Briefs Local News - 29 Jul 2010 ( #472 ) 1 min read TecServ appointed master distributorLombard, IL, United StatesTecServ, a division of Karcher North America, has been appointed the regional master distributor for Big Joe forklifts for the Mid-Atlantic region of the US.TecServ, which has over 35 years' experience in supporting facility maintenance equipment, will provide sales and service support to dealers and end-users in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Connecticut, and the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia and New York City.It will also maintain a stocking location at its headquarters in Blackwood, New Jersey. Cargotec helps Russian stevedore expandStockholm, SwedenCargotec has been awarded a contract from Baltic Stevedoring Company (BSC) for six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes and 10 Kalmar TR618i terminal tractors.The order is expected to improve the terminal operator's handling capacity at the Port of Baltiysk as container volumes in the Kaliningrad area continue to rise. BSC belongs to Russian port operator Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, which already operates Kalmar forklifts, reach stackers and terminal tractors at the Port of Novorossiysk.The value of the order is not disclosed.Department of Labor honours forklift plantGreenville, NC, United StatesThe North Carolina Department of Labor has recognised NACCO Material Handling Group (NMHG)'s Greenville plant with two safety awards.The plant, which produces Yale and Hyster forklifts, received for the sixth consecutive year, the Gold Safety and the Million Hour awards.As a Gold Safety Award recipient, NMHG's Greenville plant had no fatalities during the calendar year and also maintained an incidence rate of 70% below the industry average. The Million Hour Award recognises the site for accumulating 1 million employee hours with no leave taken for injury or illness.