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Verton is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Ekert as chief executive officer of Verton, effective 1 November 2021. Although Ekert has been acting in the role for some time as part of a structured succession plan, his appointment has only just been formalised. Ekert will replace the current CEO, Trevor Bourne, who will […]

On 29 October, a special signing ceremony was held to mark the launch of the Sinoboom Intelligent Manufacturing Park project. This state-of-the-art new site will be built on an area of 1.2 million sqm, and will house Sinoboom’s new global headquarters, an R&D and logistics support centre, and three intelligent production plants for the manufacturing […]

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) eased by 0.8 points to 50.4 in October – a fourth consecutive month of deceleration and the weakest monthly result for the index since September 2020 (readings above 50 points indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster rate of expansion). Four […]

Angela Chen has been promoted to regional sales director – Europe for Yoke Industrial Corp. Over eight years working both at Yoke’s HQ in Taiwan, followed by relocation to Europe; Chen focusses on growing the distribution channels of lifting products and creates stronger bridge between customers in Europe and its headquarters in Taiwan. Yoke says […]

Ranger Lifting, a Sydney, Australia headquartered lifting, rigging, and height safety equipment supplier, has made another notable recruitment as it executes ambitious expansion plans in Victoria. Ranger, which recently added industry heavyweight Liam Mccaffrey to its Queensland operation, has named Paul Richards as internal sales co-ordinator, Victoria. This is on top of the appointment of […]

Enerpac Tool Group Corp has announced a new president and chief executive officer, Paul Sternlieb, who will also sit on the Enerpac board of directors. Sternlieb succeeds Randy Baker, who will retire from his role as president and CEO of the company and as a member of the Enerpac board. Sternlieb’s appointment and Baker’s retirement […]

Kalmar has received a large repeat order of six Kalmar Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASCs) from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The new Kalmar ASCs will enable VICT to expand its current capacity at the Port of Melbourne located at Webb Dock East. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2021 Q3 order intake, with delivery expected […]

Forklift and materials handling specialist, Hyster, is expanding its service offering – including safety training and logistical support – to more locations, with the appointment of PortxGroup as a Hyster dealer servicing the Pacific region. PortxGroup is a rapidly evolving industry provider of logistics solutions with a wealth of experience in port development projects and […]

The demand for aerial equipment is growing steadily in Japan. Haulotte’s local subsidiary has been organising multiple events and meetings to present Haulotte’s machines and range of services to the industry’s movers and shakers. At the recent New Construction Machinery Exhibition held in Osaka, Haulotte Japan took the opportunity to showcase Haulotte’s latest electric equipment: […]

Parts specialist TVH has signed a partnership agreement with Sinoboom BV, the European subsidiary of China-based manufacturer of mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) solutions Sinoboom. The partnership, which will enter into force as of Q4 2021, was signed by Kristof Bolle, senior VP EMEA for TVH, and Tim Whiteman, CEO of Sinoboom BV. As a […]