Technology

RSS

On May 24, Werner announced new innovations in step ladder tops and tool storage. These two new products were designed for electricians, commercial contractors and facilities managers who need safe, secure storage that minimizes trips up and down the ladder.

Highlighting the importance of equipment maintenance, parts and service, JLG has released its new Uptime Matters white paper, providing guidance to equipment owners and fleet managers on solutions they can put in place to increase the life cycle of their aerial equipment fleets, reduce their cost of ownership and maximize the return on their investments.

Diablo/Freud Tools announced that President and CEO Russell Kohl has been named a 2023 Most Admired CEO by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Dave Timmerman, a 38-year veteran of the automatic door industry, is the new president of the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers. He was previously serving as vice president of the association and has held various offices within it since 2019.

To meet market demand, JLG announced its plans May 17 to expand its manufacturing footprint in the company’s Jefferson City, Tennessee, facility to increase SkyTrak telehandler production in the coming years.

Mid-States Wholesale Lumber, a subsidiary of Snavely Forest Products, is expanding its product selection to include TYPAR. The partnership will extend distribution into the following Mid-States markets: Oklahoma City; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Wichita, Kansas; and northwest Arkansas.

RIDGID and its employees donated more than 400 food and personal care items, including vegetables, canned goods, box meals, pasta and soup to Elyria, Ohio’s Pioneer Freedge as part of a donation drive sponsored by Mosaic, an Emerson employee resource group focused on serving the community, celebrating diversity and creating an inclusive work environment for people working away from their home location.

As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan, New York, thoroughfare on July 26, the owner and operator of the failed crane are facing scrutiny over past safety failures, as reported by Jake Offenhartz of Claims Journal.