 The Gehl RS5-19 telescopic handler. |
Gehl introduces RS telehandler
WEST BEND, WI, United StatesGehl Company has added a RS5-19 telescopic handler to its RS Series product line.
"It's a great machine for working in parking garages and low-ceiling buildings," a Gehl spokesperson said. The Yankton, South Dakota-built RS5-19 has an overall height of six feet, four inches (1.93 metres) and its boom reaches to 19 feet, one inch (5.82 metres).
"The telehandler was designed to meet the growing needs of contractors, builders and rental firms for a 5,000lb (2,268kg) capacity machine," a Gehl statement said.
Kalmar buys Balkan company
STOCKHOLM, SwedenKalmar Industries has bought Slovenia-based service contractor Tagros doo for an undisclosed sum.
Tagros doo, established in 1994, has 35 employees, mostly technicians. The company reported net sales of about EUR2 million (USD2.59 million) in 2006, a Kalmar statement said.
Tagros doo provides general maintenance for rubber-wheeled container handling equipment and industrial forklifts at the Port of Koper, in Slovenia.
Goldener Gabelstapler goes to JM
RICHMOND, VA, United StatesJungheinrich Lift Truck Corp has presented awards to its top three dealers using sales volume as its primary selection criteria.
The top award, Goldener Gabelstapler (German for golden forklift), went to JM Equipment Co Inc, of Fresno, California.
New England Industrial Trucks, of Boston, Massachusetts, and Montacargas Y Manejo de Materiales SA, of Mexico City, Mexico, were the other award recipients.