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Manitou to boost R&D spending

News Story - 16 Dec 2004
ANCENIS, France

Manitou will boost research and development spending by 40 per cent following production of its 200,000th forklift last month.

Forkliftaction.com confirms ProMat attendance!

Advertisement - 16 Dec 2004

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Mixed results for Philippine port players

News Story - 16 Dec 2004
MANILA, Philippines

The Philippines' major port players have reported mixed third-quarter results.

Forklifts hit by rising steel prices

News Story - 16 Dec 2004
TOKYO, Japan

Increases in steel prices are affecting the forklift industry, according to the latest information from Japanese manufacturers.

Forkliftaction.com’s Marketplace enters testing phase!

News Story - 16 Dec 2004

Forkliftaction.com's latest initiative, Marketplace, has entered the testing phase ahead of a launch date early in the new year.

European auction eclipses Ritchie Bros’ largest

News Story - 16 Dec 2004
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands

The world's largest industrial equipment auctioneer has staged its largest auction to date in Moerdjik, the Netherlands.

South of the Border: Rolf Slobotzky

News Story - 16 Dec 2004
MEXICO CITY, Mexico

For me, this is not just another year to wish happiness to my friends. It has been a year full of events, some expected, some not, in my personal life and in business.

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News Story - 16 Dec 2004

Three Crown PE4000 rider pallet trucks with Cellex hydrogen fuel cells will start trials in a distribution centre of the logistics subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc in January.

Forklift driven away by brat in a hat

News Story - 16 Dec 2004
QUEDGELEY, United Kingdom

A man masquerading as a worker has stolen a forklift worth GBP32,000 (USD61,564).

New VDMA office opens in Beijing

Fork Talk - 16 Dec 2004
FRANKFURT, Germany

The growing Chinese market is the reason for the newly-opened German Engineering Federation (VDMA) representative office in Beijing, says VDMA managing director Dr Hannes Hesse.

Inside the News - Edition #187

Inside the News - 09 Dec 2004

The Judging Begins! The caption competition has been another great success, with many interesting and funny captions, but now it's time to pick a winner! You, the Discussion Forum participants...

Crown wins arbitration, opens two Florida branches

Feature Article - 09 Dec 2004
DAYTON, OH, United States

An arbitrator has found that Florida Lift Systems Inc (FLS) violated its dealership agreement with Crown Equipment Corporation in representing Toyota's competing line of forklifts. Effective from November 1, Crown ended its authorisation for FLS to sell or service Crown products and opened two Crown-owned central Florida branches in Orlando and Tampa. Crown's Andre Lauber manages the two new branch locations. Each is about four miles from existing Orlando and Tampa sites where FLS continues to represent Toyota Material Handling USA (TMHU). Crown transferred Lauber back to central Florida from an assignment in Dallas, Texas. Both Crown and Toyota have major forklift dealership networks in the USA; Crown with 180 facilities, and Toyota with 186. FLS, a long-time Crown dealer, agreed to also represent TMHU in Tampa in January 2004. Previously, FLS started representing Irvine, California-based THMU in Orlando in September 2002. The full text of the story is continued online.

Cascade receives history-making deal

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
ALMERE, Netherlands

Cascade Europe has just received the largest order in its 44-year history from Barloworld Handling.

Airtrax to close FiLCO acquisition, begin European production

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
HAMMONTON, NJ, United States

Airtrax Inc will close its acquisition of FiLCO GmbH early next year and expects the business to manufacture USD50 million worth of forklifts by year-end 2005.

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.

Injured forklift driver loses court appeal

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
DALLAS, TX, United States

An appeals court has rejected a forklift driver's contention that a Crown product defect resulted in him losing a leg.

Barloworld buys Northern Ireland Hyster distributor

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
NEWTOWNABBEY, United Kingdom

Barloworld has reached an agreement to buy CMS Lift trucks, Northern Ireland's exclusive Hyster dealer, for GBP5 million (USD9.73 million).

SMV’s reach stackers for Port of Helsingborg

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
MARKARYD, Sweden

SMV Lifttrucks AB has received an order for two SC 4545 CAX reach stackers from the Port of Helsingborg in Sweden.

Industry group supports forklift mobile phone ban

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
MELBOURNE, Australia

The Australian Industry Group says operators using cellular phones while driving forklifts are "far more likely" to have accidents.

Runaway forklift almost kills toddler

News Story - 09 Dec 2004
COBRIDGE, United Kingdom

A three-year-old boy's rocking horse saved his life after a faulty forklift smashed through his home's garden wall, burying him in rubble.

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