New Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers Boost Efficiency and Reduce Emissions for Busy Terminal

Leading UK multi-modal logistics company Maritime Transport Ltd (Maritime) is enhancing the operational and environmental efficiency of its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) with the addition of two new Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers.  Remote service support is included in the Konecranes package and there is an option for two additional straddle carriers if operations continue […]

05/04/2020 - 14:40 pm

Konecranes RENTALL Programme Boosts Bosch Rexroth Productivity

Global engineering, technology and Industry 4.0 leader Bosch Rexroth has installed a new Konecranes CXT crane to enhance the safety and efficiency of its hydraulics workshop at its Singapore facility. The new crane – which can lift up to 5 tonnes – was installed under Konecranes’ RENTALL programme, which is currently available in Singapore and […]

10/02/2020 - 19:34 pm

Solar Charging Electric Forklifts Unlocks Economic Potential.

Smart Recycling, an environmentally focused business group that transforms timber, commercial, green and builders waste into recycled pallets, timber packaging, landscaping and building products, has unlocked the economic potential of Toyota Material Handling Australia’s electric forklifts by charging them with solar electricity. Operating from the waste converters depot in Dandenong South, Victoria, the family owned […]

28/01/2020 - 11:29 am

Haulotte supplies scissors to Thai Airways

MEWPs are often used for aircraft maintenance or repair and Haulotte has met their needs by providing them efficient and safe lifting equipment. Haulotte’s Singapore subsidiary has delivered several H12 SX scissor lifts to Thai Airways in Thailand. Aircraft maintenance is highly regulated – the H12SX is suitable for high access applications and provides high […]

14/01/2020 - 16:01 pm

Australia’s first Waste to Energy plant to be powered by Konecranes’ refuse cranes

Konecranes will provide two refuse cranes to Avertas Energy, Australia’s first energy-from-waste facility in Kwinana, Western Australia. The order was booked in July 2019, with delivery planned for June 2020. Energy-from-waste uses post-recycling rubbish to generate clean, baseload power – the minimum amount of electric power needed for an electrical grid at any given time. […]

13/01/2020 - 09:03 am

Reporting system helps distinguish lifting house

Established over 20 years ago, the Australian lifting house Ranger serves clients throughout the country from its offices in Sydney and Melbourne. The family-owned business has been a pioneer in its field and was the first in Australia to be awarded full membership of the global trade association, LEEA. Given the distances between inspection sites, […]

17/12/2019 - 09:33 am

On the spot

One of Sydney’s largest privately-owned combined manned quarantine depot and bond, Price & Speed P/L, is optimising its uptime and efficiency by using Hydraulink mobile service technicians to service and maintain its large fleet of forklifts. Price & Speed has a fleet of approximately 80 large forklifts (7t to 50t) across its depots, plus a […]

27/09/2019 - 09:25 am

Forklifts meet rental requirements

One of Australia’s largest and most diverse equipment rental companies, Coates Hire, has adopted Toyota Material Handling (TMHA) forklifts as its majority brand, with more than 600 in its fleet, nationally. Thirty-year Coates Hire company veteran, executive general manager of Fleet, Peter Davis, says TMHA’s history with Coates Hire stems back nearly 20 years and […]

05/09/2019 - 10:08 am

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