Pirtek USA is tapping into a massive base of construction and industrial activity by opening its first location in New York City. Pirtek Bronx, a new mobile-only service location, serves a variety of industries including construction, equipment rental and marine. “It’s a 24-hour city that needs a 24-hour service like Pirtek,” said Asim Iqbal, Pirtek […]
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NAHAD report: new board member, Annual Convention update and more
NAHAD is pleased to appoint Brian Pellegrin to NAHAD’s Board of Directors. He will be completing NAHAD’s board term vacated by the resignation of John Serra with Hydraulic Supply Co. earlier this month. Brian is Vice President/General Manager of Spartan Industrial & Marine which derived from the acquisition of Industrial & Marine Equipment in 2012. […]
Eisele Connectors to exhibit at Best Practices Expo
Eisele Connectors will be exhibiting at Best Practices Expo in Nashville, October 14-15. The company will be displaying its latest all-metal push-to-connect fittings, multi-couplers, and tubing/hose for pneumatics, vacuum, gases, liquids, cooling water, paint, and electronics in booth 122. Best Practices Expo & Conference is devoted exclusively to optimizing the technologies powering modern plant automation. […]
NFPA/Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) regional conference next month
The September NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference is slated for September 6, at the Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee. This quarter’s event will give attendees a chance to get hands-on with IoT and fluid power on September 6. The FPIC portion of this regional conference will center around building practical IoT functionality, starting with IoT design, and driving toward […]
Singer Equities agrees to acquire Hydraulic Hose and Assemblies
Singer Equities is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire Hydraulic Hose and Assemblies of Gorham, Maine. Hydraulic Hose and Assemblies, founded in 1984, is a distributor and fabricator of hydraulic and industrial hose and fittings, in-house cylinder repair and a leading provider of snowplow blades and ground engagement tools in Maine and Eastern New […]
Heavy-duty air hose for construction and mining
The Continental division of ContiTech, Fairlawn, Ohio, has introduced a new heavy-duty air hose for the construction and mining markets. Named Super Rock Drill 600 HT, the air hose is specifically designed for applications that require a high working pressure hose in a high temperature environment. “This is a hand-built hose that is exceptionally applicable […]
Hose + Coupling World Expo Europe scheduled for November in Maastricht
The Hose + Coupling World Europe show looks forward to welcoming attendees to Maastricht, The Netherlands, from November 26th to 28th, 2019. Attendees will get an overview of the latest technologies, materials and systems in the field of industrial and hydraulic hoses, couplings, fittings, crimpers, machines, expansion joints and material suppliers presented by exhibitors from […]
Midland Industries appoints western regional manager for industrial market
Midland Industries announces that Lisa Heft has joined the company as its Industrial Market Western Regional Manager. She will be working with the company’s representatives and customers to expand and growth in the Western region. Heft comes to Midland Industries from Northwest Hydra Line where she worked for more than two decades. She will be […]
Continental hydraulic and industrial hose plant celebrates 40 years
Continental’s Norfolk, Neb. hose plant is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. “We are proud to share in this 40th anniversary celebration of a very valuable and productive facility,” said Jim Hill, ContiTech CEO for the North America Region. “This plant has made hydraulic and industrial hose for applications all over the world, and we […]
Brennan to acquire Miric Engineering
Brennan Industries Inc. has announced the acquisition of Miric Engineering, a manufacturer of standard and special fittings & adapters for the material handling industry, tube manipulators, off shore market, OEMs, and other end users. The acquisition of Miric expands Brennan’s global manufacturing footprint to five manufacturing centers worldwide. Brennan’s manufactured product range includes Flare JIC adapters with O-Ring […]