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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 7 Apr 2016 (#764) This week's newsletter is dominated by the MODEX event in Atlanta, where the hot topics are automation and alternative fuels. There were a number of product releases from the major...

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Inside the News - 31 Mar 2016 (#763) One of North America's largest materials handling exhibitions, MODEX 2016, kicks off in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, and it looks set for healthy attendance levels. Over 800 exhibitors are preparing...

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Inside the News - 24 Mar 2016 (#762) Optimism continues with the second-largest forklift maker, KION, reporting good results. KION's positive financial report comes on the back of similar results last week from third-placed Jungheinrich. Looking ahead, KION...

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Inside the News - 17 Mar 2016 (#761) Forklifts that drive themselves are not new, but technology is opening up possibilities that were once in the realm of science fiction. As we report this week, forklifts can now...

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Inside the News - 10 Mar 2016 (#760) A Discussion Forum member recently questioned our policy of deleting requests for - and offers of - service manuals. The reason is simple: manufacturers regard these works as their intellectual property and...

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Inside the News - 3 Mar 2016 (#759) We report this week on the looming expiry of European anti-dumping measures for hand pallet trucks. It's interesting that in an environment of free trade agreements and increased international commerce...

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Inside the News - 25 Feb 2016 (#758) The International Monetary Fund should be praised for its proactive stance, calling on the major economies to prepare contingency plans in the face of a "highly vulnerable" economic climate. The...

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Inside the News - 18 Feb 2016 (#757) We're reminded this week that materials handling is a PEOPLE business. And it's the passing of one of the industry's most loved and respected figures that reinforces this belief. It...

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Inside the News - 11 Feb 2016 (#756) If you follow the Chinese calendar, we've now entered the Year of the Monkey. Ironically, this year is not meant to herald exceptional good luck for those born in the...

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Inside the News - 4 Feb 2016 (#755) It's like the industry's annual health check. The latest DHF ranking shows the forklift sector doing well, with incoming orders increasing 7.7% - from 1,009,777 in 2013 to 1,088,366 in 2014...

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