New RBC-50000SPBW Self-Propelled Walk-Behind Mobile Crane is designed for indoor use where heavy components need to be lifted, transported, positioned, installed and assembled. Both eco-conscious and energy efficient, the unit can lift 50,000 pounds up to 240 inches high, while keeping facilities cleaner, quieter and safer (no fumes, no smell, no smoke). It features push-button [...]

UltraVue® Insect Screen offers a sharp, more brilliant view, improved daylighting, superior ventilation and protection from disease-carrying (and annoying) insects. Fiberglass screen has 15 percent greater openness compared to conventional screening, and is GREENGUARD® certified for superior indoor air quality performance. It’s also infused with Microban® antimicrobial protection, providing an additional level of cleanliness protection [...]

Pick-N-Hook, for hanging corrugated plastic substrates, allows users to simply press the spike end into the edge of the corrugated plastic substrate so that it penetrates across the corrugated flutes, and then hang it up. Twist-N-Hook, to be used with foam or gator board, is twisted into the side of the foamboard substrate, and then [...]

RecycleMatch is an online marketplace for business recycling and waste diversion, with a large number of customers that generate various types of textile waste. Companies may list materials free of charge on the site, with brands and identities kept confidential; prospective buyers may ask questions, request samples, and make offers on the materials, which can [...]

Frost & Sullivan, a growth partnership company, recognized Ansell Limited, Red Bank, N.J., with the 2010 North American Protective Gloves Product Leadership of the Year award in February 2011. Ansell develops innovative hand-protection products, including gloves for chemical manufacturing, refining, automotive, food processing, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, construction, electronics, primary metals and more. The most [...]

[HESCO] Dubai, U.A.E. HESCO barriers, labor-saving—and lifesaving—products developed for use on beaches and marches for erosion and flood control, are also used by the military. The collapsible, wire-mesh container with a heavy-duty polypropylene geotextile liner can be filled with sand, dirt or gravel using a front-end loader to create a barrier to protect soldiers and [...]

[HDT Engineered Technologies] Solon, Ohio, U.S.A. HDT’s Model 40140 AirBeam™ was recently deployed in Afghanistan as a Forward Deployed Warehouse Facility, used by Force Provider, an organization providing all the hygiene, billeting, laundry, and field feeding facilities for up to 600 military personnel. Force Provider is affectionately known as the U.S. Army’s home away from [...]

Accessing the Textile Compliance Guide EU is as easy as picking up your iPhone™ or iPad™, now that Intertek, Oak Brook, Ill., has designed applications for both popular devices. The app connects testing and certification professionals with resources on textiles from fibers and yarns to finished products, as well as other EU legislation. The company [...]

After several years of low tide in the marine industry, 2011 may be the year that finally lifts all boats. “The marine industry is starting to see signs of recovery as we move past the recession,” says Jeff Malehorn, president and CEO of GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) at the Miami International Boat Show. [...]

The U.K. Environment Agency has come up with the answer; a low-density polyethylene bag, when used four or more times, has a lower carbon footprint than single-use bags of any type, whether high-density polyethylene, paper or cotton. A recently released report, “Life Cycle Assessment of Supermarket Carrier Bags,” showed that the key to reducing a [...]