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Jamco donates pallet jacks to relief effort
CAMBRIDGE, Canada
Forklift wholesaler Jamco has donated six Eagle55 pallet jacks to assist relief efforts in California after fires caused over USD1 billion in damage and forced the evacuation of a million people in October.
Jamco vice president Tim Jamal says the pallet jacks were shipped on November 8 after some hitches in co-ordinating the shipment.
The pallet jacks were donated to Adventist Community Services in San Diego, one of the agencies distributing aid to the affected areas.

Regulator finds Dutch workplaces unsafe
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands
The Dutch Labour Inspectorate says about half of the transport sector companies it visited were not complying with workplace health and safety regulations.
Forklifts, cranes and other equipment were found to be badly maintained and goods were stored in unsafe warehouse racking.
Other findings by the regulator include missing user manuals, risk of falling and the presence of dangerous substances like diesel engine emissions.
According to the Labour Inspectorate report, about five fatal forklift accidents occur annually and nearly 200 people are injured.
The Labour Inspectorate inspected over 500 companies from April 2006 to March 2007 to observe the use of forklifts, cranes and other equipment.

AEM launches Russian show
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has started a new exhibition, CONEXPO Russia.
The inaugural show from 15 September to 18 September 2008 in Moscow, focusing on construction, forestry and utility equipment, was launched to meet manufacturers’ needs to exhibit their products in the growing Russian marketplace.
Caterpillar, Komatsu, JCB, Terex and Volvo are among the companies that have committed to exhibiting at the show which also has the support of the Russian Builders Union, the Russian Builders Association and the Russian Association of Regional Highway Administrators.

Toyota raises forklift prices
TOKYO, Japan
Toyota has announced that the domestic price of its forklifts, towing tractors and shovel loaders will increase up to 3% from December 17.
The company blames the rising costs of crude oil, lead and copper, rubber and steel for the price hike.
An industry insider says other Japanese forklift manufacturers are likely to follow Toyota’s lead and that the higher prices can extend to the export market.

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