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Staff Writer
LEEA Sets Date for Global Lifting Awareness Day 2026
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled the latest Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) for Thursday 2 July 2026. This year’s theme is: ‘Not all lifting equipment is created equal.’
Unirope Celebrates 20 Years in Western Canada
Unirope Limited’s Edmonton, Alberta facility has passed the 20-year milestone, making it the Mississauga, Ontario-headquartered company’s second oldest location.
Built strong to weather the storm
With strong economic prospects but also some major challenges ahead, Florida is a place of contradictions. It 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. OCH looks at the industry’s prospects in the Orange State.
Riding the wave
From Bilbao to Texas via Brazil, the career of Sergio Robledo, general manager of GH Cranes & Components USA, has taken many unexpected turns. Jim Banks finds out how a young man seeking the best waves to surf became the experienced manager who turned a small US operation of a family owned business into a major player in North America’s overhead crane market.
Leading by example
Positivity and faith in the future are often undervalued as qualities in corporate leaders, who are often expected to take a cold and calculating view on strategy. For Jeff Brazwell, president and CEO of Spanco, however, they are the key to success. Jim Banks looks at his journey to the top and qualities that ensure his company will keep on innovating.
Reliability and precision in motion
Gengroup Crane was recently chosen to engineer and deliver a fleet of heavy-duty overhead cranes for a new project in Texas.
Engineering a 20t double-girder crane for heavy precast concrete manufacturing
Overhead cranes play an important role to ensure consistent production, and designing a crane requires careful considerations of all that’s entailed. OCH hears from Zelus Material Handling, as it expands on its recently completed design and supply of a 20t, top-running, double-girder overhead crane for a precast concrete manufacturing facility in Atlantic Canada.
Mexican spring? Growth after stagnation
The Mexican construction industry, despite shrinking over the past year, is expected to recover over the next five years with investments in energy and transport, and rising foreign direct investment. OCH takes a closer look.
Not the Mitsubishi You Think You Know: Smarter, Safer Lifting Starts Here
When most people hear “Mitsubishi,” they think cars, TVs, or maybe an AC unit keeping their living room comfortable. What they usually do not picture is a trusted partner behind some of the toughest crane and hoist applications in North America. And honestly, we get it. The crane world has been dominated by the same handful of control brands for decades. But that is exactly why now is the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves
The star of the north
Minnesota has many advantages it can leverage to boost its economic development, but it needs to create a more competitive business environment if it is to attract new investment. Jim Banks looks at the opportunities and the challenges that lie ahead, and how the crane and hoist industry could benefit.