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ID Systems gains sales from OEMs

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Wireless solutions provider ID Systems Inc reports "substantial revenue contributions from channel partners", including industrial truck original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their dealers. ID Systems says materials handling equipment...
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Floor collapses under forklift in warehouse

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Veteran forklift operator Danny Rodriguez rode an upright Toyota 8FBCU25 down into a gaping hole that materialised suddenly inside an East Rutherford warehouse on 20 May. The four-wheel cushion-tyre...
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Nebraska, California groups offer forklift safety training

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Groups in Nebraska and California will provide training sessions on forklift safety. The Nebraska Safety Council will offer classes on forklift safety training and lockout/tagout procedures on 31 May...
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Cat, Mitsubishi offer new diesel forklifts

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Cat Lift Trucks and Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks introduced technically similar series of pneumatic-tyre diesel-powered forklifts compliant with Tier-4-final emission standards of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Cat's new DP40N1-DP55N1...
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Skills training increases in transport and logistics

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) says over 3,000 workers across the transport and logistics sector received nationally recognised qualifications or training in the past financial year as...
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Merger update between LAA and SCLAA

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The proposed merger between logistics organisations, the Logistics Association of Australia Limited (LAA) and the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) is still on the cards (FLA #600)....
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Lencrow opens one-stop shop for forklift parts

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Independent forklift supplier Lencrow Group Materials Handling has opened a parts department specialising in all-terrain and rough-terrain forklift parts at its division in Melbourne. Managing director Ross Grassick says...
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ALC welcomes focus on freight in budget

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) welcomes the strong infrastructure focus in the 2013/2014 Budget, but questions how and when many of the major freight logistics projects will be delivered and...
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Terex supplies hybrid machines to the Bahamas

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order for 10 Terex NSC 634 E ECO straddle carriers from Freeport Container Port (FCP), with an option to purchase an additional 12...
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Movers & Shakers

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Yorkshire, United Kingdom RediGroup has restructured its senior management team. Managing director Andrew Forsythe has become chief executive officer, while sales director Ray Phelan has been appointed chief business development...
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JCB secures GBP27M order

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

JCB has won an order for over 800 machines from one of the UK’s leading rental firms. The deal is worth more than GBP27 million (USD41 million). The...
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Safety offer now covers additional sites

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has further enhanced its Safe User Group service by introducing new resources and including up to five additional sites under a single membership, at...
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LiuGong taps UK market

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co Ltd has appointed Portsmouth, UK-based Construction Plant & Machinery Sales Ltd as an exclusive dealer for LiuGong in Britain's south region. LiuGong Europe marketing manager...
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Report shows Brits willing to invest in forklifts

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Delegates at the British Industrial Truck Association's (BITA) 2013 AGM were in a good mood after hearing a positive economic forecast for the sector by Jeremy Leonard of Oxford Economics....
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Briefs

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

FEM and partners adopt joint position Brussels, Belgium FEM and its European machinery sector partners, CECE, CECIMO, CEMA and EUROMAP, have adopted a joint position on the proposal for a...
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B&B aims to be market leader

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

B&B Attachments has added 100 new KAUP units to its wide range of stock as it aims to become the leading UK attachment hire company. The Cramlington-based company says...
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Management buys Barloworld Belgium

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The management of Barloworld Handling Belgium has acquired all of the company’s shares from South African-headquartered parent company Barloworld for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, which closed on 8...
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Mobicon Systems launches new website on the world stage

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Since the company was launched by Owner and Managing Director Tom Schults in 1994, Mobicon Systems Pty Ltd has moved from strength to strength providing solutions to the logistics...
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Save time and money with Bolzoni Auramo Reach Forks

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
Lift truck attachment manufacturer Bolzoni Auramo will soon release a new model of Reach Forks. With a wide choice of capacities, lengths and strokes, this attachment provides an effective solution...
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View the Future of Warehousing at MHL 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
With over 50 exhibits and a live forklift demo area, MHL 2013 is your one-stop destination for warehousing and supply chain solutions. Register online today for complimentary admission to...
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BS Forklifts special offers on heavy equipment:

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Terex TFC45H Piggy Back 1998, 45 ton, 5 high. Click for photos
Hyster RS46-36CH 1800 hours 2008, 46 ton, 5 high. Click for photos
Kalmar DCD200-12CS 1999, Capacity 20...
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Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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Your Focus: Storage and handling get automated

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
Some countries have always been more pro-automation than others and the strongest markets for automated handling systems have traditionally been those territories with a powerful manufacturing base such as Germany,...
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RUYI launches New Single Column Walkie Stacker – CDDRD12

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
The RUYI CDDRD Single Column Walkie Stacker with 1,200 kg capacity, wide-view mast and low service weight is designed for use in airports, supermarkets, small warehouses and logistics centres. It...
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CVS Ferrari Reach Stackers for Sale with Freightquip Australia

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
Freightquip Australia exclusively provides the Australian market with the entire CVS Ferrari materials handling equipment range including empty and laden reach stackers, yard and terminal tractors, forklift trucks and straddle...