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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 13 Aug 2015 (#731) Last week, it was Mitsubishi and UniCarriers. This week, we report on the merger of Konecranes and Terex. It looks like the consolidation trend has escalated as the large players...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 6 Aug 2015 (#730) Weeks of speculation are over - but now we'll have months of questions and not many answers. Yes, Mitsubishi has confirmed the acquisition of UniCarriers. And it has confirmed the price...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 30 Jul 2015 (#729) Stand by for the World Forklift League, the first reality TV show about forklift operators. The series makes its debut next week. Unfortunately, it's not a true international event, but...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 23 Jul 2015 (#728) Much economic attention has been focused on Greece and China in recent weeks, so it is timely to look at the US. And things are looking up, with business confidence...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 16 Jul 2015 (#727) Business is about people, and we get a lot of interest in our Movers & Shakers items, where we list new appointments, promotions and staff movements. These notices are useful, especially...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 9 Jul 2015 (#726) While everyone is focused on the financial crisis in Greece, some pundits point out that the real challenge is China. CNN, for example, points out that the Greek economy is...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 2 Jul 2015 (#725) Happy New Financial Year to those of you in jurisdictions with a fiscal year that starts in July. As if there aren't enough challenges in international commerce, the world is...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 25 Jun 2015 (#724) A number of European manufacturers will be breathing a sigh of relief after this week's EU adoption of recommendations for the easing of the transition to tighter emissions controls. As...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 18 Jun 2015 (#723) There was clearly plenty of negotiation behind the scenes in preparation for one of the biggest shake-ups in US dealer history. As we report this week, NMHG has just announced...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 11 Jun 2015 (#722) If there's a theme to this week's newsletter, it's expansion. Our stories detail three dealer expansions, a new expanded facility for a major manufacturer, a 25th anniversary for another and...

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