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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 15 Jul 2021 (#1034) Congratulations to two manufacturers on big milestones this week. Ireland's Combilift recently delivered its 60,000th unit to a customer in Australia. At the same time, German crane maker Liebherr has...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 8 Jul 2021 (#1033) If you work in the lifting industry - in cranes, elevated platforms and associated sectors, today is your day to shine. July 8 has been designated Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 1 Jul 2021 (#1032) Happy new financial year to those whose fiscal calendar clicks over today. And what a year it has been: ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks, national shut-downs and, as we read in this...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 24 Jun 2021 (#1031) We are seeing more and more electric forklifts on the market, with improved performance and greater lifting capacity. Part of this, no doubt, is because of growing environmental awareness and...

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Inside the News - 17 Jun 2021 (#1030) If there's one topic that seems to be dominating materials handling, it's automation. The increasing interest in the application of technology to previously manual tasks is very evident in our...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 10 Jun 2021 (#1029) No matter how well things are going in the materials handling sector, it's important to keep an eye on the bigger picture. That's why it's reassuring to see this week's...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 3 Jun 2021 (#1028) Next Tuesday is National Forklift Safety Day on both sides of the Atlantic, for the second year in a row. It's no small achievement that the day is marked simultaneously...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 27 May 2021 (#1027) Even if they're a shrinking part of the business, the halt to production of IC forklifts by Toyota Material Handling in America is a significant blow to the market's largest...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 20 May 2021 (#1026) A topic we're hearing more about these days is remote operation of materials handling equipment. The notion of an operator "driving" a forklift from a computer on the other side...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 13 May 2021 (#1025) While it may be close to business as usual for most materials handling manufacturers and dealers, things are still far from normal in the trade show space, with more events...

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