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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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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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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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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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Inside the News - 5 Nov 2020 (#999) We've been seeing some signs of recovery in the forklift market, with results for the last quarter indicating that we had turned the corner. Indeed, some companies which were previously...

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Inside the News - 29 Oct 2020 (#998) If you've found our website a little slow lately, here's some welcome news. We have been spending some time trying to improve our reader experience and have done some serious...

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Inside the News - 22 Oct 2020 (#997) This week, we report that equipment rental is tipped to fall by 10% in Europe this year, based on market analysis just released. The slump comes after a 4% rise...

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Inside the News - 15 Oct 2020 (#996) There have never been more power options for materials handling equipment, and each technology claims to be superior to its rivals. This week, for example, we report on a company...

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Inside the News - 8 Oct 2020 (#995) A few weeks back, we pondered the plight of the conference organisers whose businesses have been decimated by COVID-19. There is another sector that has been badly affected - the industry...

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Inside the News - 1 Oct 2020 (#994) This week's newsletter includes the second part of our special feature on safety. In particular, we focus on a number of different solutions addressing some of the risks associated with...

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