• MULTILIFT TRANSFORMS ITS FACTORY

    Good for MULTILIFT. Good for us. Good for our customers. The news that MULTILIFT is transforming its factory is good news for everyone. The Finnish factory that manufactures Canada’s most popular truck-mounted hooklifts is embarking on a major overhaul of its production facilities. The modernization and the meaning behind it...

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  • HIAB VSL+: NEVER BE CAUGHT OFF-BALANCE

    At Atlas Polar, safety is a key priority – it's one of the key reasons we're so happy to be HIAB's sole Canadian distributor. Once again, HIAB has delivered a significant new safety and performance feature that makes operating a heavy-duty crane safer and more stable than ever before. And...

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  • $6.9 M REASONS CONSTRUCTION AND CONCRETE LOVE HIAB

    We get so wrapped up servicing our customers across Canada and distributing HIAB, Moffett and Multilift equipment across the country that we sometimes forget about the brands’ popularity worldwide. Our distribution family around the globe is equally busy, and we want to shout out for their successes. We all appreciate...

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  • ALL-WEATHER OPERATOR COMFORT

    Sunny and hot, fair and foul weather— we get it all in Canada, and then some. And when you're working outdoors in all conditions, comfort matters. Atlas Polar’s CoverNGo™ retractable seat cover delivers that in spades. So much so that our innovative little idea has become the North American standard...

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  • GET THE JOB DONE DAY-1 WITH WORK-READY PACKAGES

    As a business owner, you’ve always kept an eye on the age of your equipment, business growth and direction, current and future needs, and fleet management. You make projections and plan and budget your investment in trucks, trailers, and the cranes, forklifts and hooklifts that mount to them. It’s a...

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  • HIAB AS POP ART? IT IS WHEN IT’S FOR CHARITY

    We thought we knew pretty much everything cool that’s associated with HIAB history, but clearly not. We ran across an article about a HIAB 102 truck crane that became an iconic piece of pop art and was auctioned for charity. In 2002, HIAB’s parent company, Cargotec, invited Herman Brood, a...

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  • IQ.1188: HIGH-SPEED CRANE, MEET SPACE-AGE CONTROL

    "Beam me up, Scotty," and lift the heaviest load possible in its weight class from a 4-axle truck and deliver it precisely with great speed. "Impossible!" you say. Not with the new HIAB iQ.1188 HiPRO truck crane. It's a next-generation, next-level, space-age marvel. Let's get down to the detail. For...

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  • LONDON HAS ITS EYE ON HIAB

    For years, the London Eye was the world’s tallest Ferris wheel. It’s still the world’s most iconic—and it set its sights on HIAB. The London Eye is a feat of engineering and so much more than just an entertainment form. It’s the ultimate photo op, with jaw-dropping city views extending...

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  • GET READY FOR ZERO-EMISSION STEEL IN HIAB EQUIPMENT

    Steel is the most widely distributed product in the world for use in products and infrastructure, and the equipment that transports it, like trucks, trains, ships, freight containers and load-handling equipment. Those demands are increasing. Steel manufacturing has a big footprint. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that one tonne...

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  • HIAB CLIMATE TARGETS: MORE THAN JUST TALK

    Everyone is talking climate action these days, but more and more, it seems to be little more than lip service. HIAB’s climate transition walks the walk. HIAB has committed to reaching zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050, in line with the 1.5˚C pathway of the...

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