• Cover n Go

    ATLAS POLAR EMPLOYEE BUILDS A BETTER SEAT COVER

    Sunny and hot, fair and foul weather, we get it all in Canada. And when you’re working outdoors in all conditions, comfort matters. Cover n Go™ retractable seat cover was designed for Moffett forklifts by Greg Fraser, one of our innovative employees, and his wife, Debbie. Greg has been part of the Atlas Polar family […]

  • HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRUCK-MOUNTED FORKLIFT

    Truck-mounted forklifts are an essential investment for many businesses. They are workhorses that deliver on almost every job site. From construction to landscaping and home improvement retailing, truck-mounted forklifts ensure essential materials are unloaded off the truck or trailer and delivered over any terrain to keep productivity moving. You want to know that you’re getting […]

  • UNEARTHED VIDEO SHOWS A HIAB ERECTED STONEHENGE

    As history buffs, we were thrilled to discover this bit of archival history – an unearthed video documenting the construction of Stonehenge. Engrossed, you can imagine our surprise when, from across the Salisbury Plain, there emerged a HIAB truck crane hefting one of the great stones into position! But wait, what’s that? Heavy equipment? A […]

  • THIS RECYCLING COMPANY WASTES NO TIME INVESTING IN EXPANSION

    In Canada and around the world, the pandemic has been a growth catalyst in the waste management sector. In the Midlands, U.K., A&A Recycling Services (part of national firm A.W. Jenkinson Group) has not wasted the opportunity. And they chose HIAB and Multilift to help them meet the growing demand. A&A Recycling Services play a […]

  • STILL GROWING! NEW LINES FOR OUR WESTERN DEALERS

    When our dealers do well, it’s a win-win for all of us. So we couldn’t be happier that ARW, our dealer covering Alberta, Saskatchewan and Eastern BC, is complementing its HIAB, Moffett and Multilift brands with more high-tech, high-performance truck-mounted materials handling equipment. Lift, move, haul – and now tow and recover ARW is carrying […]

  • INNOVATIVE IDEAS FEED CHANGE AND FIND SOLUTIONS FOR IT

    Innovation is about pursuing ideas for positive change – and we surely need that. It’s often the driver for start-ups and entrepreneurs and at the core of long-standing successful businesses. Innovations are great ideas that tend to pay homage to other great ideas that came before them. They’re sparks that bring light to the challenges […]

  • intrepid explorer

    HIAB’S HI-TECH ARCTIC EXPEDITION

    When you send your equipment off to spend a year drifting the Arctic Ocean on an ice floe, there can be no doubt whatsoever that it’s up to the challenge. The HIAB X-HiDuo 108 E-4 truck-mounted crane is the intrepid explorer on the MOSAiC expedition, doing precisely that. Inspired by Norwegian researcher and explorer Fridtjof […]

  • Feb 2021 Cover

    INDUSTRY LEADERS PREDICT

    Home Improvement Retailing Magazine is the go-to publication for the building supply industry at large – equipment, retailers, dealers, distributors, contractors, building products and materials, manufacturing, merchandising and fixturing, sales professionals to point-of-sale. Each year, it features a state-of-the-industry report with predictions from key industry leaders on the year to come. To say that this […]

  • HIAB HELPING BUSINESSES RECOVER FROM COVID

    Covid-19 has challenged businesses all over the world. It’s been even more challenging in the UK, where companies are also reeling from Brexit. So when MV Commercial, one of the UK’s top independent commercial vehicle dealers, came up with a plan to help recovery and grow their company, we thought the story struck an interesting […]

  • VISION LAB TESTS THE LIMITS OF POSSIBILITY

    HIAB had a vision: tackle the long-time industry challenge of detecting and identifying objects in shifting environments and ever-changing climate conditions. HIAB has always been at the forefront of innovation. Vision Lab, the latest addition to its Test and Innovation Center in Hudiksvall, Sweden tests the limits of possibility. The state-of-the-art facility tests HIAB cranes, […]