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Building a skilled Hawke’s Bay workforce through virtual reality
T&G Global is harnessing virtual reality technology to recruit and train Hawke’s Bay locals in positions it’s struggling to fill, particularly forklift drivers. The company has partnered with the Whiti programme to deliver a Supply Chain Cadetship which offers job seekers a two-week comprehensive forklift training programme using the latest virtual reality (VR) training technology […]
CMC presents equipment at Chinese leasing conference
Even if the socio-economic scenario is uncertain, challenging and turbulent, Italian mobile elevated platform specialist is not holding back on the investments it had already planned for the end of 2020 in order to improve its brand awareness and market share on the Asian continent. In partnership with its exclusive dealer in China, High Boom […]
Controlling the fear factor
The family-owned Lapp organisation has a global reputation for its levels of quality, innovation and for its commitment to ethical values and service. These are qualities it says it will bring to key Australian markets. The families’ investment in Australia is a strong vote of confidence in local industry as it increasingly moves into the […]
Sinoboom extends partnership with Discover Battery
Access equipment manufacturer Sinoboom has extended its partnership with Discover Battery to supply its range of boom, scissor and vertical lifts with Discover’s non-spillable Dry Cell AGM batteries as standard. Discover has been supplying batteries for Sinoboom’s platforms within Asia since 2018, however, following the recent launch of Sinoboom’s subsidiaries in Europe, North America and […]
Restructuring the Ruthmann Group
The sale of the Ruthmann Group to the US Time Manufacturing Company was successfully completed. In this context, a restructuring of the Ruthmann group of companies also took place. As already reported in mid-February, the Ruthann group of companies was sold to Time Manufacturing Company. Time Manufacturing Company is a global manufacturer of aerial work […]
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LHA March/April 2021
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Second JLG scissor lift joins Kennards Hire Museum
Kalmar’s Equipment Solutions form the backbone of new Dry Port in Laos
Opinion Pieces
Determined to raise standards
A requirement for high standards makes us who we are, says Justin Boehm, member engagement manager for Australia at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). The way in which the Covid-19 pandemic has affected companies will vary widely depending on the sectors in which they operate. The fact that we all face different risks […]
Prioritise compliance
Think about what’s more important: where a product is from or its compliance with relevant standards. Brace yourself: as good as Aussie-made product is, 90% of the lifting and rigging gear sold in Australia is imported from Europe, the States, Asia, or elsewhere. Much less product is manufactured here than people think. That’s why so […]
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