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KONE ACQUIRES PARTEK

News Story - 18 Sep 2002
HYVINKAA, Finland

Kone Corporation has bought 98 percent of Partek's shares to form a super company with EUR5.6 billion (USD5.47 billion) in annual sales and a workforce of more than 35,000.

MATERIALS HANDLING DRAGS LINDE GROUP DOWN

News Story - 05 Sep 2002
WEISBADEN, Germany

Linde has blamed 'weak industrial truck markets' for declining materials handling sales and earnings in the first half of 2002. The company, in its latest financial results released last week...

MOVERS & SHAKERS

News Story - 15 Aug 2002
McCONNELLSBURG, United States

JLG ANNOUNCES INTERNAL MOVEMENTS McCONNELLSBURG, USA - JLG Industries has appointed Israel Celli as vice-president of international sales, marketing & customer support. JLG has also promoted Wayne MacDonald to senior vice-president - engineering...

JAPANESE FORKLIFT SALES AND OUTPUT FALL

News Story - 01 Aug 2002
TOKYO, Japan

Forklift sales in Japan slid to 45,801 units in the half-year to June 30, down 9.4 percent on the same period in 2001, according to the latest figures from the Japan Industrial Vehicles Association.

FORMER LINDE EXEC IN NEW AUSTRALIAN VENTURE

News Story - 01 Aug 2002
SYDNEY, Australia

The former chief executive of Linde's Australian operation has launched a new business in the materials handling support services industry.

JLG REPORTS GOOD Q3 GROWTH

News Story - 30 May 2002
McCONNELLSBURG, United States

JLG Industries Inc has shown quarter-to-quarter improvement in telehandler sales and is confident of the potential for its new products, according to the company's latest financial report.

MAKING FORKLIFTS FUN: STILL'S OUTRAGEOUS CeMAT DISPLAY

News Story - 26 Apr 2002
HANNOVER, Germany

In the world of big forklift business, it takes an edge for a company to stand out from the crowd. For sheer head-turning value, Still GmbH stole the show at CeMAT 2002 this month.

EXPANSION PLANS FOR OM PIMESPO

News Story - 26 Apr 2002
MILAN, Italy

OM Pimespo, traditionally strong in southern Europe, is planning aggressive growth further north, says export manager Claudio Gariboldi.

GERMAN SUBSIDIARY FOR AUSA

News Story - 18 Apr 2002
MEERBUSCH, Germany

Spanish forklift maker Automoviles Utilitarios SA (Ausa) has established a new subsidiary in Germany to provide better after-sales support and backup for its German dealers. While Ausa's dumpers have been...

CUSTOMER SUPPORT SEES DAEWOO SUCCEED

News Story - 18 Apr 2002
INCHON, Korea, Republic Of

Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery Ltd president Jae-Shin Yang says that, while 2001 was an uncertain year for the forklift market generally, Daewoo still achieved USD1.2 billion in sales and an...

BT INDUSTRIES: BACKLOG BOOSTS BALANCE SHEET

News Story - 27 Mar 2002
MJOLBY, Sweden

BT Industries has reported its highest-ever sales and income figures. Sales rose 15 per cent to SEK13.2 billion, and net income rose eight per cent to SEK888 million in 2001...

CVS-FERRARI BOOMING IN ASIA

News Story - 21 Mar 2002
BANGKOK, Thailand

CVS-Ferrari sales and marketing director Elvio Simonetti says the Italian container handling equipment manufacturer is pleased with its Asian successes. In China, CVS's Shanghai branch, headed by general manager Morgan...

JLG TO UNVEIL NEW TELEHANDLER AT CONEXPO

News Story - 14 Mar 2002
McCONNELLSBURG, United States

JLG Industries Inc will unveil a special "made-for-Europe" telehandler at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2002 in Las Vegas from March 19-23. JLG president Bill Lasky said the telehandlers were based on a line...

JUNGHEINRICH SURGES THROUGH STRUCTURAL CHANGE

News Story - 07 Feb 2002
HAMBURG, Germany

After making major changes to the focus of its business early last year, including cutting loose its dealer network, Jungheinrich AG is happy with progress and is further expanding its...

BOLZONI-AURAMO ACQUIRES BRUDI

News Story - 31 Jan 2002
CASONI DI PODENZANO, Italy

The Bolzoni-Auramo group has acquired US palletless handling equipment maker Brudi, a subsidiary of TBM Holdings. The acquisition includes the Brudi trademark, intellectual property, and manufacturing assets for the Brudi...

CATERPILLAR TO THE RESCUE

News Story - 24 Jan 2002
HOUSTON, United States

Cat Lift Trucks and Equipment Depot, a Cat dealer, have joined forces to donate a 1.3-tonne internal combustion pneumatic tyre forklift and a year's free maintenance to the American Red...

CASCADE: INCOME UP, SALES DOWN

News Story - 06 Dec 2001
Portland / Oregon, United States

PORTLAND, Oregon -- Cascade Corporation president Robert Warren has reported net income for the three months to October 31 of USD3.6 million, increased from USD792,000 in the same period in 2000...

WATTS TYRES NOW MANUFACTURED IN BRAZIL

News Story - 22 Nov 2001
Lorena, Brazil

LORENA, Brazil -- Watts Industrial Tyres has signed a joint-venture agreement with Souza Pinto Industria e Comercio de Artefatos de Borracha Ltda to manufacture and distribute Watts solid industrial tyres in...

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