CONTENTS


North America’s industrial lifting equipment magazine 16 42


FOCUS Mexico


Jeff Brazwell 8


The Mexican construction industry is expected to recover over the next five years with investments in energy and transport, and rising foreign direct investment.


PROJECT INSIGHT Zelus Material Handling


13


Zelus Material Handling recently completed a design and supply of a 20t, top-running, double-girder overhead crane for a precast concrete manufacturing facility in Canada.


Gengroup 16


Gengroup Crane was recently chosen to engineer and deliver a fleet of heavy-duty overhead cranes for a new project in Texas.


Market insight 18


Canadian industrial construction is projected to expand over the coming year, although there is still uncertainty on US tariffs.


THE INTERVIEW Sergio Robledo


24


From Bilbao to Texas via Brazil, the career of Sergio Robledo, general manager of GH Cranes & Components USA, has taken many unexpected turns.


EDITORIAL Editor


Phoebe Galbraith Sub-editor


Tal Abdulrazaq Designer


Henrik Williams Production Dave Stanford


SALES


Head of sales Joe Woolerton


joe.woolerton@btmi.com | +44 752 549 8670 32


For Jeff Brazwell, president and CEO of Spanco, positivity and faith in the future are the key to success.


STATE FOCUS Florida


42


With strong economic prospects but also some major challenges ahead, Florida prospers but faces a skills shortage, and the many opportunities in its infrastructure development depend greatly on the future of the US economy as a whole.


ROUNDTABLE Data capture systems


48


With the help of industry and technology experts, OCH examines what paperless data capture systems offer and whether they are being enthusiastically embraced.


GUEST COLUMN Unique Group


54


Jim Jota, technical writer and content strategist with Unique Group, examines how overhead crane risk develops between compliance checkpoints.


The Caldwell Group 57 Lifting tongs are commonly associated with Print Subscriptions


Single Issue: UK/Europe: £16/€23, USA/Canada: $31, Rest of World: $31


1 year: UK/Europe: £49/€81, USA/Canada: $105, Rest of World: $108


2 years: UK/Europe: £78/€129, USA/Canada: $168, Rest of World: $172


Customer services


Subscription records are maintained at John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London EC4Y 0AN


Tel: +44 (0)207 936 6400


Subscribe for print magazine online at: www.buythatmag.com cs@btmi.com


ochmagazine.com | Spring 2026 7


handling a round product, but they can be designed to lift a variety of other shapes and sizes of material. Kent Henry, sales engineer at The Caldwell Group, investigates.


PARTNER INSIGHTS Automotive market


60


OCH takes a look at how the North American automotive market is impacting the overhead crane and hoist sector.


FEATURES MODEX 2026


66


MODEX returns to the World Congress Center in Georgia, Atlanta from 13–16 April as the premier manufacturing and supply chain exhibition of the year.


Theme parks 76


OCH talks to Jason Ring, vice president of strategy and operations at CraneTech, to investigate the lifting equipment they use and why they are so essential to the smooth operation for theme parks.


DID YOU KNOW Top 10


As part of our State Focus series, we highlight ten facts about Florida.


OCH, ISSN 1755-8344 (USPS 4840) is published quarterly by Business Trade Media International


Airfreight and mailing in the USA by agent named World Container Inc,


150–15, 183rd Street, Jamaica, NY 11413, USA. Periodicals paid at Brooklyn, NY 11256.


150–15, 183rd Street, Jamaica, NY 11413, USA. Air Business Ltd acts as our mailing agent.


US Postmaster: Send address changes to OCH, World Container Inc,


82 66


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87