Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is pleased to announce that it will collaborate with Bosch Rexroth to develop fully electric versions of its reachstacker and heavy forklift solutions. This collaboration represents another significant milestone on Kalmar’s journey to offer electrically powered options for its entire equipment portfolio by 2021. Bosch Rexroth,… Read more »
Scotland’s first hybrid mobile crane
Edinburgh-based, Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes has ordered Scotland’s first electric powered, mobile tower crane. The Spierings Model SK487-AT3, named, ‘The City Boy’ by its manufacturers, brings previously unattainable sustainability levels and zero emissions to urban construction projects. The electric crane is the latest innovation in the Gilmerton company’s established environmental… Read more »
Award-winning Renault Trucks dealer chooses TotalKare for new workshop
An award-winning Renault Trucks dealer has selected TotalKare to provide a full suite of mobile vehicle lifts for its new Nottingham workshop. RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) has four sites covering the East Midlands, which provides new and used sales, service and parts, as well as a range of rental options… Read more »
Kalmar introduces new-generation heavy-duty forklift with optimised driving experience
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced a new-generation version of its forklift solution for demanding loads of up to 54 tons. The Kalmar DCG380-540 is designed to offer the heavy-lifting power needed to handle the heavy loads typically seen in the stevedoring and metal industries combined with the smooth, precise control… Read more »
Kalmar adds Automated Truck Handling to its AutoStrad™ offering
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced the introduction of Automated Truck Handling (ATH) to its Kalmar AutoStrad™ offering. ATH enables a fully automated container flow between quay cranes and trucks by automating the last stage of the landside operations – the final placement of containers onto road trucks. The feature… Read more »
Kalmar introduces Kalmar One, the industry-first open automation system for container handling
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, introduces Kalmar One, the first open automation system for container terminals. Kalmar One is a modular and scalable system that provides a robust foundation for automating container handling operations regardless of the vendor, equipment type, operation mode or automation level at the terminal. “Kalmar One is… Read more »
Award winning crane safety system launched in the UK
An award-winning remote-controlled load management system developed for all crane operations which significantly improves safety by eliminating the need for human held taglines to control suspended loads has been launched in the UK. Lift and orientation specialist Verton Australia has developed the R-Series, a system which can be applied to… Read more »
CMG Rescue increases workshop capacity with TotalKare lifting solution
The UK road network is set to benefit from the increased availability of recovery vehicles – particularly in the South East – after CMG Rescue installed a mobile column lift solution from TotalKare. Based in Newport Pagnell, the company operates an extensive range of light and heavy breakdown recovery vehicles,… Read more »
Kalmar to deliver eight heavy-duty forklifts for fleet renewal programme at C.RO Ports terminals
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply C.RO Ports SA (C.RO) with eight Kalmar heavy-duty forklifts for use in three of their European terminals. The order, which also includes a Kalmar Complete Care service contract covering all the machines, was booked in Cargotec’s 2019 Q2 order intake with delivery scheduled… Read more »
Doosan makes the grade at Tompsett Burgess Growers
Tompsett Burgess Growers has been farming, processing and storing carrots, parsnips and onions for over 50 years at Whitehall Farm near Ely, Cambridgeshire. With around 1050 acres of prime fen land, the family business produces over 75,000 tonnes of carrots and 9000 tonnes of parsnips a year, and with a… Read more »
