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Big Lift, E-P join forces

News Story - 22 Apr 2010
Lombard, IL, United States

Big Lift LLC and E-P Equipment USA have entered into a strategic partnership to exclusively distribute the Big Joe brand of forklifts throughout North America. In a statement, the companies...

Barloworld in US adds Mariotti forklifts

News Story - 22 Apr 2010
Charlotte, NC, United States

The US operation of Barloworld Handling is adding distribution of forklifts from V Mariotti SpA through 30 sales and full-service branches in eight south-east states. Smith-Gramley Ltd, a Mariotti master...

Techking enters forklift tyre market

News Story - 15 Apr 2010
Qingdao, China

Off-the-road (OTR) tyre manufacturer Techking Tires Ltd is launching its first forklift tyre line, which it claims is more durable than other bias-structure tyres on the market. Marketing manager Ben...

Briefs

News Story - 15 Apr 2010

Yale and Hyster launch new stand-up trucks Greenville, NC, United States Yale Material Handling Corp has launched the ESC030-040AC series of electric stand-up forklifts. The forklifts feature "precision load positioning...

Industry member warns manufacturers of short product release times

News Story - 08 Apr 2010
Tipton, United Kingdom

A British manufacturer is warning that short product release times could affect the resale values of existing products. "We are aware of certain products that were launched as recently as...

Changes occur in forklift computer market

News Story - 08 Apr 2010
Nashua, NH, United States

Within the forklift computer market, "the need for raw computing horsepower has diminished as customers look to save money and run thinner applications", says John Geary, co-founder of Nashua-based value-added...

Toyota restructures global businesses

News Story - 01 Apr 2010
Kariya, Japan

Toyota Industries Corp (TICO) has restructured its materials handling businesses globally and combined the North American management and operations for the Toyota and Raymond forklift brands. Effective 1 April, Kazue...

Palfinger buys into Equipment Technology

News Story - 01 Apr 2010
Oklahoma City, OK, United States

Palfinger AG of Bergheim, Austria has acquired 80% ownership of integrated aerial lift manufacturer and distributor Equipment Technology LLC (ETI) of Oklahoma City. Previously, Palfinger did not have an aerial...

Miretti markets explosion-proof forklifts

News Story - 25 Mar 2010
Fairfield, NJ, United States

Operations of Miretti SpA are marketing a new line of converted flame-proof and explosion-proof counterbalance electric and diesel forklifts in the western hemisphere through its USA subsidiary and in Australia...

Doing more with less

Feature Article - 25 Mar 2010

With warehouse space at a premium worldwide, storage has become increasingly vertical and more compact. Goods are palletised for ease of storage and movement, wherever possible. Melissa Barnett reports that it is no surprise that the materials handling industry's response to consumer demand has been to develop better and more innovative designs to maximise mobility, speed of loading and available space. There are over 250 different forklift attachments available to streamline just about any materials handling function, but the increasing demands of shipping and warehousing mean that pallet-handling attachments are now seen as essential tools in any fleet.

Plug Power names Raymond as a distributor

News Story - 18 Mar 2010
Greene, NY, United States

Plug Power Inc has designated Raymond Corp as the first independent distributor and service provider for North American sale, rental and lease of Plug Power's GenDrive-brand fuel cell units. From...

Flexis ensure speedy and efficient throughput at Bowker facilities

News Story - 18 Mar 2010
Tipton, United Kingdom

One of northern England's largest independent third-party logistics (3PL) service operators, Bowker Group, has received a fleet of 12 Flexi articulated forklifts after re-evaluating materials handling operations at its three...

Briefs

News Story - 18 Mar 2010

JLG appoints Satterley McConnellsburg, PA, United States JLG Industries Inc has appointed Andrew Satterley as vice president of sales, marketing and customer support for the Asia Pacific region. Satterley will...

Keller generates new forklift program

News Story - 11 Mar 2010
Neenah, WI, United States

JJ Keller & Associates of Neenah has created a digital forklift operator safety and training program to replace a version last updated in 2008 and originally issued in 2004. Program resellers...

Gehl and Manitou in talks with US banks

News Story - 04 Mar 2010
Ancenis, France

Gehl has breached covenants in its main credit agreement with US banks after lower-than-expected 2009 sales results, but the US manufacturer and its French parent Manitou are confident a solution...

Solideal markets new, polyurethane tire and wheel lineup and RAEDER-VOGEL^® ultra-premium polyurethane wheels and casters

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

Solideal, a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of tires and wheels for material handling equipment has recently introduced its new line of polyurethane tires, load wheels and casters for narrow aisle and pallet forklifts to USA, Canada, Mexico and Latin American markets. The new lineup includes improvements to former polyurethane tires manufactured in Muscle Shoals Alabama and the introduction of a related, premium load wheel and caster family. To best serve all the requirements of the polyurethane tire and wheel user community, Solideal has also entered into an agreement with RAEDER-VOGEL® of Hamburg, Germany, leading polyurethane caster and wheel manufacturer, to distribute their VULKOLLAN® and PEVOPUR® ultra-premium polyurethane material handling wheels and casters in North America.

Ring Power adds Clark in parts of Florida

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Jacksonville, FL, United States

The forklift division of Ring Power Corp has added representation of the Clark Material Handling Co line in three northern and central Florida regions covering 37 counties. "For Clark, Ring...

Argentine dealer adds electric vehicle line

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Harbor City, CA, United States

Electric vehicle maker Balqon Corp completed a distribution agreement with Autoelevadores Yale SA, which has more than 18 forklift sales and service locations in Argentina. Industrial startup Balqon of Harbor...

Briefs

News Story - 25 Feb 2010

Barloworld teams up with JLG Maidenhead, United Kingdom Barloworld Handling will supply its customers with JLG equipment including over 50 models of boom lifts, scissor lifts, mast booms and vertical...

USA forklift industry prepared for recovery

Feature Article - 25 Feb 2010
United States

It has been a cautious start to the new year with many USA forklift dealers, manufacturers and service providers welcoming the ninth consecutive month of improved economic activity. Melissa Barnett reports. Economic activity, particularly in the manufacturing sector, saw across-the-board growth for the sixth consecutive month, with both new orders and production indexes above 60%, indicating strong current and future performance. The Industrial Truck Association's (ITA) past president, Stan Simpson, says that new factory orders are up 21% for the first month of 2010 compared to the same time last year. The National Bureau of Economic Research believes the recession most likely reached its nadir in June to August, 2009 and has predicted 2010 GDP growth of 2.6% - traditionally enough of a rise to kick-start expansion in the forklift market. Many of the people Forkliftaction.com interviewed for this report predicted a conservative growth in equipment sales of between 4% and 10% over 2010. Ilidio Alves, director of marketing for Nissan Forklift Corporation, believes that the US forklift market could realistically achieve 100,000 unit sales in 2010. This is particularly encouraging given that 2009 produced sales figures not seen since the mid-1980s. Don Chance, president of sales at Nacco Materials Handling Group (NMHG), notes last year was a tough year with the overall US forklift market down more than 50% from its 2006 level. "The numbers we saw for the industry were 92,000 units for 2009, compared to nearly 208,000 units for 2006. This has made for a very challenging business environment."

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