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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 13 Jul 2017 (#829) We report on some significant milestones this week. Firstly, German giant Jungheinrich has celebrated the 50th anniversary of its plant in Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein. The recent celebrations were punctuated by the...

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Inside the News - 6 Jul 2017 (#828) Our American readers can be excused for making a bit of noise on this 4th of July. Figures just out provide some cause for celebration. Economic activity in the manufacturing...

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Inside the News - 29 Jun 2017 (#827) The growing importance of logistics was recognised at the recent inaugural Talent in Logistics event in the UK. Importantly, the new annual event is dedicated to the human aspects of...

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Inside the News - 22 Jun 2017 (#826) This week's newsletter includes a couple of items about attachments, the often-overlooked add-ons that make the most of forklifts. In the cases reported, and more generally, attachments provide significant productivity...

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Inside the News - 15 Jun 2017 (#825) The US forklift industry has just marked National Forklift Safety Day, raising awareness of the need to be careful, considered and cognisant. In past years, some people lamented the fragmented...

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Inside the News - 8 Jun 2017 (#824) The British materials handling market will be watching the outcome of the UK poll with added interest after some testing times. According to latest BITA Forklift Truck Market Outlook for...

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Inside the News - 1 Jun 2017 (#823) There was plenty of optimism among materials handling suppliers at the recent Brisbane Truck Show. As Australasian readers will see in our special coverage, most importers commented on the strong...

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Inside the News - 25 May 2017 (#822) At Forkliftaction, we take your safety and security very seriously. That's why we are upgrading the Forkliftaction.com website to the more secure HTTPS protocol. The upgrade will take place next...

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Inside the News - 18 May 2017 (#821) There was a strong positive sentiment at the recent MHEDA convention, and it looks like things are looking up on the global economic front. This week, the United Nations Global...

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Inside the News - 11 May 2017 (#820) This week's edition could well be called CraneAction News because of the dominance of that sector in the coverage. We report on a couple of big orders, a major service...

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