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As the market for materials handling equipment slows down to a trickle will we now see more consolidation with forklift OEM's

The materials handling market is now set to slow down by quite a significant figure and many markets including China will see fall of up to 50% on new equipment. Will this slow down see more and more manufactures either looking to sell their materials handling manufacturing business, or will we see companies Like Toyota looking to pick up more brands on the cheap to improve their product offering
  • Posted 17 Nov 2018 21:07
  • By exalt
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  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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