provides a basic explanation.
The workhorse of the yard
Straddle carriers and gantry cranes are a cornerstone of container handling in ports and terminals. DLM takes a deep dive into the latest developments in this vibrant sector of our industry.
Pride and purpose
Chesterfield Crane Company recently completed a project to supply two cranes to Cheadle Glass. Hoist hears from Graham Cullen, factory manager at Cheadle Glass, and Chris Mee, UK sales manager at Chesterfield Crane Company, to find out more.
Know Your Load
Load monitoring used to mean knowing that the weight of your load was within the capacity of your crane to lift it. These days it can mean rather more. Monitoring the load and its movements can be part of monitoring the crane itself. Julian Champkin reports.
Driving construction
Vehicle construction needs overhead lifting of all kinds. Julian Champkin reports.
Lifting the industry
In our first CEO diaries for 2026, we hear from Ross Moloney, CEO of LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) to find out what shaped him into the leader he is today.
Making Lite work
Composite lifting and spreader beams present a number of advantages in many material handling applications. Dan Mongan, senior sales engineer at The Caldwell Group, investigates.
Spreading the load in safety
Ben Dobbs, head of global standards and legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), looks at how to use lifting beams, spreaders and frames safely.