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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 5 Feb 2015 (#704) This week's Safety First column raises an interesting point: we're all responsible for forklift safety. Safety is not a set-and-forget activity which ends when the employer settles the account for...

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Inside the News - 29 Jan 2015 (#703) In some sectors, recent takeover activity has been aimed at growing marketshare by taking out a competitor. But in materials handling, we seem to see more of a value-adding approach...

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Inside the News - 22 Jan 2015 (#702) There's nothing like a reality check to start the year. And that's what we got from the International Monetary Fund, which this week downgraded its forecasts for global economic growth...

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Inside the News - 15 Jan 2015 (#701) Are you an expert? Forkliftaction.com News regularly includes expert submissions in the Your Focus column. Here, people in the know share their expertise on subjects of general interest to the...

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Inside the News - 8 Jan 2015 (#700) While some were on holidays in the past fortnight, it was business as usual on many fronts. As we read this week, a few big acquisitions were closed, some expansions...

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Inside the News - 31 Dec 2014 (#699) Unlike the Chinese, the Western calendar doesn't assign characteristics to the year. So, as we approach 2015, we have little to go on but public sentiment. There's no doubt that...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 18 Dec 2014 (#698) It's the time of year when many people celebrate a religious festival of some sort, so the Forkliftaction.com team would like to wish readers a merry Christmas, happy Hannukah and...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 11 Dec 2014 (#697) There are a couple of competitions around to identify the oldest working forklift and they're unearthing some interesting relics of bygone eras. It's always nice to uncover history, especially in...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 4 Dec 2014 (#696) There are some very impressive solutions among the finalists for the annual Fork Lift Truck Association awards. They include some household names, but also some newcomers which have not been...

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Inside the News - 27 Nov 2014 (#695) It's hard to believe that the holiday season is almost upon us again. Forkliftaction.com News will take a short break on December 25th, but we'll be back with a special...

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