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Pennsylvania at Chant headquarters. Nick enjoys fishing and riding motorcycles in his spare time. “We are excited to have Nick join Chant’s
team. His expertise will help us build a full- service Calibration and Service program for Chant customers worldwide. We have never really had a true service department and are excited to bring Nick’s vast knowledge to our organization to help us build a solid service platform.” said Phil Chant, President of Chant Engineering. “Nick will be a great asset to take Chant’s
service to the next level for our customers. We see him as an integral player to help us streamline our Service and Calibration department and processes, enhance customer relationships, and position Chant’s service team to be industry leading. We welcome Nick and his years of expertise to our expanding team.” said Jules DiRienzo, Vice President of Operations. Bruck will work closely with our new
Service Coordinator, Amanda Taylor, and our Calibration team. Chant now has the largest service and calibration team in the marketplace for testing machinery. Chant has also introduced a new remote
service option using “Team Viewer”. This feature will allow Chant service technicians to remotely connect to our customer’s system and diagnose potential issues as well as provide technical support for service, training, and upgrades. This “Exclusive Service” is only offered by Chant at this time. Sharon Mathis who previously led the
Calibration team at Chant, has moved into a new role of Customer Relations Manager. Mathis will be working directly with customers traveling to their sites to help Chant better understand their needs. y
DICA will feature new and up- dated Outrigger Pad and Crib- bing Products at ICUEE
> DICA showed newly introduced Cavity Pad Plus outrigger pads and design updates to ProStack™ interlocking cribbing at the International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE), held Oct. 3-5 in Louisville, Ky. The Cavity Pad Plus model joins the
company’s SafetyTech® Outrigger Pad product line. SafetyTech Outrigger Pads provide a strong, rigid, and easy to use foundation for a wide variety of outrigger enabled equipment,
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including mobile cranes, digger derricks, hi-lift aerials and concrete pumps. Cavity Pad Plus features a 1” high footbrake with an interior beveled edge. The inverted bevel design traps the outrigger foot which prevents it from sliding off of the outrigger pad. “This is a significant improvement in the design of our original Cavity Pad,” said Kris Koberg, CEO. “The inverted beveled design creates a higher level of safety. In addition, the new design contributed to reductions in manufacturing costs enabling us to pass savings onto our customers,” he said. Earlier, DICA received U.S. patent No.
9,670,639 for FiberMax® Crane Pads, its first for this product. The patent is for the manufacturing process allowing FiberMax Crane Pads to be significantly lighter than other products while also delivering quantifiable, engineered load distribution. To learn more, visit
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LiftEx 2017 Lifting Industry Conference – Speakers Announced!
> Organizers of LiftEx, the only trade show and conference dedicated to overhead lifting and work at height solutions, have announced details of another impressive line-up of speakers. Further attractions unveiled for this year’s exhibition include a new ‘hands on’ workshop led by technical experts from LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineering Association) that will give visitors the chance to identify common – yet potentially dangerous - faults with lifting equipment. Taking place at the Telford International
Centre on November 29-30th, LiftEx once again plays host to a one-day conference that will put the spotlight on topical issues and critical challenges related to safe, efficient and legal lifting across numerous different industries. Speakers signed up for 2017 include
Cristiano Giavedoni, director at BLUMANO, specialists in lifting and load bearing solutions for the events industry. Cristiano will outline how end users in this sector can stay on the right side of the law when integrating and utilizing chain hoists and winches. He is joined by Barrie Mordue, director of Tensology, who will explain to delegates how and why magnetic testing of wire rope is set to play a wider role in lifting equipment examinations. Richard Halsted, membership engagement director north at EEF, the manufacturers’ organization, looks beyond the lifting industry, discussing
WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
the latest trends in UK manufacturing and the importance of building a new, post-Brexit relationship with Europe. Running alongside the conference is
a free admission, two-day trade show that brings together around 100 leading suppliers. Combining live equipment displays with expert face-to-face advice, the LiftEx exhibition offers a unique opportunity for end users to catch up with all the latest product and service developments in just a couple of hours. In addition to the fault-finding workshop, visitors can also take their seats for Innovation Fast Pitch, where suppliers deliver a series of rapid- fire presentations on their most exciting new products, services and applications. “For overhead lifting and work at height end
users, LiftEx represents a unique opportunity to keep up to speed,” said Christine Littlewood, marketing manager for LEEA. “Now entering its thirteenth year, no other event gives visitors the chance to listen to so many authoritative speakers, or meet so many key suppliers, in such a short space of time.” LiftEx 2017 conference places can now be
booked online at
www.liftex.org, along with free online registration for the exhibition. Full details and online registration for LiftEx 2017 can be found at
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Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) Acquires UK Hire Division of JD Neuhaus (JDN)
> Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has acquired the Aberdeen, Scotland-based hire division of JD Neuhaus (JDN) Ltd., a manufacturer of hoists and crane systems for extreme environments. JDN, headquartered in Germany, will
retain its other UK divisions, including sales and repair, and will remain an LGH supplier. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. The landmark acquisition, which comes
less than a year after LGH re-launched in the UK after a 10-year sabbatical, further enhances the company’s already substantial fleet of JDN products, principally air operated hoists. LGH will now be able to offer air hoists up to 100t capacity plus accessories. The Dyce facility will become LGH’s third
UK site, alongside Atherton, Manchester; and Rainham, London. In addition to infrastructure, the purchase includes four JDN employees who will be supported by existing LGH personnel and trained on the company’s software and processes. In the short term, no additional recruitments are planned.
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