Briefs

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- 30 Mar 2006 ( #253 )
1 min read
Yale's new VNA truck.
Yale's new VNA truck.
New man-up range for Yale
PARIS, France

Yale introduced a new range of man-up very narrow aisle trucks, the MTC series, at Manutention 2006 in Paris this month.
With lift capacities from 1,000kg to 1,500kg and a maximum lift height of 16 metres, the new range replaces the older range of the same name, introduced in 1997.
Manufactured at the Masate plant, in Italy, the forklifts will be exported to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the USA.

Gehl makes record revenues
WEST BEND, WI, United States

Telehandler manufacturer Gehl Company has reported record level revenues for fiscal 2005.
Gehl's construction segment net sales increased 42 per cent to USD344 million in 2005 and agricultural segment net sales increased 13 per cent to USD134.2 million.
The company's net income totalled USD21.8 million, compared with USD13.4 million for 2004. Annual revenues were USD478.2 million, up 32 per cent from USD361.6 million in 2004.
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