There are some encouraging signs this week, with one of the world's major players, Jungheinrich, reporting the second-best earnings in its corporate history for 2008. And while that performance represents trading before the global financial crisis, company executives are confident they'll make a profit this year. There are also a couple of expansion stories this week, indicating that the downturn is shaking up the dealer market, with consolidation activity increasing as some fall prey to more successful rivals. These are, indeed, interesting times.