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Witnessing the news from a commanding vantage point, our news editor uncovers materials handling trends and big developments as they happen. Go behind the news with valuable observations and insights you won't read anywhere else.

Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 21 Jan 2021 (#1009) If anyone was curious about the topics covered by Forkliftaction News, this week's newsletter would be a good illustration. Our coverage includes mergers and acquisitions, new models, case studies, appointment...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 14 Jan 2021 (#1008) If you follow the datelines (the location of our news items), Finland punches way above its weight, with at least one mention every week. This week, there are even more...

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Inside the News - 7 Jan 2021 (#1007) We're off to a busy start of the year for dealer movements, with a couple of significant acquisitions reported from the United States this week. The sales follow increased activity...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 31 Dec 2020 (#1006) What a year 2020 has been! Floods, fires and cyclones were all dwarfed by the impact of COVID-19, with the effects felt everywhere - from Algeria to Russia, Canada to Iceland...

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Inside the News - 17 Dec 2020 (#1005) As the year draws to a close, so too does the materials handling contributions of one of the leading UK industry figures, James Clark. Clark is stepping down from the...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 10 Dec 2020 (#1004) There are some milestones reported in this week's news. Firstly, Action Lift is marking 35 years of doing business in the materials handling industry in northeastern Pennsylvania. Across the ditch...

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Inside the News - 3 Dec 2020 (#1003) In a week when the United States was not quite back to business after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the focus switched to Europe which boasted a few significant...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 26 Nov 2020 (#1002) Lately, we have commented on two noticeable phenomena - the rise of warehouse automation and the number of new forklift models being pumped into the market. This week's newsletter reflects both...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 19 Nov 2020 (#1001) There have been a number of reports about warehouse automation in the last few weeks, suggesting that robotics is fast becoming mainstream. This week, we report on another two implementations...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 12 Nov 2020 (#1000) Welcome to our 1,000th newsletter. We've certainly come a long way since our first text-based email in July 2000. That edition featured three news stories - a fraction of the content...

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