Manitou appoints new chief
Ancenis, France
Manitou BF's supervisory board has appointed Jean-Christophe Giroux as chief executive officer, replacing Marcel Claude Braud.
Braud will become the non-executive chairman of the board. The reorganisation will be submitted to Manitou shareholders in an EGM held in the northern hemisphere autumn.
According to Manitou, the decision reflects the wish of the group's founding family to focus on the governance of the company and its strategy, and return to a legal structure based on a board of directors.
Manitou says the contraction of its order book on an international level, the acquisition of GEHL in the US and the global financial crisis, all contributed to the appointment.

Yale honours top performers
Greenville, NC, United States
Yale Materials Handling Corp has recognised its top performing dealers at its 15th annual dealer of excellence awards ceremony at the company's American marketing headquarters.
Seventeen dealers from all over the US received awards for their achievements in customer satisfaction, dealer performance, general management, truck sales, short-term rentals, aftermarket sales, and parts and service operations.

Solideal and Loadstar seek donations
Sri Lanka
Industrial tyre manufacturers Solideal and Loadstar are seeking RS10 million (USD212,854) in donations to enable the Solideal Loadstar Rehabilitation Trust (SLRT) to finance relief assistance for the displaced people of Sri Lanka.
About 200,000 people who have fled the formerly rebel-controlled areas in northern Sri Lanka are housed in a camp in Vauniya awaiting re-settlement.
SLRT, which was formed to assist victims of the 2004 tsunami, has been re-activated to provide relief to the displaced people.
To donate, go to http://www.belconsulrehabfund.org/donations.php