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- 7 Aug 2025 ( #1242 )
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Hangcha Mexico opens new showroom
Hangcha Mexico opens new showroom

Hangcha opens Mexican customer experience centre 

Hidalgo, Mexico

Hangcha Mexico has opened a customer experience centre and showroom in Pachuca, Mexico.

George Zhang, general manager of Hangcha International says this is the latest move by the company to expand in the important North American region.

“Our North American expansion - from the US (2017) to Canada (2019) and Mexico (2022) – accelerates with this opening [and] follows the July launch of Hangcha America Smart Logistics,” says George Zhang, GM of Hangcha International.

Robert Pratt Fay, Hangcha Mexico GM adds: “We're boosting Hidalgo's industrial growth with high-efficiency equipment for manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing”.

The customer service centre will showcase Hangcha’s range of forklifts and industrial solutions.

Claas releases new scorpion 848 telehandler

Telfs, Austria

The Claas 848 Scorpion telehandler has been launched
The Claas 848 Scorpion telehandler has been launched

Agricultural machinery specialists Claas has released its Scorpion 848 telehandler which has a payload capacity of 4.8T and a lift height up to 8m.

The telehandler has a Deutz four-cylinder engine developing 156hp and is equipped with Dynamic Power which automatically adjusts engine speed relative to the position of the joystick.

Claas says when the telescopic arm is lowered without a pad, engine speed is automatically reduced.

The Scorpion 848 is equipped with the fully automatic Varipower Plus as standard.

“In addition to the Varipower wide-angle hydrostat with a 45-degree pivot angle, a second variable displacement motor with a 32-degree pivot angle is used here,” Claas explains. 

“Together with the standard differential lock, this ensures that sufficient thrust, tractive force and traction are always available.”

Claas now offers nine Scorpion nine telehandlers extending from 3.3T to 6T payload capacities, with lift heights between 6.23m and 9.75m.

Forklift donation to Red Cross to help the Texas flood recovery

Texas, United States

Forklifts donated to support Texas flood recovery efforts
Forklifts donated to support Texas flood recovery efforts

Two Toyota Material Handling forklifts have been donated to the American Red Cross by Texas-based Shoppa’s Material Handling to help relief efforts for the flood-ravaged state.

Sharing the news on LinkedIn, Toyota states: “It's incredible to see the great things we can accomplish when we work together!”

Shoppa’s says the forklifts have been donated to the Brownwood office of the Red Cross to support Texas Hill Country flood victims.

“By working together, we're helping ensure essential supplies and aid reach the people who need them—safely and without delay,” Shoppa’s adds.

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