DID YOU KNOW LAKE BOSUMTWI, NESTLED IN AN ANCIENT METEORITE CRATER, IS GHANA’S LARGEST AND ONLY NATURAL LAKE IN THE ASHANTI REGION?
Nestled within an ancient meteorite impact crater, Lake Bosumtwi is not only the largest natural lake in Ghana, but also the only one in the Ashanti Region. Spanning approximately 10.5 kilometres (6.5 miles) in diameter, this stunning body of water is located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Kumasi,...
DID YOU KNOW KONECRANES’ ORIGINS TRACE BACK TO 1910 WITH THE FOUNDING OF KONE CORPORATION, AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR REPAIR SHOP?
Did you know Konecranes’ origins trace back to 1910 with the founding of KONE Corporation, an electrical motor repair shop? In 1933, Finland’s KONE Corporation began producing large Electric Overhead Traveling Cranes, initially serving customers in the pulp and paper and power industries. By 1936, the company expanded its manufacturing...
DID YOU KNOW LAKE VOLTA IN GHANA IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST MAN-MADE BODIES OF WATER IN THE WORLD?
Lake Volta in Ghana is one of the largest man-made bodies of water in the world. It was captured from 800 kilometers above Earth by ESA’s Envisat satellite. Lake Volta spans 8,482 square kilometers, covering much of the West African nation of Ghana. It was created in the mid-1960s with the construction of the...
DID YOU KNOW THAT FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER JASMINE PAOLINI RECENTLY MADE HISTORY AS FIRST TENNIS PLAYER OF GHANAIAN HERITAGE TO REACH WIMBLEDON FINAL?
Jasmine’s mother, Jacqueline, is of Polish and Ghanaian descent, originally from Łódź. Her maternal grandmother, who lives in Łódź, is Polish and her maternal grandfather, who lives in Copenhagen, is Ghanaian. Jasmine Paolini is a two-time major finalist, reaching the 2024 French Open and Wimbledon finals. Jasmine is proud of...
THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA: DID YOU KNOW THAT AFRICA IS BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS ON MOST MAPS OF THE WORLD?
Did you know that the Mercator projection, commonly used in maps, distorts the relative sizes of countries, making regions near the equator, like Africa, appear much smaller than they are? Africa, the second-largest continent, covers 30.37 million square kilometres and can fit the United States, China, India, and most of...
DID YOU KNOW THAT IN 1962, ALIMAK REVOLUTIONIZED THE APPROACH TO RACK-AND-PINION VERTICAL ACCESS SOLUTIONS BY INTRODUCING THE FIRST RACK-AND-PINION-DRIVEN CONSTRUCTION HOIST?
Did you know that in 1962, Alimak revolutionized the approach to rack-and-pinion vertical access solutions by introducing the first rack-and-pinion-driven construction hoist? And in 2001, Alimak merged its operations with the Dutch company Hek, which has been producing industrial elevators, construction hoists and work platforms since 1961. Paterson Simons supply,...
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE THREE UNFILLED TRIANGLES IN TRELLEBORG’S LOGO SYMBOLIZES THE EXPANSION OF THE GROUP & REPRESENTS THE GROUP’S FOUR CORE VALUES?
Created in 1994, Trelleborg’s logo has a personal meaning for the Group. Did you know that the three unfilled triangles in Trelleborg’s logo symbolizes the expansion of the group and represents the Group’s four core values of: customer focus, performance, innovation and responsibility? Trelleborg, a world-leader in engineered polymer solutions...
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE FRANNA NAME COMES FROM ‘’FRANCIS AND ANNA’’ WHICH IS THE FAMILY NAME OF THE COMPANY FOUNDER AND HIS WIFE?
Did you know that the name Franna comes from “Francis and Anna” which is the family name of the company founder and his wife? In 1978, Dave Francis developed the first pick and carry crane, from truck components. In 1986, the business was sold to Lou Parolin and Brian Hain...
DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST LIFT TRUCK WAS CREATED IN 1917?
In 1917, the first lift truck was created. The company credited with creating the modern lift truck is the American Clark Equipment Company. World War I had created a labour shortage in many U.S. factories and warehouses, prompting the company to unveil the ‘Tructractor’—a gas-powered, three-wheeled prototype that is now...
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ‘SMV’ IN KONECRANES LIFT TRUCK’S MODEL SMV4632TC5 MEANS SILVERDALENS MEKANISKA VERKSTAD?
Silverdalens Mekaniska Verkstad (SMV), in English translates to ‘Silverdale Mechanical Workshop’. SMV was founded in 1947. A change in the management team in 1994 led to the establishment of a new factory in Markaryd, Southern Sweden. A full new range of reach stackers, empty container handlers, and heavy forklifts was...