Governor Parkinson honours Landoll
Marysville, KS, United States
Landoll Corporation of Marysville has won the Governor's Award of Excellence.
Governor Mark Parkinson says he is honoured to present Landoll Corp and fellow-winner Osborne Industries the state's top business awards.
"These companies embody Kansas ingenuity and values, and they illustrate what a great place Kansas is to live, work and do business."
Landoll Corp is a producer and distributor of products for the materials handling, agricultural and transportation industries. Established in 1963 by Don Landoll as a welding repair shop, the company has grown to over 550 employees and currently occupies over 600,000 sqft (55,741 sqm) of manufacturing space.

TVH recognised for sustainability
Waregem, Begium
TVH is one of 50 companies to receive a certificate from the West Flemish Charter for corporate sustainability.
TVH has organised blood donation drives and fitness tests for its employees, recruited disabled people for staff cleaning positions and offered environmentally friendly driving courses for its staff. The latter is expected to cut up to 100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year.
TVH says its employees support the company's initiatives.

Linde organises rally
Xiamen, China
Linde (China) and the Global Supply Chain Council in Shanghai organised a forklift rally last month.
The company says the forklift skills competition, which tested the driving skills of logistics managers, was aimed at raising awareness of warehouse safety and promoting excellence in Chinese logistics operations. All the participants drove Linde electric and diesel forklifts, and reach trucks.

Linde has held a forklift competition for logistics managers.