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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 20 Apr 2023 (#1124) There has been a long silence since we reported on Toyota halting production of certain ICE forklifts in the US. This week, the plot thickens, with the head office of...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 13 Apr 2023 (#1123) This week's call for award nominations highlights the contribution of the 'lifting' segment of the materials handling sector. While a large part of our focus is on forklifts and horizontal...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 6 Apr 2023 (#1122) There's plenty to be thankful for when it comes to e-commerce. Online trading has opened up the market - both for vendors and for customers. But in the past couple of...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 30 Mar 2023 (#1121) The major American materials handling trade show, ProMat, wrapped up in Chicago last week, and while Forkliftaction News was not able to attend, we did catch up with many of...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 23 Mar 2023 (#1120) While the share markets are being buffeted by the fall-out from a couple of banking collapses, it's good to know that the materials handling sector continues to shrug off the...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 16 Mar 2023 (#1119) What's in a name? Well, if we can judge from this week's move by Doosan Bobcat to rename its Doosan materials handling lines as Bobcats, there clearly is some benefit...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 9 Mar 2023 (#1118) Could the worst be behind the materials handling sector? The latest forecasts from the likes of manufacturing giant KION are pointing to significant improvements in 2023. In its latest results...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 2 Mar 2023 (#1117) The financial reporting season continues to reveal solid performance on both sides of the Atlantic, with major manufacturers overcoming unprecedented challenges to produce healthy profits. However, in Asia, the story...

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Inside the News - 23 Feb 2023 (#1116) It's very handy when you can employ your own technology at home, as KION well knows. The German giant has started work on a new parts centre which will rely...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 16 Feb 2023 (#1115) Our thoughts this week are with the people of Türkiye (formerly Turkey) and Syria and our industry colleagues caught up in one of the worst disasters in recent times. As...

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