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- 2 Aug 2012 ( #576 )
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Toyota gives way children's activity book
Toyota gives way children's activity book
Free children's safety book
United Kingdom

Toyota Material Handling UK is giving away children's activity books that promote health and safety at its regional show stands and by request.
The book with characters like Freddie Forklift, Percy Pallet, Sammi Stacker, Tess Tow Tractor and Rex Reach includes information on crossing a road safely and tips on healthy diets.
Toyota's regional show stand will stop at Pembrokeshire in August, Health & Safety Midlands in September, and Health & Safety North in October.
Email marketing@uk.toyota-industries.eu to request a copy of the book.

Expos expect good response
Paris, France

Over 700 companies are expected to exhibit in the inaugural joint staging of the Intralogistics Paris and SITL Logistics Solutions exhibitions in France next year.
To be held on 26-28 March 2013 in Paris Norde Villepinte, France, the two events showcase products and technologies related to the whole supply chain.
About 35,000 professionals are expected to visit.

CLARK names top salespeople
Lexington, KY, United States

Clark Material Handling Company has honoured six of its salespeople with its Salesperson of the Year award for 2011.
They are:
Paul O'Donnell of AR Williams Materials Handling Ltd - Calgary, Alberta, Canada; George Reese of Equipment Depot, PA - Mechanicsburg, PA, US; Brian Thomas of Delta Materials Handling Inc - Memphis, TN, US; John Schmidt of Equipment Depot, TX - Dallas, TX, US; Mike Rand of Forklifts of Minnesota Inc - Minneapolis, MN, US; and Yazmin Vargas of AMECO SERVICES, S de RL de CV - Monterrey, Mexico.

Capacity boost expected
London, United Kingdom

About 91% of those polled in a survey by storage equipment specialist Link 51 expect to boost warehouse capacity by 10% or more over the next year.
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association says the study was carried out amongt senior decision-makers involved in warehousing and storage in the UK.

NCSP upgrades fleet
Novorossiysk, Russia

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) has modernised its handling equipment fleet with 14 new forklifts from January to July 2012.
According to SKRIN Newswire, NCSP's new acquisitions include three units of 10-12T Kalmar forklifts, two units of 45T Kalmar reach stackers, three units of 2.5T Toyota forklifts and three units of 5T Toyota forklifts.
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