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Inside the News - 3 Nov 2011 (#538) The timing of this week's G20 summit could be crucial in an uncertain market. News agencies are quoting World Bank president Robert Zoellick's assessment that the gathering of the most...

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Inside the News - 27 Oct 2011 (#537) Increasingly, we read about industry awards - usually, manufacturers recognising their dealers or their suppliers. From time to time, dealers are recognised by the broader business community for their contributions and...

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Inside the News - 20 Oct 2011 (#536) We often include case studies in our newsletter, highlighting the benefits of well-chosen materials handling equipment. With the growing product ranges out there, it is increasingly important to choose the...

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Inside the News - 13 Oct 2011 (#535) There was some good news out of the United States this week, with Bloomberg reporting recovery in a few leading industrial indicators including the Credit Managers' Manufacturing Index and the...

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Inside the News - 6 Oct 2011 (#534) There have been a couple of significant developments in the US this week involving some forklift big names. In one development, Crown will switch suppliers of its Hamech-brand forklifts from...

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Inside the News - 29 Sep 2011 (#533) This week's feature article looks at one of Europe's most interesting markets, Scandinavia. It's a relatively small market, but very innovative and has more than its fair share of global...

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Inside the News - 22 Sep 2011 (#532) According to a report by the Worldwatch Institute, we're using more energy in production, rather than less. The latest findings indicate that global energy intensity - the total energy consumption divided...

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Inside the News - 15 Sep 2011 (#531) In Australia, two forklift operators were fined and fired for planking, the silly act of balancing precariously in dangerous places and then posting evidence in the social media. As if...

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Inside the News - 8 Sep 2011 (#530) If there's one good thing to come out of the recent disasters, it's the willingness of the materials handling sector to offer a helping hand. During the Japanese earthquake and...

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Inside the News - 1 Sep 2011 (#529) The Forkliftaction.com team is usually low-key. We quietly go about our business and the website and newsletter speak for us. However, due to the recent bolstering of our North American...

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