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News Story - 02 Jun 2005
WESTPORT, CT, United States

Terex Corporation's net income for the first quarter of 2005 increased 78 per cent from 2004's first quarter result of USD17 million to USD30.3 million.

Separate JCB sales companies for growing market

News Story - 02 Jun 2005
ROCESTER, United Kingdom

JCB's UK dealers are establishing separate sales companies to concentrate on JCB's compact equipment.

Workers’ compensation board reviews seat belt use

News Story - 02 Jun 2005
VANCOUVER, Canada

The British Columbia Workers' Compensation Board is reviewing the use of seat belts on forklifts after an accident in which a forklift operator and his forklift fell off a barge.

Forklift raises maypole in old English village

News Story - 02 Jun 2005
WEST YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom

Hoisting a maypole into place used to be the work of ladders, ropes and strong men but materials-handling equipment has provided assistance in a village in West Yorkshire, UK. The...

CVS FERRARI's first machine in Belgium

Advertisement - 02 Jun 2005

CVS Ferrari, the Italian manufacturer specialised in container handling, has obtained its first success in Belgium, where it sold one unit of its F258 reach stacker model. The successful transaction was conducted jointly with CVS Ferrari's Belgian partner, Jan De Wacker N.V. Industrial Equipment. The CVS Ferrari F258 will be delivered to Antwerp Tank Repair (ATR). ATR is part of the Group Van Loon and it offers the complete solution for tank and bulk container repair. It holds depot for empty and loaded containers and is recognised as a customs warehouse. For more information: Contact CVS Ferrari.

AEM's “Measures of Success” marketing communications awards.

Fork Talk - 02 Jun 2005
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is now accepting entries for its 2004-05 "Measures of Success" marketing communications awards.

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News Story - 02 Jun 2005

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Inside the News - Edition #210

Inside the News - 26 May 2005

We at Forkliftaction.com would like to pass our sincere condolences to the family of the late Doug Tamasi, founder of Continental Lift Truck, who passed away recently. If you would...

Heavy Metal: Big Lifts - current trends

Feature Article - 26 May 2005

In Part 1, we saw how a big lift operates in a different environment to a small lift. Big lifts not only have larger load capacities but are heavier machines with bigger components and engines. In this feature, we explore three current trends in the design and engineering of these machines: the use of electronic technology, the simultaneous increase in load capacity and decrease in machine size, and operator comfort.

Doosan buys Daewoo (DHI)

News Story - 26 May 2005
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of

Doosan Heavy Industries Inc has acquired a 51 per cent controlling stake in forklift manufacturer Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery (DHI) for 1.69 trillion won.

New trucks, new era for Doosan Infracore

News Story - 26 May 2005
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of

Doosan Infracore Co Ltd has launched its first products, a new generation of electric-powered forklifts under the brand Doosan-Daewoo.

Crown plans to build some smaller models in China

News Story - 26 May 2005
NEW BREMEN, OH, United States

Crown Equipment Corporation plans to build a manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China, and eventually transfer production of several of its smaller models from a plant in Galway, Ireland.

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News Story - 26 May 2005

Marketplace size: 14,113 listings - 94 stock lists. Page views on listings: 15,789 views.

Continental Lift Truck founder dies

News Story - 26 May 2005
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, United States

Douglas W Tamasi, founder of Continental Lift Truck, in Jordan, Minneapolis, died on April 28 in Rancho Mirage, California.

JLG telehandler sales up 42.5% in quarter

News Story - 26 May 2005
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States

Access equipment manufacturer JLG Industries Inc reported rapid growth in its telehandler business with sales up 42.5 per cent in the quarter ended May 1, compared with the same quarter...

Welfaux wins breadmaker contract

News Story - 26 May 2005
CORNWALL, United Kingdom

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks dealer Welfaux Ltd has won a contract to supply 29 forklifts to UK bread-maker Allied Bakeries.

Stolen equipment from Decatur office

Advertisement - 26 May 2005

Early Friday May 6, 2005, Lift Atlanta had the following equipment stolen from its Decatur office: 1999 International Tractor, white with blue Lift Atlanta logo on doors 1999 Landoll Trailer...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 26 May 2005

John Sneddon, former managing director of Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation, has been named president of Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation

Forklift and operator plunge off barge

News Story - 26 May 2005
VANCOUVER, Canada

A man and his forklift plunged off a barge into the frigid waters of Vancouver's Port while unloading material off a cruise ship last weekend.

Meclift Variable Reach Trucks & Side Reach Stackers

Advertisement - 26 May 2005

Meclift Variable Reach Trucks can be driven into standard containers, and their reach feature enables them to operate in conditions that would be impossible for straight-mast trucks. The Side Reach Stacker handles and carries freight containers and other loads in a longitudinal direction and can lift a container, two coupled containers or heavy loads on its frame, move the load at a speed of 30 km/h, as well as unload and stack containers up to four high. Meclift Ltd is looking for agents worldwide.