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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 27 Jun 2019 (#929) While the materials handling world has largely been affected less than other industries by global economic ups and downs, recent developments, like US tariff changes and the looming impact of...

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Inside the News - 20 Jun 2019 (#928) Some people monitor the economic indices to get a handle on the business environment. But if we look more closely at the world around us, we get a much clearer...

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Inside the News - 13 Jun 2019 (#927) This week, we saw forklift safety highlighted on both sides of the Atlantic, with National Forklift Safety Day celebrated in the UK for the first time as it marked its...

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Inside the News - 6 Jun 2019 (#926) There was a sobering warning from the World Bank this week, when it noted that the global economy has slowed to its lowest pace in three years. The good news...

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Inside the News - 30 May 2019 (#925) The countdown is on for National Forklift Safety Day which will be marked in the United States on June 11, 2019. That event has come a long way since it...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 23 May 2019 (#924) As we have reported previously, the 'trade war' between the United States and China is already affecting the forklift industry, but now there is a warning that its impact will...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 16 May 2019 (#923) Some readers might have received their newsletter a little later than usual last week. Unfortunately, we encountered some issues during our send process and our programming team is continuing to...

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Inside the News - 9 May 2019 (#922) All eyes are on the US-China trade negotiations, which resume this week. There are expectations that President Trump will push for increased tariffs, even though the imposts on some forklift...

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Inside the News - 2 May 2019 (#921) Sometimes, news follows cycles. The last few weeks have been dominated by trade shows and new models. Now, we enter another financial reporting season as companies confirm their fortunes over...

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Inside the News - 25 Apr 2019 (#920) One of the biggest changes in materials handling is the electrification of models previously powered by IC engines. We are seeing more and more equipment powered by batteries, and this...

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