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- 1 May 2008 ( #358 )
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Customers can now buy hand pallet trucks online.
Customers can now buy hand pallet trucks online.
Crown customers can do it online
NEW BREMEN, OH, United States

Crown Equipment Corp could be the first forklift manufacturer to offer online sales.

Customers interested in buying a hand pallet truck, Crown's PTH 50 Series, can now complete the transaction online at the company's website.

"More and more customers are seeking the convenience, speed and ease of online shopping for business transactions," says Matt Logan, Crown's director of marketing.

Iberlift represents Teletruk
ROCESTER, United Kingdom

JCB has appointed Spanish forklift dealer Iberlift SA to distribute the JCB Teletruk range of telescopic counterbalanced internal combustion forklifts.

Iberlift is part of the Alfaland Group. It has 200 mobile service personnel and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The dealer will exhibit Teletruk at the Sil exhibition in Barcelona from 3-6 June.

Doosan sponsors Joe Gibbs
SEOUL, South Korea

Doosan Infracore is stepping up its sports marketing in the US by sponsoring the Joe Gibbs Racing Team.

Doosan Infracore America president Lee Hwa-seok says supporting a "first-rate" team for a sport loved by the Americans will contribute to the enhancement of Doosan's corporate image.

The team entered the NASCAR Nextel Cup Nationwide Series Mexico 200 race in Mexico on 20 April, using the No. 20 Toyota Camry with Doosan Infracore's logo. It won by a margin of 0.79 seconds.
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