As we extend our best wishes to our readers in the United States for their country’s 248th birthday on July 4, we are also having a little celebration of our own this week.

July 7 is the 24th anniversary of the very first edition of Forkliftaction News. And what a ride it’s been, covering materials handling news from all over the world and reporting on the amazing technological advancements the industry has experienced over more than two decades.

As well as marking our own anniversary, this week we also bring news of Kalmar’s stock market debut as an independent company and Crown’s return to global manufacturing production after a cyberattack.