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Inside the News - Edition #944
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...
Inside the News - Edition #943
Allan Leibowitz
<1 minute read
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...
Inside the News - Edition #942
Allan Leibowitz
<1 minute read
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...
Inside the News - Edition #941
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...
Inside the News - Edition #940
Allan Leibowitz
1 minute read
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...
Inside the News - Edition #939
Allan Leibowitz
1 minute read
Inside the News - 5 Sep 2019 (#939) Our thoughts go out to the communities braced for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. Unfortunately, freak weather events are now commonplace - so much so that the logistics industry is already...
Inside the News - Edition #938
Allan Leibowitz
1 minute read
Inside the News - 29 Aug 2019 (#938) Given the large and growing global forklift fleet, it's not surprising that machines end up in the wrong hands from time to time. Almost monthly, we see reports of forklifts...
Inside the News - Edition #937
Allan Leibowitz
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 22 Aug 2019 (#937) There's been lots of speculation about the impact of the trade war between the United States and China, but a report this week from Bloomberg put a number to that...
Inside the News - Edition #936
Allan Leibowitz
1 minute read
Inside the News - 15 Aug 2019 (#936) If there's one concern we hear about often, it is the skills shortage in materials handling. Manufacturers in many countries complain about the difficulty in attracting and retaining talent. So...
Inside the News - Edition #935
Allan Leibowitz
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 8 Aug 2019 (#935) Solid growth continues to emerge in the financial reports of the listed materials handling manufacturers this week, with good profits both in Europe and the United States. Those positive reports...
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