In this week’s Forkliftaction News, we look at how automation continues to be an area of rapid advancement for the materials handling sector, as we saw at LogiMAT 2026, but not everyone is convinced of its value - yet.

We also report on some of the other main themes to come out of LogiMAT including the need for collaboration and the strong appetite for sustainability.

In other news, we cover Noblelift North America’s launch of its OMEGA AI forklift at MODEX 2026 and two new product releases from Yale Lift Truck Technologies.

Manitou Group has marked the death of its chair of the board Jacqueline Himsworth, the Logistics Managers’ Index has jumped in March and Logisnext Americas opens its Customer Experience Centre.

Next week we will have a full round-up of news and product launches from MODEX.