30.03.2004

New name for Partek Cargotec

Bauma Munich: Partek Cargotec, the Finland-based producer of load handling equipment for vehicles, has announced that it has changed its name to Hiab. Under the new Hiab Company umbrella, which itself is part of the Kone Cargotec division of Kone, will be Hiab knuckle boom cranes, the Multilift demountable crane range, the Loglift and Jonsered forestry crane line, the Moffett, Moffett-Kooi and Princeton Piggy Back truck-mounted forklift product line, Zepro, Waltco, Focolift and Austria tail lifts and Zetterbergs tippers.

Visitors to this week's bauma exhibiton in Munich can also see the latest addition to Hiab's knuckle boom crane line-up by way of its new XS 288, which is available in several different boom configurations and enters the market in the 25 to 30 t/m capacity class. The unit can be found along with a range from the Hìab Company's product line-up in Hall B4 on stand number 217/318.