In this week’s Forkliftaction News, we report on an activist investment firm increasing its stake in Toyota Industries Corp (TICO), in a bid to stop the privatisation of the materials handling equipment manufacturer.

We also look at the “cautionary tale” of Fetch Robotics, the AMR specialists Zebra Technologies acquired four years ago for what one analyst says was “nearly 30 times its annual revenue”. Fetch is now being wound down.

As the year draws to a close - a year in which we celebrated our 25th anniversary as a publication - we at Forkliftaction would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. 

This is our last weekly publication for the year with an end-of-year report to be published December 25. Our first full news edition in 2026 will be on January 8.