BMWT releases Dutch figures
VLIETWEG, NetherlandsAccording to Dutch industry association BMWT, a total of 8,943 forklifts were sold in the Netherlands in the first half of 2007.
The top-selling forklift types were electric pallet stackers (3,033 units), electric forklifts (2,307 units), ICE forklifts (1,143 units) and electric stackers (1,045 units).
Order picker, reach truck, turret truck and side loader sales were below 1,000 units each.
JLG grows distribution network
McCONNELSBURG, PA, United StatesJLG Industries Inc has expanded its US dealer network with four new dealers.
H & E Equipment Services LLC is now a Lull and SkyTrak dealer for the greater Charlotte area in North Carolina.
Frontier Equipment Company is a dealer for JLG and Gradall telehandlers for central and southwestern Idaho.
WP Rentals LLC is a JLG telehandler dealer for Montana and eastern Wyoming.
Ross Equipment Rentals is a SkyTrak telehandler dealer for central Arizona.
Doosan brand wins award
SEOUL, South KoreaDoosan Corporation-Liquor's Korean Chum-Churum liquor has won a silver medal at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.
Chum-Churum won a bronze medal at the 2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and a silver prize at the 2007 Monde Selection in Belgium.
Doosan Corp-Liquor is one of the many affiliates of Doosan Corp. Besides its forklift business, Doosan Infracore Co Ltd, Doosan has diverse business activities ranging from publishing, shopping malls and power plant construction to the Doosan Bears professional baseball team.