CASCADE LIFTS NICKOLOFF TO NEW HEIGHTS
FAIRVIEW, USA - Cascade Corporation has named Jeff Nickoloff as vice president of corporate manufacturing. He oversees materials handling product factories in North America and manufacturing operations worldwide. Mr Nickoloff joined Cascade in 1979 and has been director of Cascade's North American manufacturing operations since 2000. Fairview, Oregon-based Cascade is a major manufacturer of forklift attachments, forks and accessories.

MERLO FOUNDER HONOURED... AGAIN
CUNEO, Italy - Merlo founder and chairman Amilcare Merlo was made a Knight of Labour of the Italian Republic during the country's commemoration celebrations last month. The accolade comes only weeks after Mr Merlo was awarded the Knight's Cross of the French Republic for agricultural merit. The new award honoured his creation of the Merlo group, which specialises in design and production of telehandlers, rough terrain forklifts and other machinery.