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C&D buys out Datel for USD74.6m

News Story - 29 Jul 2004
BLUE BELL, PA, United States

Forklift battery manufacturer C&D Technologies has acquired DC/DC converter maker Datel Inc for USD74.6 million.

Runaway bear's adventure ends with a forklift ride

News Story - 29 Jul 2004
STEVENS POINT, WI, United States

A young black bear that frightened and amused a suburban community for hours was finally sedated and transported back to a nature reserve aboard a forklift.

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. introduces new stand-up rider lift trucks

Advertisement - 29 Jul 2004

IRVINE, Calif., United States - Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), the leading lift truck supplier in the United States, today introduced its new 7-Series Electric Stand-Up Rider Counterbalance lift trucks...

ULH brings new products to market

Advertisement - 29 Jul 2004

Unit Load Handling (ULH) of Friendswood, Texas, USA has signed distribution agreements with ATIB srl of Italy, Shulte-Henke Gmbh and Durwen Gmbh of Germany to distribute standard and custom designed...

Inside the News - Edition #167

Inside the News - 22 Jul 2004

Today Forkliftaction.com News publishes the second and final special report on forklift safety. Thank you to those industry experts who helped us with this series. In August, our special reports...

FOCUS ON SAFETY (Part 2): Border busters - Forklift safety regulators go global

Feature Article - 22 Jul 2004

For decades, workplace safety regulators and industry bodies around the world have been initiating improvements in their own regional and national jurisdictions. Now, they're expanding their horizons and spreading the message through closer international alliances, writes BERNARD LEVY in the final part of this special report.

MHI plans major diesel engine production boost

News Story - 22 Jul 2004
TOKYO, Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has announced it will increase production of diesel forklift engines by more than 20%, from the current 120,000 units per year to 145,000 by 2007.

US rental giant joins fight against equipment theft

News Story - 22 Jul 2004
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, United States

Rental Service Corporation has registered its mobile fleet with the National Equipment Register in an attempt to reduce theft and increase recoveries of stolen machinery.

Clark bounces back with 4th profitable quarter

News Story - 22 Jul 2004
LEXINGTON, KY, United States

Clark Material Handling Company has reported its fourth consecutive profitable quarter since going into bankruptcy protection in 2000.

Reach the world for USD1.00 a day!

News Story - 22 Jul 2004

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Smits claims 'first' with new adjustable spreader

News Story - 22 Jul 2004
SOMOREN, Netherlands

Smits Spreader Systems has claimed an innovation break-though with the development of a new spreader featuring both longitudinal and traversal adjustment capability.

Safety in focus: news

News Story - 22 Jul 2004

The UK Fork Lift Truck Association has announced details of its second annual safety conference to take place on Wednesday, September 22, at Warwick University.

Rocla turns around loss to post USD1.3m profit

News Story - 22 Jul 2004
JÄRVENPÄÄ, Finland

Rocla Oyj has posted a 14% sales increase for the first half of the year, extracting a profit of EUR1.1 million (USD1.34 million) from EUR44.3 million (USD54.3 million) in turnover.

Linde's 'long march' across China halfway complete

News Story - 22 Jul 2004
XIAMEN, China

Linde-Xiamen Forklift Truck Corp, the Chinese arm of German forklift giant Linde, is just over halfway through a 6000km, four-month, trans-China forklift rally.

Island wedding dreams end up in the doghouse

News Story - 22 Jul 2004
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom

Marriage on an exotic tropical island has eluded a UK forklift driver who was sent to jail for theft just days before his planned wedding.

Mirror, mirror, once installed - are you really safe at all?

Safety First - 22 Jul 2004
VANCOUVER, Canada

Mirrors have the power to deceive us, to give us a false sense of security. Some companies regulate the use of mirrors and some regulatory bodies comment on their use. When I do on-site safety audits, I watch the operators to see how they use their mirrors. If they use shoulder checks, as well as mirrors, when turning and driving in pedestrian areas, then they should be able to keep using those mirrors. - Read more -

Inside the News - Edition #166

Inside the News - 15 Jul 2004

It's not too late to participate in Forkliftaction.com's caption competition. It has been our most popular yet, with entries from members all over the world. To view all the entries...

Sth Koreans swamped by used Japanese forklifts

News Story - 15 Jul 2004
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of

Second-hand forklifts from Japan were restricting the profitability of South Korean manufacturers, statistics from the Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association have revealed.

Jungheinrich foreshadows forklift market recovery

News Story - 15 Jul 2004
HAMBURG, Germany

Volumes in the materials handling market had "increased significantly" and the market was showing signs of a recovery, Jungheinrich chairman Dr Cletus von Pichler has told shareholders.

Mitsubishi claims 'first' with wireless forklift scale