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MOFFETT HELPS VETS & PETS BUSINESS MAKE THE CASE FOR ELECTRIC FORKLIFTS
PETS AT HOME is the UK’s leading pet care business. Maintaining a competitive edge with 455 stores, over 400 in-store and standalone veterinary practices and a huge online presence demands seamlessly efficient distribution, supply chain and transport operations to ensure product availability. Moffett provided the edge they needed. The nature of the business means that […]
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A TRANSPORT EXPERT’S OPINION ON GREEN FORKLIFTS
Brian Weatherley is a transport expert. He’s been reporting on road transport technology and equipment for over 30 years and has clear opinions about going green. There has been a lot of talk and a lot written about green transport and green deliveries, but in this expert’s opinion, only one company is putting its words […]
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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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WHAT MAKES A COMPANY ORDER 400 NEW iX.162 CRANES?
When a company buys 400 of the same truck-crane model in a single contract purchase, you have to sit up and take notice. It’s a multi-million-pound (multiply that times about 1.5 in Canadian dollars) commitment that begs the question, “Why?” Travis-Perkins plc is the largest distributor of building materials in the UK. They were looking […]
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THE FIRST HIAB CRANE – THE FIRST OF MANY
With over half a million HIAB truck cranes delivered to customers in more than 120 countries, it’s easy to forget that number started 79 years ago with just one – the HIAB 190. So we were excited to come across these HIAB images and promotional graphics from the 1940s. HIAB founder Eric Sundin began work […]
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90,000 MOFFETT FORKLIFTS AND COUNTING
Moffett marked this past year with a big, round number under its hood as they celebrated over 90,000 Moffett truck-mounted forklifts rolling off the assembly line. The number one selling truck-mounted forklift globally and in Canada, it’s a number that further cements that position – a magnificent achievement and an industry landmark. Then again, it […]
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MULTILIFT ULTIMA 21Z UPS INDUSTRIAL LEADER’S SAFETY
HIAB is teeming with fantastic customer stories. Their staff puts a lot of work into conducting interviews, compiling them and making HIAB Global’s distributors aware of them. We can’t share all of them, but we like to flesh out the most relevant stories for our Canadian dealers and customers. This story is one of those. […]
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NEW LMI5 CONTROLS FOR HIABS ENHANCE CRANE SAFETY
HIAB is the recognized leader in design and safety systems and the Canadian Industry Standard (CIS). Atlas Polar now offers Canadian HIAB truck-mounted crane operators a clever add-on accessory that can enhance that renowned crane productivity and safety even more. CRANESMART’s new LMI5 Load Management system for HIAB cranes comprises a wireless touchscreen receiver and […]
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3 EQUIPMENT INNOVATIONS MAKE A SUSTAINABLE COMBINATION
Our customers are often looking for more sustainable load-handling solutions. They are also ever-conscious of the competitive nature of their industries and the need to do more, perform better, be more precise, lift more, load more and deliver more. We drive to make our deliveries faster, safer, and more accurate. To be onsite more and […]
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iQ.958 HiPRO: SPACE-AGE CRANE DOES IT ALL – AND MORE
The HIAB iQ.958 HiPRO is the first of HIAB’s future-forward intelligent truck-mounted articulating cranes. One of the most impressive and novel things about its iQ series, and evident in this model, is the shape of the boom. Extensions (eight plus a super-powered jib we’ll talk more about) are 12-sided, bullet-shaped dodecahedrons. This V12-Power Boom is […]
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