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BACK UP WORRY-FREE WITH THE ATLAS POLAR WIRELESS REAR-VIEW CAMERA
Backing up a truck or trailer with a mounted forklift can be challenging without a clear view of what’s around you and behind the forklift. Blind spots can add stress for the operator. New Atlas Polar wireless rear-view camera systems dump the cables to give truck drivers a clear view of their surroundings and take […]
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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 good process – and it […]
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HIAB PIONEERS FOSSIL-FREE STEEL MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
Lightweight, rugged, high-tensile steel is an essential part of HIAB, Moffett and Multilift frames and components and a contributing factor to its leading role in the materials handling industry. Pioneering the way for the use of fossil-free steel in their equipment is an integral part of their commitment to reducing their carbon footprint and fighting […]
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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL PREDICTIONS – 11 MONTHS ON
Each year, our President, Bob Parr, along with other business leaders, is invited by Home Improvement Retailer Magazine to profer his thoughts about where the industry has been and where it’s going. Last year, he made a few predictions, and we thought it was time to see how well he fared. “Many Home Improvement Retail […]
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IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, RELIABILITY IS EVERYTHING
The times we live and work in are nothing if not unprecedented. The pandemic has had a significant impact on health, businesses and entire sectors. Many businesses have not survived the impact. The construction industry has been lucky – booming in Ontario, BC and across the country. Everywhere you turn, you see a flurry of […]
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R&D: PUTTING OUR CUSTOMERS FIRST
R&D is the heart of any successful manufacturing company. It paved the way for Atlas Polar from our engine designs back in 1938 to our renowned Polar Remote controls and state-of-the-art waterway debris removal systems: Polar Trash Racks, HydroRake® and HydroBrush®, and specialized HiVOLT ALERT™ early warning systems. And it certainly paved the way for […]
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HIAB IS LEADING A CLIMATE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Climate change has reached the crisis point, and the heavy equipment and logistics industries need to step up and take some responsibility for the levels of CO2 emissions. It’s driving a new industrial revolution and HIAB is leading the charge. According to experts Oliver Wyman, in their insights on manufacturing industries riding the green wave, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]