Inside the News - Edition #717

Allan Leibowitz -
Inside the News
- 7 May 2015 ( #717 )
<1 min read
Aerial work platforms (AWPs) are clearly on the rise, and as we read this week, rental activity is running hot.
For the first time, the global rental fleet now accounts for more than a million units, with almost half of them in the USA.
Meanwhile, lower margins for AWPs have impacted on one of the biggest North American producers, Terex, but the company remains bullish about the future, buoyed by a strong order backlog and an expectation of higher margins.
Let the aerial lifting continue ...
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Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
Words of support …

At Linde Material Handling, we appreciate Forkliftaction for its competent and informative reporting and its global perspective. Forkliftaction is one of the few industry media with a transnational readership.

Heike Oder, Head of Trade Press

PREMIUM business

Hangzhou Manforce Material Handling Equipment Co., Ltd
Specializing in Nichi and conventional forklift products, we create significant value for all our partners!