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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 16 Aug 2012 (#578) The UK Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) is certainly flying the flag for safe workplaces. As we read this week, the organisation is encouraging businesses to check their safety practices...

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Inside the News - 9 Aug 2012 (#577) It's hard for any media to compete with the interest generated by the Olympic games, but maybe it's not such a bad thing to be distracted from the tough economic...

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Inside the News - 2 Aug 2012 (#576) The short-term rental market has been resilient for some time. If anything, it was boosted by the financial crisis, as potential new forklift buyers deferred their purchases. It has also...

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Inside the News - 26 Jul 2012 (#575) It is interesting to read this week about the growth of the equipment rental market. This week's newsletter includes details of the latest global survey which indicates significant growth last...

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Inside the News - 19 Jul 2012 (#574) Maybe our recent commentaries about the business environment were premature - or maybe the materials handling sector is just more resilient than other industries. While equipment orders grow, the International Monetary...

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Inside the News - 12 Jul 2012 (#573) While everyone else was lost in the gloom and doom, the industrial truck market just kept on truckin'. As we report this week, orders grew almost 25% last year, with...

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Inside the News - 5 Jul 2012 (#572) Increasingly, we're hearing about apps being launched for every aspect of business life. Indeed, this week's newsletter includes coverage of Palletforce's new live tracking application. The rise of the app...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 28 Jun 2012 (#571) This week's newsletter is slightly thinner than usual. That's because of the impending holiday season in North America, with Canada Day on July 1st and, across the border, of course...

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Inside the News - 21 Jun 2012 (#570) Our special features return this week with a detailed look at heavy forklifts. The feature also has a geographic focus, looking specifically at Australia, and while readers will learn a...

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Inside the News - 14 Jun 2012 (#569) It looked touch-and-go last week, with Europe's economy in danger once again, but we seem to have survived to fight another day. As we see in this week's newsletter, it's...

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