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Stay up to date with Hovmand’s latest news and insights.
Here, you’ll find everything from new product launches and company updates to blog posts and articles about industry trends and ergonomics.
Whether it’s a deeper dive into lifting technology or tips on improving workflows, this is where we share knowledge and inspiration.


In the pharmaceutical industry, certain materials are categorised as hazardous due to their potential risks to human health and the environment.


In this article, we explore how our lifting solutions, including chemical transport equipment, can optimise and support existing pharma packaging processes.


Hovmand's new calculator clearly demonstrates the financial benefits your company can achieve through such strategic investments.
It's a smart, clear-cut way to see the real value of prioritising employee health and well-being. In this blogpost, you can read about the research behind and give the calculator a try yourself.


Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) measures are essential for protecting employees' well-being, improving both physical and mental health, and reducing work-related risks.
Our three examples highlight these benefits – read along to see if you can relate to the challenges or solutions.


Press release, Køge, 28 March 2023
»We have made it as easy as buying a t-shirt on the internet«.
That is what our CEO Søren Hovmand says about Hovmand's new product finder, where you with 3 clicks can find an ergonomic, efficient and user-friendly solution to your lifting challenge.


In March, the Danish newspaper Erhverv Sjælland wrote an exciting article about our company and had us on the newspaper’s front page. Here our CEO, Søren Hovmand, explains how Hovmand does more than offer lifting solutions and how innovation, respect and diversity are also keywords for the company.


At Hovmand, we care about our coworkers' and customers' well-being and health. Above all, this includes a healthy condition of the body and back. Unfortunately, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs: back and joint pain) are widespread and the main reason for sick leave at work in the manufacturing industry.


The Altenburger Land cheese company in Germany has been producing quality cheese since 1897, and today it employs 82 people on 11,000 m2.


“We have always done it that way.”
One of the most common answers when it comes to initiating change. After extensive research, we have decided to make this easier for you.


What does lifting equipment have to do with work processes? Smart lifting tools can do more than just make physical work easier.
Our article looks at the opportunities for using industrial lifting equipment to make for more efficient processes.


Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remain the most widespread work-related health problem in Europe.
In order to raise awareness of MSDs and their causes and to promote their prevention, the European Agency for Occupational Safety (EU-OSHA) has launched the campaign “Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load”.


Raw materials and operating materials are often rolled up in production – from packaging material for shipping, to plastic films for the production of sealed products, to textiles in clothing production.
On reels and rolls, these materials can be compactly stored and cleverly processed. Reel manipulators help to turn and tilt effortlessly – so that your production continues to roll ahead without interruption.


Mobile lifting trolleys for load handling increase safety and efficiency at the workplace and benefit employees – round the clock and throughout their (working) lives.


At industrial companies, workers still have to do a lot of heavy lifting on a daily basis when handling barrels and drums.
A special drum lifter and tilter makes it easy to pick up, tilt, rotate, and transport these objects.


Safe transfer of bulk goods and liquids: with the new mobile canister transferring aid, Hovmand is expanding its range of intelligent hoists for materials handling.


Operations in many production areas have currently fallen sharply. This is not the case in the food industry. Production volume has actually increased in many companies.
These companies must overcome the challenge of achieving the highest possible productivity with an often smaller number of staff, while still adhering to the currently applicable occupational health and safety guidelines.


Køge, 18 March 2020
Hovmand is now offering an online consulting service for its lifting trolleys. In a live video conference, potential customers can get together with Hovmand experts configured individually suitable ergonomic lifting solutions.
This is possible due to a combination of secure online meeting software and Hovmand’s own Virtual Engineering App.


Whether shopping bags, drinks crates, holiday suitcases or heavy boxes at the office: there’s always something weighty we have to carry around with us or lift. This can affect your back – especially if you go about it the wrong way.


Køge, 8 January 2020
New items in the Hovmand lifting equipment range include a flexible system for forks and booms, a rotating fork and an adaptable crane arm system. This significantly extends the potential applications of the company’s mobile lifting and transport solutions for efficient and safe material handling.


Munich, 7 July 2020
Safe transport and transfer of bulk materials and liquids: The two new lifting hoists from Hovmand make this possible. A bucket lifter with manual tilting unit assists with the special handling of buckets and small drums, while a mobile canister filling aid facilitates the transport and transfer of canisters.