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The Kion Group AG is expanding its business in China and has begun work on the construction of an additional plant for the production of counterbalance trucks in Jinan in Shandong Province. The pioneering project is expected to enable the global logistics equipment supplier to extend its product portfolio for industrial trucks in one of […]

Myriota, a leader in low-cost and long battery life satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced a new partnership with Future Fleet International, an Australian telematics provider that delivers advanced fleet management solutions. With this partnership, Future Fleet will reduce the carbon footprint for multiple industries by developing a new vehicle and […]

In this year’s International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year – IFOY Awards, Combilift won the Warehouse Truck Lowlifter Category with its innovative Combi-CS pedestrian counterbalance stacker. The IFOYs is one of the most prestigious and hotly contested international awards in the materials handling industry which honours the best products and solutions of the […]

ATOM and Nobles have agreed a new, long-term, strategic alliance. ATOM has appointed Nobles as ATOM’s exclusive supply partner of lifting and rigging products for resale by ATOM through its Industrial and Safety Walkthrough Warehouses throughout Australia. Nobles has appointed ATOM as Nobles’ exclusive industrial distribution partner of Nobles-manufactured and third-party globally sourced lifting and […]

Cargotec has completed the sale of its share of the joint venture Rainbow-Cargotec Industries Co Ltd (RCI) in China. As part of the agreement, Cargotec acquired certain operations and assets of the joint venture from Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co Ltd. (RHI), and approximately 160 employees have moved over from RCI to Kalmar.  On 11 May […]

Straightpoint (SP), part of The Crosby Group, has named Thunder Oilfield Services (TOS) a distributor of its full range of force measurement equipment in Thailand. TOS specialises in the fabrication, training, inspection, maintenance and repair of lifting equipment and components used in the offshore energy industry. It operates throughout Asia Pacific and the Middle East, […]

Sinoboom will officially open its European subsidiary, Sinoboom BV, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on 1 July. A consignment of MEWPs is on route, consisting of a diverse range of scissor lift and articulating boom lift models which are tailored to meet the high standards of the European market, incorporating a number of innovations such as […]

Cargotec and Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co Ltd (RHI) are planning to change the ownership structure of their joint venture Rainbow-Cargotec Industries Co Ltd (RCI) in China. The joint venture was established in 2012, and since then, RCI has successfully manufactured port and offshore cranes for Kalmar and MacGregor business areas at the factory in […]

On 13 April, Haulotte hosted Jokoson Company at its Shanghai headquarters to exchange views on business development under the current pandemic situation and together achieved a cooperation agreement. Jokoson, is a high-tech, innovative enterprise devoted to providing comprehensive, integrated, environmental service solutions in the industrial field. It has support from Shanghai Government, Science and Technology […]

In response to rental company requrements for easy electronic payment options, Point of Rental has taken an additional step with its eSign product, adding an eSign & Pay option. Users can now request contract signatures and payments in one easy step, converting quotes into reservations seamlessly. “This simple addition to the software takes away yet […]