Blogs: Inside the News

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Inside the News - Edition #1172
Allan Leibowitz
1 minute read
Inside the News - 28 Mar 2024 (#1172) Organisers on both sides of the Atlantic are basking in the glow of record events this month, with MODEX attracting almost 50,000 attendees and LogiMAT drawing more than 101,00 over...
Inside the News - Edition #1171
Allan Leibowitz
1 minute read
Inside the News - 21 Mar 2024 (#1171) There are a few exhausted exhibitors (and journalists) on this, the last day of LogiMAT in Stuttgart, which came hot on the heels of Modex in Atlanta. Forkliftaction CEO Ann...
Inside the News - Edition #1170
Barbara Adam
1 minute read
Inside the News - 14 Mar 2024 (#1170) This week’s news has a little story that could have a very big impact on energy sources for materials handling equipment. Japanese equipment maker Komatsu has developed the world’s first...
Inside the News - Edition #1169
Barbara Adam
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 7 Mar 2024 (#1169) Women in the workplace are in the spotlight every year on March 8, International Women’s Day. In this week’s news we report on a very accomplished woman who’s just been...
Inside the News - Edition #1168
Barbara Adam
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 29 Feb 2024 (#1168) Hydrogen fuel cells are in the news again this week, with an unnamed American car maker choosing the fuel source to run the materials handling fleet at a new manufacturing...
Inside the News - Edition #1167
Barbara Adam
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 22 Feb 2024 (#1167) Every week I comb through news about forklifts from around the world. Every other week there’s a report of an accident involving materials handling equipment. This week was out of...
Inside the News - Edition #1166
Barbara Adam
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 15 Feb 2024 (#1166) A big belated gong xi fa cai, kung hei fat choy, chuc mung nam moi and happy new year to all our readers who celebrate the lunar new year. The...
Inside the News - Edition #1165
Barbara Adam
1 minute read
Inside the News - 8 Feb 2024 (#1165) There’s a theme running through this week’s news: partnerships. We bring you news of an American lift equipment manufacturer taking a controlling stake in an Italian forklift maker, as well...
Inside the News - Edition #1164
Barbara Adam
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 1 Feb 2024 (#1164) The world’s biggest forklift maker by revenue, Toyota Industries Corp (TICO), is in very hot water this week. Nearly a year ago, TICO asked a panel of independent experts to...
Inside the News - Edition #1163
Barbara Adam
<1 minute read
Inside the News - 25 Jan 2024 (#1163) The unsung heroes in this week's news are the research and development teams at Bobcat and Hangcha who helped deliver new models. At Bobcat, the R&D team has been working...
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