January 27, 2012–Ingersoll Rand, a global leader in industrial tools, compressors, pumps and material handling equipment, will showcase its material handling products in Booth #4507 at MODEX 2012, Feb. 6-9 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

January 26, 2012–RER (Rental Equipment Register) magazine has named the 1500SJ boom lift from JLG Industries, Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa., as the winner of its 2011 Innovative Product Awards in the Lifts category.

January 26, 2012–NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), Cleveland, Ohio, has executed a letter of interest to acquire Barloworld's United States operations, as part of Barloworld’s strategic intent to exit the materials handling business in the U.S.

January 26, 2012–Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc., Pearland, Texas, has been named the primary North American and Australian distributor of Limpet Technology Ltd.’s fall protection and climb assist solution in the oil and gas, wind power, energy generation, construction, and entertainment sectors.

January 25, 2012–Lifting Gear Hire Corp. (LGH), Bridgeview, Ill., is now offering 40-ton and 50-ton hand chain hoists for immediate rental through the company’s 13 U.S. warehouse locations.

December 1, 2011—J.R. Merritt Controls Inc., Stratford, Conn., has introduced a new ultra-compact, Hall-effect, finger-operated, joystick controller named the FS1. The FS1’s compact, lightweight, and robust design make it ideal for a variety of applications that include in-cab control panels, portable radio control boxes, and pendants. It features a 2.2” actuator height and glass filled Zytel housing.

November 7, 2011–Propane-fueled forklifts are a fixture in United States warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants. Training offered by propane providers is one way to ensure that all propane-fueled forklift operators develop skills and good safety habits. Read questions and answered about propane-fueled forklifts to help your operators understand refueling and the technology.