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This is issue #114 - 03 July
2003 of the weekly newsletter for industry
professionals.
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1.
RAYMOND TO APPEAL AGAINST USD14 MILLION
VERDICT 
GREENE, NY, United States
The
Raymond Corporation has confirmed it will appeal against
a USD14 million verdict for wrongful termination of a
former dealer.
The June 19 verdict, reported in
Forkliftaction.com News #113, found Raymond
unfairly treated Minnesota Supply Company (MSC) in
terminating its dealership arrangement in
1997.
Raymond president and chief executive James
Malvaso said the judgement was "erroneous" and his
company had acted in a "highly ethical and responsible"
manner.
A Raymond statement said MSC's
performance "dramatically" declined in the early 1990s
and, in response to Raymond's concerns, MSC committed to
improve its performance. When it did not, both companies
agreed to end their relationship, Raymond
said.
Although MSC executed a "termination by
mutual consent" document when the companies parted, it
"was able to convince the trial court that it should not
be bound by its own document", the statement
said.
"After several years of sub-standard
performance, and attempts on Raymonds part to mutually
remedy (the) situation, Raymond ... entered into a
termination by mutual consent agreement with MSC," Mr
Malvaso said.
"This latest verdict is yet another
example of a legal system that is out of control.
Raymond will use all available avenues to right this
erroneous verdict."
- Raymond website -
2.
HYSTER WINS NEW GENERAL MOTORS SOLE-SUPPLIER
CONTRACT
GREENVILLE, NC, United States
Hyster
has won a three-year contract to supply materials
handling equipment and forklifts to General Motors
(GM).
The contract, which includes a further
two-year option, covers forklift installations in
Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico and the USA, and other
locations worldwide as required.
The value of the
contract was not released.
GM has also extended
its fleet management contract with Hyster to coincide
with the term of the new contract. Hyster will
coordinate the management, including parts, of more than
10,000 Hyster forklifts at 63 GM locations.
- Hyster USA website -
3.
**FORK TALK** ENTER THE KNOWLEDGE ZONE @ IMHX
2004
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom
What's
your reason for visiting IMHX 2004? If it is to find out
about industry issues, legislation, best practice and
new products, you will want to attend some of the 90
presentations being run at the three-day
show.
The "Knowledge Zone", which contains three
presentation theatres, will be a central attraction at
IMHX. There will be 10 presentations a day in each
theatre:
~ The Must Know theatre will feature
presentations by government agencies, industry
associations and media on health and safety and relevant
legislation;
~ The Whats New? theatre will be a
forum for exhibitors to present their latest products
and services or other topics; and
~ The Real Life
theatre will feature case studies, presented by
logistics consultancies with direct experience in
distribution and materials handling
operations.
Forkliftaction.com readers are
invited to submit papers to present in the Knowledge
Zone. If you're interested, email Rowan Jagger on
r.jagger@turret-rai.co.uk.
IMHX 2004 organiser
Turret RAI says 60% of available space has now been
sold, with 120 companies buying exhibition
space.
- IMHX
2004 website -
4.
**ADVERTISEMENT** CLARK-FILCO ON TRACK FOR 2003
TARGETS
Clark MHE owner FiLCO has begun
building forklifts, despite only bringing it out of
insolvency in May.
FiLCO will produce 1400 units this
year and refurbish used Clark forklifts. Half of 2003's
production is already sold.
FiLCO will target major
rental companies and appoint sales staff in key markets
like the UK, France and Spain.
FiLCO will become the
most competitive manufacturer of three and four wheel
1.6 ton electric forklifts, and will produce a full line
in 2004.
Our slogan is "High Quality @ Low
Costs".
For more information, phone +492085881342,
fax +492085881336, email reiten@filcogmbh.com
or see www.filcogmbh.com.
5.
**MOVERS & SHAKERS** NEW PORT OF BRISBANE
GM
BRISBANE, Australia
Gerry Johnstone
has been appointed general manager, port development,
for the Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC), a role he
has acted in since July last year.
Mr Johnstone
was previously PBC's senior manager, business
development, and before joining PBC was Queensland
manager of the Association of Employers of Waterside
Labour.
Gerry has extensive experience in
waterfront industrial relations and human resources, and
is well qualified to take on this key role as the leader
of our largest division, PBC chief executive Jeff
Coleman said.
6.
HYDRAULIC EXTENDERS LIGHTEN THE LOAD
ST JACOBIPAROCHIE,
Netherlands
Meijer Special Equipment has released a
new range of hydraulically-controlled extending forks,
which it said would reduce pallet and product damage in
warehouses.
Unlike conventional mechanical
extendable forks, the new Slide-Range is controllable
from the seat, and does not suffer the weight gains
necessary with manual fork extenders.
Standard
forks are often too long or too short, especially for
euro-pallets. Forks too short do not support loads
completely, and forks that are too long can damage
goods. Damage and extra handling costs are estimated at
1% of the total stacked volume.
One feature of
the Slide-Range is that the outer forks are level with
the inner forks, preventing damage to pallets when
retracting the forks. It is also possible to move two
pallets at once.
- Meijer website -
7.
FORKLIFT DRIVER WINS USD100,000 POWERBALL
HAUL
GREEN BAY, WI, Australia
A recently
fired forklift driver has had a change of fortune after
winning USD100,000 on TV lottery Powerball last
Saturday.
Alan Jensen bought some Powerball
tickets at Lou's One Stop purely by chance. He told The
Green Bay News-Chronicle he rarely shopped there,
usually stopping at an adjacent McDonald's
restaurant.
Jensen, who was laid off this year,
said he would use the money to "put a house up, go on
vacation and just enjoy life".
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8.
AMSKAN LAUNCHES WORLD FIRST FORKLIFT SAFETY
SYSTEM
MULGRAVE, Australia
Amskan Ltd has
released the latest development of the Fork Alert
System, the Vest Alert.
Vest Alert is the world's
first intelligent vest that alerts the wearer to the
presence of a forklift. Vest Alert allows the wearer to
move or at least be aware of a forklift's
presence.
Vest Alert is a great complement to
Amskan's Fork Alert System. The two products can help to
prevent death or injury, therefore reducing your
company's risk.
For more information, see www.amskan.com or contact Amskan by
phone on +61-3-9565-9705 or by emailing amskan@amskan.com.
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