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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 5 Oct 2023 (#1148) The big news of the week is the USD10.5 million legal judgement against Hyster-Yale Group, the world’s sixth biggest forklift maker, according to the ranking compiled by German magazine DHF...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 28 Sep 2023 (#1147) With the northern hemisphere Summer well and truly over, it’s clear the materials handling sector has been hard at work. This week’s news includes a flurry of new model launches...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 21 Sep 2023 (#1146) There could be an against-all-odds movie made about two people in the news this week. With a backdrop of majestic Norwegian landscapes, the heroes ponder “air” and embark on a...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 14 Sep 2023 (#1145) This week’s news includes two new models in the materials handling marketplace. At Pack Expo in Las Vega, OTTO Motors unveiled its new heavy-duty autonomous mobile robots for tight spaces...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 7 Sep 2023 (#1144) The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) wants employers to rethink robots, to view them as a labour recruitment tool rather than simply replacements for human workers. It’s an interesting concept...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 31 Aug 2023 (#1143) A warning about climate change is in the news this week. A drought in Panama is affecting the global supply chain, with container ships experiencing delays traversing the Panama Canal...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 24 Aug 2023 (#1142) Inflation is still making its presence known globally. The latest report by real estate company Savills found warehouse costs jumped by more than 10% in the year to June 2023...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 17 Aug 2023 (#1141) As we wait to find out the full extent of the death and destruction caused by the wildfires in Hawaii, those assisting in the recovery efforts have warned that supply...

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Inside the News - 10 Aug 2023 (#1140) The financial reporting season continues, with major materials handling companies in the United States and Europe unveiling healthy profits for the first half of this year. The commentary provided by...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 3 Aug 2023 (#1139) Materials handling companies around the world were reporting their second quarter and first half financial results this week, and all signs indicate that the worst of the global supply chain...

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