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A Noble & Son Limited (Nobles) and Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group Australia (Bridon-Bekaert) have extended their long-term national supply and distribution agreement for Nobles to market and sell Bridon and WRI branded wire ropes in Australia. Nobles has been a partner of Bridon-Bekaert since signing up three years ago and in this time Nobles has developed […]

The Chinese MEWP (EWP) industry has dramatically increased over the last decade with a planned five year-cagr (compound annual growth rate) pace around 35%. Haulotte established its first office in China 15 years ago to focus on selling equipment. Not long after, the Haulotte Group built a dedicated manufacturing facility to serve the country and […]

Eilbeck Cranes, a leading crane builder in Australia, has installed its 10,000th crane. Eilbeck’s – currently under construction – heavy machining factory houses the massive 100t crane. This machine shop will have machines capable of handling up to 80t of material, making it the highest capacity facility in Australia. Eilbeck Cranes manufactures locally in Queensland, […]

Two international innovators in heavy lifting are joining forces to improve safety on offshore platforms. Global Gravity has engaged Verton to be the agent in Australia for its world-first TTRS, Tubular Transport Running System – TubeLock. This all-in-one pipe handling system allows all loading and preparation to be done onshore, making offshore handling smarter and […]

It started with a vision in 1945 from a single room in rural Ohio. Today, some 75 years later, it is one of the top five largest lift truck manufacturers in the world, operating out of USA, Australia, China, Germany and Singapore. Two brothers, Carl and Allen Dicke founded Crown Equipment Corporation with an unwavering […]

Omni USA, Inc., the parent firm for Omni Gear, RPM Drivelines, GB Transmissions, FloTorq Hydraulics, and Magelec Propulsion, has announced the consolidation of their separate brands under a new organisational name – Omni Powertrain Technologies.   The change reflects an increased capacity for the business to blend the separate technologies in order to offer complete solutions […]

More than 40 guests from local rental companies, industry associations and the press gathered in Wuhan on 18 October, to witness the opening of the Haulotte Wuhan Branch. The new modern office is part of the subsidiary’s strategy to strengthen its presence in various Chinese provinces and to be closer to its customers. Located in […]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced civil proceedings in the Federal Court against Queensland overhead crane company NQCranes Pty Ltd, alleging it engaged in cartel conduct in contravention of the Competition and Consumer Act. According to the ACCC website, cartel conduct occurs when businesses agree to act together instead of competing with […]

High Country Truss and Frames and partner business Cooma H Hardware, mark a decade of exponential growth thanks to a fleet of Toyotas equipped to deal with expanding workloads in Canberra’s booming building industry. Located 100km south of Canberra in Polo Flat, Cooma, in New South Wales’ Snowy Mountains region, the business has three Toyota […]

Columbus Mckinnon (CMCO) and Pacific Hoists Pty Ltd have announced a new partnership in Australasia. Pacific Hoists will become the first strategic partner for CMCO in Australasia and only its third strategic partner in the world. Pacific Hoists is a privately owned materials handling Australian family business founded in 1976 by Dennis Herbert and Ray Danckert to […]