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KITO CROSBY CEO INTERVIEW: HOW WE COMBINED TWO BUSINESSES
Kito Crosby’s CEO provides insight into the deal that brought two lifting brands together.
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OVERHEAD CRANES AND ITALY'S NORTHERN POWERHOUSE
Northern Italy has produced some of the world’s finest engineering and continues to do so. Julian Champkin reports.
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METAL INDUSTRY REPORT: OVERHEAD CRANES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE AND THE US
Julian Champkin reports on sites in the Middle East, the US and Europe where cranes are being employed by the metal industry.
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Reid Lifting has supplied its PortaGantry Rapide to a company requiring safe sewage access at confined space entry points.
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Oz Lifting launches davit crane wheel base
US-based Oz Lifting Products has launched a wheel base that can be used with its range of davit cranes of up to 1,200lbs capacity.
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Baumann adds hydraulic gantry to fleet
Baumann, a heavy lift transportation and logistics company, has added a new Enerpac SBL600 hydraulic gantry system to its fleet, which will allow the company to undertake heavy lift projects where limited space makes a mobile crane impractical.
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Lifting firm Kito Crosby extends partnership with non-profit organisation
Kito Crosby has announced the extension of its partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), an organisation that “envisions a world where poverty caused by rural isolation no longer exists”.
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BB Cranes delivers to desalination plant
BB Cranes delivers to desalination plant
LATEST FEATURES
Kito Crosby’s CEO provides insight into the deal that brought two lifting brands together.
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Overhead cranes and Italy's northern powerhouse
Northern Italy has produced some of the world’s finest engineering and continues to do so. Julian Champkin reports.
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Metal industry report: Overhead cranes in the Middle East, Europe and the US
Julian Champkin reports on sites in the Middle East, the US and Europe where cranes are being employed by the metal industry.
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Lever hoist insight: Automatic locking
Jenny Eagle reports... The Kito LB-SL is a modified version of Kito’s standard Kito LB series lever hoists that provides additional safety through a safety locking module. Kito adds that existing LB hoists can be upgraded, so LB hoist owners do not have to buy an entire new hoist to get the modification.
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Liftex in Liverpool
If your role requires you to operate lifting equipment in any sector you can’t afford to miss the LiftEx show. Here, we highlight the latest news from several exhibitors.
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Advanced tech improves port safety
Advanced technologies are improving port safety. Jenny Eagle reports on the latest developments.
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Dockside report on port congestion: Open seas
Jenny Eagle takes a look at how organisations are easing congestion in port settings.
BLOGS
Brian Cook, senior product manager, Conductix-Wampfler USA, discusses how to pick the best crane remote for your business.
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Below the hook: Sheet Lifters
There are special below-the-hook products for lifting sheet, and the most common electrical version is not the only option, says Jay Strong, applications specialist, at The Caldwell Group.
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Crane damage: Inspect and detect
Mukulesh Debnath, vice president (structural) at India’s Texmaco Rail & Engineering, pinpoints the spots on a crane where damage is most likely to occur.
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Overhead crane knowledge – Richard Phillips, mechanical engineer, CP&A
Working for a company that offers a wide variety of services, including procurement, specification, design, manufacturing review, modification and accident investigation, I hear a lot about machinery alignment. But it isn’t always widely understood in the crane industry.
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LEEA column: The life of a crane
Understanding of the Design Working Period is crucial if age-related crane failures are to be avoided, writes Ben Dobbs, head of technical services at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association.
