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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 14 Nov 2019 (#949) Warehouses and materials handling are inextricably linked and we continue to see new equipment launched for very specialised activities as logistics evolves. As we read in this week's special feature...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 7 Nov 2019 (#948) You're in good company this week, with our membership tally recently passing 72,000! Our subscriptions are growing fast - as we approach our 20th year. Few in the industry realise that...

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Inside the News - 31 Oct 2019 (#947) Another financial reporting season is upon us, as companies reflect on the third quarter of 2019. So far, there are strong indications that the materials handling sector continues to make...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 24 Oct 2019 (#946) Readers would have been shocked by the recent headline in the business press proclaiming that "the world economy is stumbling toward disaster". The bleak warning came on the back of...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 17 Oct 2019 (#945) Most in the materials handling sector are tired of the political to and fro over Brexit, with the deadline for Britain's departure from the European Union officially only days away...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 10 Oct 2019 (#944) As we conclude our IMHX wrap-up this week, it seems appropriate to ponder the future of materials handling trade shows. While there were good exhibitor numbers at IMHX (we're still...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 3 Oct 2019 (#943) Three members of the Forkliftaction team have just returned from IMHX in Birmingham. The timing of the show was interesting - just weeks ahead of the latest Brexit deadline, and as...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 26 Sep 2019 (#942) This week's decision to repeal a range of tariffs on Chinese imports is good news twice-over for materials handling. Firstly, tariffs on a range of forklifts have been lifted, potentially...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 19 Sep 2019 (#941) Next week, Forkliftaction will be at the premier UK materials handling event, IMHX, in Birmingham. Our team at the show will include CEO Ann Hofmans, European digital advertising manager Maria...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 12 Sep 2019 (#940) When you look around at AGVs and some of the specialist materials handling equipment around today, it's hard to believe that the industry started around 100 years ago and that...

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