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Inside the News - 2 Feb 2012 (#550) It hasn't been often that we've started a month with positive economic news, but the major markets have entered February in growth mode. Latest reports from Wall Street say the...

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Inside the News - 26 Jan 2012 (#549) The consolidation of the forklift industry continues with this week's major announcement by giant Barloworld Ltd that it will quit the United States forklift market after 33 years. Barloworld, which...

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Inside the News - 19 Jan 2012 (#548) Most businesses would be happy with an 8% increase, especially in tough economic times. That's what Forkliftaction.com News can boast for 2011, with newsletter subscriptions rising from just over 51,000...

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Inside the News - 12 Jan 2012 (#547) There's no doubt that safety will remain a big issue for managers of forklift fleets this year. Reflecting that, Forkliftaction.com News will continue to run regular Safety First columns highlighting...

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Inside the News - 5 Jan 2012 (#546) Happy New Year. This newsletter is our first of 2012 and it's a bit smaller than usual but contains valuable forecasts for the year ahead. Of course, it's very difficult...

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Inside the News - 22 Dec 2011 (#545) This is the last newsletter of 2011 - and what a year it has been. Those taking a break will no doubt deserve it. We'd like to end the year with...

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Inside the News - 15 Dec 2011 (#544) Of course, everyone likes a happy ending, so it was something of a relief when two UK forklift bodies put aside their differences and issued a joint statement about forklift...

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Inside the News - 8 Dec 2011 (#543) From time to time, we like to update you on our own performance, and you may be interested to hear that as we approach the end of another year, the...

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Inside the News - 1 Dec 2011 (#542) It never ceases to amaze us where forklifts and other materials handling equipment ends up. This week, for example, we read about the deployment of an all-terrain forklift in war-torn...

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Inside the News - 24 Nov 2011 (#541) It's reassuring to read some positive results amid the doom and gloom of the European economy. While the mainstream media is focused on the financial woes, we note a survey...

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