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Van Gent now ATIB’s official dealer

News Story - 03 Feb 2005
NIJMEGEN, Netherlands

Dutch forklift components supplier Van Gent Forklift Parts (VGFP) has reached an agreement with ATIB in Italy to become its official dealer.

Caterpillar reports record profit up 85 per cent

News Story - 03 Feb 2005
PEORIA, IL, United States

Caterpillar Inc has reported sales and revenues of USD30.25 billion, and a profit of USD2.03 billion for 2004, up 85 per cent from 2003.

Toyota appointed new Raymond distributor

News Story - 27 Jan 2005
SYDNEY, Australia

Toyota Industries Corporation Australia (TICA) has announced that it will be appointed as Raymond forklifts' new forklift distributor for Australia and New Zealand effective January 1.

Toyota UK claims 70% rentals

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom

Toyota's UK operation claims contract hire accounts for 70 per cent of the country's materials handling equipment acquisitions.

Equipment manufacturers leverage the internet

Fork Talk - 04 Nov 2004
OAK BROOK, IL, United States

The internet is having a strong impact on the way the equipment distribution industry conducts business, according to Associated Equipment Distributors, Inc.

Kalmar seals 14-forklift Ford deal

News Story - 21 Oct 2004
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Kalmar has received an order from Ford for 14 new compact ECD70-6C electric forklifts, adding to the company's existing fleet of 40 Kalmar forklifts.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Weighing systems for forklifts

Feature Article - 14 Oct 2004

WEIGHING systems for forklifts are becoming more up-front in today's materials handling industry, and importantly, they are playing a leading role in the overall efficiency of the modern warehouse. A good system can save hours in a busy setting, and maximise productivity and efficiency for logistics companies, reports DAMIEN TOMLINSON in this first of our two-part series.

Cascade Names Roncari Strategic Account Manager for White Goods Industry

Advertisement - 14 Oct 2004
ALMERE, Netherlands

Cascade Corporation today announced it has named Davide Roncari Strategic Account Manager-White Goods Industry. In this new role, Roncari will be responsible for merging Cascade's and Roncari's complementary products and...

Linde UK poised for record year

News Story - 07 Oct 2004
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom

Linde's UK division is set for a record year, with orders up 14.5 per cent and its Basingstoke plant aiming to produce more than 9000 forklifts, up 6.5 per cent.

The Flexi Gas goes abroad

News Story - 07 Oct 2004
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom

Narrow Aisle Ltd's Flexi Gas is being readied for the world stage.

Fuel cells replace batteries in lift truck trials

News Story - 30 Sep 2004
VANCOUVER, Canada

General Hydrogen Corp has developed prototypes of fuel cell power packs for three classes of battery-powered lift trucks.

Toyota execs moving up

News Story - 30 Sep 2004
IRVINE, CA, United States

Toyota Material Handling USA Inc has appointed Payman Shabbak as strategic planning manager, Troy Kaiser as distribution services manager...

BOC, Cellex join forces for hydrogen trials

News Story - 23 Sep 2004
MURRAY HILL, NJ, United States

Forklifts could soon be powered by hydrogen following a landmark agreement between industrial gases company BOC and fuel cell supplier Cellex Power Products.

Jungheinrich optimistic for profitable year

News Story - 16 Sep 2004
HAMBURG, Germany

Jungheinrich AG improved net sales and earnings in the first half of 2004, citing a "substantial revitalisation" in demand, and is confident of a profitable full year.

Jungheinrich pitches its tent in China

News Story - 09 Sep 2004
HAMBURG, Germany

Jungheinrich AG, the world's fourth largest forklift supplier, has established a sales subsidiary in China in a bid to increase its toehold in the fast-growing Asian market.

Market recovering, claims Pinguely-Haulotte

News Story - 09 Sep 2004
L'HORME, France

Pinguely-Haulotte claims the world market is on the up and up after significant increases in sales and revenue in the first half of the year.

SPECIAL FEATURE - Pt 1: Battery power - brave new world ahead

Feature Article - 02 Sep 2004

Electrical energy generation for forklifts is moving into radically new and evolutionary territory, with hydrogen fuel-cell technologies challenging the status quo, writes BERNARD LEVY in the first of this two-part report.

Toyota tops Japanese market rankings

News Story - 24 Aug 2004
TOKYO, Japan

A new Nikkei survey has ranked Toyota as the number one player in the Japanese forklift market, with a 42.6% share of domestic sales in 2003.

Linde 'on track' to post even higher returns

News Story - 19 Aug 2004
WIESBADEN, Germany

Forklift manufacturer Linde has achieved group-wide sales growth of 6.5% for the January-June half, recording total sales of EUR4.438 billion (USD5.46 billion).

Linde riding high on strong forklift sales: analysts

News Story - 11 Aug 2004
WIESBADEN, Germany

Linde could announce earnings as high as EUR200 million (USD246.1 million) when it reports its second-quarter results, analysts speculate.

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