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Acquisitions / Material Handling

Canton firm buys East Coast forklift business

CANTON TWP.—Fraza, the Canton Township materials handling firm, announced that its sister company, Material Handling Group USA, has acquired Liftec Inc., a South Plainfield, N.J.-based dealer in forklift trucks and …

Acquisitions / Construction Equipment / Material Handling

Alta Equipment Group to acquire Ecoverse Industries

LIVONIA–Officials at Livonia-based Alta Equipment Group Inc. (NYSE: ALTG) announced an agreement to acquire Ecoverse Industries Ltd., a distributor of environmental processing equipment based Avon, Ohio, with 15 dealers throughout …

Acquisitions / Material Handling / Software

GR material handling firm bought out

FT. WASHINGTON, Ky.—Material Handling Systems Inc., a provider of material handling automation and software, announced that it has acquired eMotion Controls Co., a controls system integration and software company based …

Apprenticeship Programs / Material Handling / Mechatronics

TGW Systems Inc, U.S.A. announces new paid apprenticeship program

GRAND RAPIDS — TGW Systems Inc. USA, the subsidiary of the Austrian material handling systems manufacurer, has announced a new mechatronics paid apprenticeship program, developed in conjunction with the U.S. …

Acquisitions / Manufacturing / Material Handling

Chicago Capital Firm Buys Michigan Manufacturer

CHICAGO — Chicago-based DNS Capital announced the acquisition of Boyne City-based IMI Holding Corp. from the Chattanooga, Tenn. private equity firm River Associates Investments LLC. Terms of the transaction were …

Material Handling

Jervis B. Webb Rolls Out Mobile Inspection Table For Baggage Checks

FARMINGTON HILLS — Jervis B. Webb Co., the Farmington Hills-based materials handling technology developer, announced an automated Mobile Inspection Table (MIT), intended to improve the efficiency and ergonomics in the …

Material Handling / Online Education

Webb Rolls Out SmartCart Training Program

FARMINGTON HILLS — Jervis B. Webb Co. announced a new training program to teach customers how to maintain and modify its SmartCart Automatic Guided Cart (AGC) systems without outside assistance. …

Material Handling

Webb Wins $17M Baggage Handling Contract At Toronto Airport

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills-based materials handling firm Jervis B. Webb Co. Friday announced a $17 million contract with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Higher Education / Material Handling / Workforce Development

Webb Lets LTU Students Know About Case Studies, Career Opportunities

FARMINGTON HILLS — The material handling product and service provider Jervis B. Webb Co. says its engineers taught first-year mechanical engineering students about its systems, projects and career opportunities in …

Automotive Engineering / Finance / Material Handling

Auto Supplier Expanding In Detroit, Adding 131 Jobs

LANSING — Android Industries is expanding on the campus of Focus:HOPE in Detroit with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday. Android Industries Detroit …

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