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Inside the News - 16 Oct 2014 (#689) Although this is Issue #689, we're calling this the big six-oh edition. That's because our circulation has just passed 60,000. But there's another reason for the 60 theme - and one...

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Inside the News - 9 Oct 2014 (#688) There were some concerns this week about slow global economic growth, with much attention paid to a statement from International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde. She warned that six years...

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Inside the News - 2 Oct 2014 (#687) This week's Safety First column looks at the dangers surrounding complacency, or what Nick Welch defines as "patting ourselves on the back while being ignorant of danger and our own...

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Inside the News - 25 Sep 2014 (#686) We are currently investigating a number of forklift fraud allegations. Most of these involve suppliers taking orders and payment, but not shipping the goods. Clearly, because of the sums involved...

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Inside the News - 18 Sep 2014 (#685) They say nostalgia isn't what it used to be. But at least in the forklift industry, we're seeing a lot of anniversaries at the moment. Maybe it's a sign of...

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Inside the News - 11 Sep 2014 (#684) It's informative to read about global trends and big organisations, but readers also get a lot from our coverage of dealer activity. To date, we have included extensive coverage of...

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Inside the News - 4 Sep 2014 (#683) There's been much talk about fuel cells and their benefits, but we haven't heard many first-person accounts. In fact, there's an interesting discussion under way in our Forums, with one...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 28 Aug 2014 (#682) In many media, the line between editorial and advertising is fast disappearing. Here at Forkliftaction.com, we differentiate between editorial and advertising so that our readers know what is "independent" and...

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Inside the News - 21 Aug 2014 (#681) In recent weeks, we have been reporting on expectations of solid market growth in the year ahead, and these have just been reinforced by North America's MHI. The industry group...

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Inside the News - 14 Aug 2014 (#680) Great news this week that the global market for materials handling equipment grew 10% in the first half of this year. More than 550,000 new forklifts are now at work...

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