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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 22 Nov 2018 (#899) Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States and marks the start of one of the peak shopping periods on the continent. It begins with Black Friday and culminates in Cyber...

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Inside the News - 15 Nov 2018 (#898) Britain has moved a step closer to its divorce from Europe with Prime Minister Theresa May winning the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union Brexit deal...

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Inside the News - 8 Nov 2018 (#897) More corporate reporting and more good news. This time, it's Jungheinrich which is reporting double-digit growth for the first nine months of the year. Performance was strong in all regions...

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Inside the News - 1 Nov 2018 (#896) After almost six and a half years as a key member of our team, we are farewelling advertising consultant Yvette O'Connor. Yvette has been an invaluable representative of Forkliftaction, forming...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 25 Oct 2018 (#895) We try not to dwell on them, but it's hard to avoid reporting on forklift deaths. This week's newsletter includes a court verdict after a workplace death in the UK...

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Inside the News - 18 Oct 2018 (#894) We all know that materials handling is a very competitive business, but this week, it has been revealed that the United States has the most competitive economy. A report just...

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Inside the News - 11 Oct 2018 (#893) We are seeing more reports about warehouse automation, and indeed, this week's newsletter has more than its fair share of such coverage. It's all about efficiency, speed and accuracy as...

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Inside the News - 4 Oct 2018 (#892) This week's newsletter includes a few reports of large crane orders. We've previously explained that even though they might not seem to fit in with the name of our newsletter...

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Inside the News - 27 Sep 2018 (#891) A month ago, we predicted that forklift prices in the US would rise in the wake of US tariffs on imports. Crown Equipment Corporation was the first to move, announcing...

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Inside the News - 20 Sep 2018 (#890) As flagged last week, several regions around the world are cleaning up after some devastating weather events and our thoughts are with all the victims. Unfortunately, the current disaster will...

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