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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 13 Jun 2013 (#620) A brief item this week covers the sentencing of a forklift broker in the US who took upfront payments and then failed to deliver forklifts. Co-incidentally, last week Forkliftaction.com News...

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Inside the News - 6 Jun 2013 (#619) From time to time we use this space to talk about ourselves, and this week we can share some new statistics on our audience growth. Firstly, we are rapidly approaching...

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Inside the News - 30 May 2013 (#618) It's a sad time for the work force at the Linde factory in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, with confirmation that the plant will close by the end of October after negotiations...

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Inside the News - 23 May 2013 (#617) Our thoughts go out this week to the victims of the Oklahoma tornado. As the community tries to get back to normal and counts the cost of the disaster, there's...

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Inside the News - 16 May 2013 (#616) What is value? Is it the cheapest forklift? Is it the most reliable? Obviously, there's no point saving a few dollars on the purchase price if the machine needs constant...

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Inside the News - 9 May 2013 (#615) Good news travels fast, and this week, we share some very positive sales figures out of the US. Some of the biggest manufacturers posted significant rises in revenues and profits...

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Inside the News - 2 May 2013 (#614) The financial community will no doubt be watching the wires for news of an IPO by the KION Group. While the forklift giant is remaining tight-lipped, there are reports the...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 25 Apr 2013 (#613) There are always some interesting discussions on safety in our Discussion Forums. Often, however, they are about short-cuts from people interested in quick and easy solutions. As Danny Maron explains...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 18 Apr 2013 (#612) There's good news and bad news this week. The good news, according to the latest Global Financial Stability Report from the International Monetary Fund is that the global financial system...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 11 Apr 2013 (#611) There's plenty of evidence this week of the globalisation of the forklift market. First, there's the analysis of the KION Group's results and the healthy contribution of the Asian market...

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