products archive - December 2008

Hiab supports the growth of Iraqi electricity infrastructure

HIAB is supplying load handling equipment to the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity.
Giant crane manufacturers travel to the big apple

NEW York City’s Buildings Commissioner hosted a conference with major crane manufacturers on the safety and maintenance of tower and mobile cranes on 16 December 2008.
Port receives early Christmas present

THE ROYAL Seaforth Container Terminal has accepted delivery of 923t of components of a ship-to-shore Liebherr gantry crane.
Survival of the ‘innovative’

MANITOWOC’S strategy for overcoming the economic downturn appears to be staying at the cutting edge of innovation and technology.
Innovative dumper utilises scissor lift system

EUROPEAN manufacturer Ausa has released an articulated rotating site dumper.
Environmentally-friendly equipment generator

TEREX Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) has released a generator said to be quiet and user-friendly.
Liebherr cranes help construct the City Gate Project

CRANE manufacturer Liebherr has supplied six tower units for the City Gate Project in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
Genie booms help business boom

INTERRENT has taken delivery of five new Genie articulated booms.
New Terex crane tests the waters fresh out of the factory pool

THE LATEST Terex crane has been launched with its first job to carry out a series of test lifts.
Micronor launches manual pulse generator range for overhead cranes

MICRONOR has launched a range of manual pulse generators.
Skyjack reaffirms the importance of maintaining lifting equipment

SKYJACK Europe has issued a reminder to owners to carry out regular inspections of machines following the failure of one of its scissor lifts.
Automating handling processes

CUBICS has supplied the Smith’s Snackfood Company with a pallet dispenser.
Lifting tiles ‘hire’ and simpler

KENNARDS Lift & Shift has hired equipment to Trade Stop Property Solutions to assist the firm with a job.
Brake package converts manual systems

CATTRON has released a two-step electro-hydraulic brake package to convert manual braking systems in cranes.
Manoeuvrable hoist for steel beams

KENNARDS Lift and Shift is distributing a new hoist for lifting steel beams in the construction of houses, unit blocks and factory complexes.
New endoscope ‘checks out’ crane machinery

TESTEQUIP has released a new endoscope to check equipment and parts used in cranes and heavy machinery.