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Glass Companies Rely On Moffett Forklifts
Get a Quote on a Moffett Mounty Forklift Moving fragile cargo like glass panes is a job that requires precision handling. The Glass Racking Company uses Moffett truck mounted forklifts for its flat glass transportation. The Glass Racking Company is an international company, with branches in Canada, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. The company […]
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Atlas Polar Now Hiring: Product Support Technician/Technologist
Atlas Polar is currently hiring for a Product Support Technician/Technologist in our Truck Mounted Material Handling division. The job involves hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical troubleshooting of mobile equipment and testing of cranes and other equipment. The position includes training of operators and technicians, and communication (written and verbal) with customers, dealers and suppliers. The position […]
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New Hydrorake Trash Rake System Video
Get a Quote on a Hydrorake System The Atlas Polar Hydrorake was developed in 1974 as the first automatic trash rake system in North America. With over 400 installations in the US, the Hydrorake is used in water intakes, hydroelectric dams, and fish processing plants. It is a reliable and cost-efficient way to clean water […]
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Assembly Kit Houses Erected by the HIAB Method
Get a Quote on a HIAB Truck Mounted Crane Assembling houses using pre-fabricated sections is commonplace today but back in the late 60s this method of home building was in its infancy. An article in HIAB Method number 7 talks about the housing market at the time, citing the housing shortage, a lack of labour, […]
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The Versatility of HIAB Cranes Apparent over 40 Years Ago
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Taking a look back to Canada’s centennial year of 1967, we see that the innovators at HIAB had discovered many new applications for the versatile Speedloader, as HIAB cranes were then known. The seventh edition of HIAB Method magazine, attached here, describes some very interesting uses of HIAB […]
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Wireless Crane Polar Remote Controls – Read More in Our New Brochure
Get a Quote on a Wireless Polar Remote Control “Wireless convenience, high end precision, total versatility and amazing response times make Polar Remote Control Systems the preferred choice in a wide range of industrial applications.” This quote was taken from our new Wireless Polar Remote Controls brochure. The brochure also outlines the many benefits of […]
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“Our Leaders Predict” Article with Bob Parr, President of Atlas Polar
The February, 2011 issue of Home Improvement Retailing magazine asked a selection of industry leaders to predict how the home improvement sector will fare in the coming year. Among the leaders they consulted is our own Bob Parr, President of Atlas Polar. In his remarks to the magazine, Bob talks about the difficulties faced by […]
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Van Beek’s and HIAB XS 099 Delivery
Van Beek’s Garden Supplies is a fixture in the Greater Toronto Area. Established in 1962, the company began by supplying founder George Van Beek’s own “triple mix” of topsoil, fibre, and compost to gardeners and landscapers around Oakville. Since then, Van Beek’s has expanded to supply a wide selection of topsoil and mulches to homeowners […]
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Atlas Polar Now Hiring: Inventory Control Position
Atlas Polar has a new job opening in Inventory Control. The job involves soliciting quotations and writing vendor purchase orders, liaising with all departments, developing new vendor sources, and maintaining and updating the vendor ISO Performance Log. Other responsibilities include: negotiating with vendors, sourcing alternate products that can fit form and function standard components, and […]
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MacGregor Self-Loading/Unloading Systems
For fifteen years now, Atlas Polar has been distributing conveyor systems for trucks to handle ready mix concrete. In an interesting parallel, Cargotec (parent company of Hiab, Moffett, and Multilift) has announced the sale of MacGregor cement self-loading/unloading systems to Shin Yang Shipping of Malaysia. The systems will be installed on two 7,000 dwt barges. […]