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NMHG makes half a million

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
GREENVILLE, NC, United States

Nacco Materials Handling Group (NMHG) has celebrated production of its 500,000th forklift, the Hyster E80AC, at the Greenville, North Carolina, plant. Greenville plant manager Don Mills paid tribute to NMHG...

RAVAS shows interaction of mobile scale and RF-ID at Paris Show

Advertisement - 02 Feb 2006

At the SITL / Manutention show in Paris, RAVAS will demonstrate the advantages of mobile scales in interaction with RF-ID and a Warehouse Management System. The resulting on-line and real-time access to both qualitative and quantitative information, means another step towards the complete integration of material flows and information flows.

Linde offer could “paralyse” BOC

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
DÜSSELDORF, Germany

BOC management repeated its reservations about Linde's offer to buy the British gas group at a shareholders' meeting last Friday (Forkliftaction.com News #244). BOC chairman Rob Margetts said the takeover...

LPM and NISSAN Forklift announce continuation of joint marketing agreement

Advertisement - 02 Feb 2006

Lift Parts Manufacturing, LPM, has renewed its joint marketing agreement with Nissan Forklift Corporation, North America, which was formalized in 2002. The agreement provides Nissan Forklift dealers with access to LPM products. LPM is recognized as a comprehensive resource for aftermarket lift truck parts.

BT axes Prime-Mover

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
MUSCATINE, IA, United States

BT Prime-Mover is removing the Prime-Mover brand from the market to meet increasing demand for other products. Ilidio Alves, Prime-Mover general manager for sales & marketing, told MHEDA Connection that resources...

New York Pon to buy Wisconsin Lift Truck

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
NEW YORK, NY, United States

New York-based Pon North America Inc wants to buy Wisconsin Lift Truck to expand its dealer locations. Pon, whose parent company is Netherlands-based Pon Holdings BV, a 100-year-old privately owned...

Kaup and EMC go exclusive

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
BRISBANE, Australia

The wholly family-owned EMC Group is now Kaup's exclusive dealer in Australia and New Zealand. The Brisbane-based company formed EMC Attachments this year to offer the complete range of Kaup...

Opera singing kept forklift driver focused

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
TORONTO, Canada

A woman who used to sing opera while driving a forklift is in the final six of Canadian reality TV show Bathroom Divas. The Vancouver Sun reported Emili Losier, 21...

Wholesale rental for Oz dealers

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
BRISBANE, QLD, Australia

Former TVH Australasia CEO Steve Cunliffe has joined forces with old friend Adrian Martin to rent forklifts to Australian dealers. Cunliffe is now Martin's business partner in Fork Source, a...

Sixteenth time for Freeport

News Story - 02 Feb 2006
FREEPORT, TX, United States

Port Freeport, one of the Texas Gulf Coast's largest container ports, has been recognised for excellence in financial reporting for the 16th consecutive year. The Government Finance Officers' Association of...

Briefs

News Story - 02 Feb 2006

Gehl races with Rahal WEST BEND, WI, United States Telehandler manufacturer Gehl Company has partnered with North American open-wheel racing team Rahal Letterman Racing for the 2006 racing season. Gehl...

New forklift safety seminars scheduled in Oz

Fork Talk - 02 Feb 2006
MELBOURNE, Australia

WorkSafe Victoria is holding information sessions this month on a new series of forums for forklift operators and owners.

Inside the News - Edition #244

Inside the News - 26 Jan 2006

This week, in Forkliftaction.com News's industry profile, we speak to a very special person from the UK. Former BT Rolatruc national resale manager James Brindley, has retired but he still...

Port operator and Kalmar to semi-automate terminal

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Port of Hamburg's biggest container terminal operator, HHLA, is working with Kalmar Industries to convert its Container Terminal Burchardkai facility to a semi-automated operation. In phase one, Kalmar will equip...

Compact machines debut in Las Vegas

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States

JLG Industries unveiled its new line of compact telehandlers to the North American market at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas this week. The G5-19A and G6-23...

Linde buys gas, sells forklift business?

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
WIESBADEN, Germany

After months of speculation, Linde AG has confirmed that it has made an all-cash bid for British gas group BOC Group plc (Forkliftaction.com News #224). Dow Jones International News reported...

SMH moves to double-sized HQ

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
OLATHE, KS, United States

TVH Group's US division, Systems Material Handling Co (SMH), has moved to a new Kansas headquarters double its previous size. Its new headquarters, at 16355 South Lone Elm Road, in...

Briefs

News Story - 26 Jan 2006

Police appeal for assistance SYDNEY, Australia New South Wales police are seeking help on an attempted theft of a forklift at Darling Harbour, Sydney, last weekend. Five men stole a...

First Hyster for Columbia Containers

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
VANCOUVER, Canada

Columbia Containers Ltd, an agricultural transload facility based at the Port of Vancouver, has received its first Hyster laden container handler. The Hyster H1150HD-CH, to be commissioned on Canada's west...

Forklifts in the logging and timber industry

Advertisement - 26 Jan 2006

Next month, February 16, Forkliftaction.com news looks at the forklifts and attachments used in the logging and timber industry. Feature your product, your brand or your company in this special...

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