IN LINE with its commitment to the Middle East market, Terex Cranes is set to launch its new Toplift truck crane family in the region, starting with the 25-tonne Toplift 025G and the 55-tonne Toplift 055G, during the fourth quarter of this year.

CENTRAL Plant Services Company (CPS-Arabia) is focusing on raising the level of professionalism in the lifting equipment sector in the Gulf region.

VOCATIONAL, Industrial Skills Academy Company (ViSA) is focusing on taking its industrial safety training and skills development expertise throughout the region, just three years after it launched operations in Saudi Arabia.

ALTHOUGH overhead lifting is a routine and age-old activity, it is continues to be a major cause of injuries and even fatal accidents, says the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), which is committed to raising standards of lifting safety and efficiency worldwide.

MANITOWOC Cranes has recently unveiled its massive new crawler crane, the 31000, which has a capacity of 2,300 tonnes. In addition, the leading innovator and provider of crawler, tower and mobile cranes for the heavy construction industry has also introduced a fixed jib option for its popular 400-tonne crawler crane, the Manitowoc 16000.