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PROPANE HANDLING, STORAGE & DELIVERY REVOLUTIONIZED
HIAB is no stranger to the LPG gas industry. So, news that HIAB has come up with an innovation specifically for their LPG-handling needs should come as no surprise. But this is! A hydraulically-controlled tank-clamp arm attachment that revolutionizes how bulk propane tanks are handled, stored and delivered! Conscious that many propane delivery drivers are […]
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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 it’s revolutionizing the way we […]
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VIRTUAL REALITY IS NOT JUST FOR GAMING ANYMORE
Virtual Reality (VR) puts you intensely, right ‘in the moment’ in any situation. It makes you hyper-aware of everything around you. So it only makes sense that this exciting technology has been brought to bear for heavy equipment cranes in highly sensitive operations like forestry, railway and recycling. And it only makes sense that HIAB […]
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MASTER CONTROL WITHOUT THE EXPERIENCE
Think of driving a truck with a manual shift. Now think of switching over to an automatic. You’re still driving, but there are fewer things to worry about. The whole shifting of gears, managing the clutch, gearing up or down, adjusting the gas is just, well, automatic. There’s less to think about, so you pay […]
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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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KNUCKLEBOOM MAINTENANCE AND CERTIFICATION – REQUIRED AND PROFITABLE
While Ontario’s GDP is in steep decline, the construction sector has been going up, up, up! And it’s predicted to continue. That’s excellent news for Atlas Polar and our customers. Our HIAB knuckleboom articulating cranes and Moffett truck-mounted forklifts are powering construction projects across the country and are everywhere on Ontario job sites. Downtime is […]
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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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MOFFETT NX 4-WAY: WHEN SIDEWAYS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO
Driving forward and backward may be all you need for many on-site delivery jobs, but sometimes sideways is the only way to go. And when it is, you need a Moffett 4-Way multidirectional truck-mounted forklift. Productivity is key to any business. That requires doing more, in less time, with less equipment. On a job site, […]
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