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Caldwell beam for Antarctic research station

Jan 13, 2020

Rockford, Illinois, U.S.-based The Caldwell Group Inc. has customized an adjustable, 101,413-lb. (46t) capacity lifting beam for the latest phase of the wharf modernization at British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station. Caldwell specifically designed and manufactured the lifting system to…

Airpes Americas to Appear at AIST, ASME and Other 2020 Events

Dec 18, 2019

Airpes, a manufacturer of lifting, weighing and below-the-hook equipment, will deliver its expertise to two high…

Business

Crosby’s Straightpoint Adds Alex Hopper to Inside Sales Team

Sep 26, 2019

Portsmouth, UK-based force measurement equipment manufacturer Straightpoint (SP), a Crosby Group company, has added…

Equipment & technology

SP to Show New Centre of Gravity Software at Offshore Energy

Sep 26, 2019

Load cell manufacturer Straightpoint (SP) will display new wireless centre of gravity software at this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC), which takes place 7-9 October 2019 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The expo is staged on the last two days of the event. SP will exhibit…

Bridging the Gap Africa Utilises Straightpoint Load Cell

Jul 9, 2019

A non-profit organisation that works with rural communities in Kenya is using a 25t capacity compression load cell,…

Business

Crosby Partners with Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation

Apr 9, 2019

Dallas, Texas-based The Crosby Group LLC, the largest lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware company in…

Equipment & technology

City Lifting and Modulift Raise Tower at London Airport

Apr 9, 2019

In one of the most complex series of lifts in recent memory, rental firm City Lifting utilised a number of cranes and a variety of below-the-hook equipment to mobilise and erect a state-of-the-art digital air-traffic control tower at London City Airport. In the final stages of the project, a 450t…