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Airtrax finalises Canadian distributor

News Story - 17 Feb 2005
HAMMONTON, NJ, United States

Airtrax expects its distributorship agreement with Airtrax Canada to add USD9.2 million to annual revenues for 2005.

Beer choice costs forklift operator’s job

News Story - 17 Feb 2005
RACINE, Wisconsin, United States

A forklift operator may have become the victim of fierce competition between two of the world's biggest beer manufacturers.

Free company listing in Forkliftaction.com's business directory!

News Story - 17 Feb 2005

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KCI Konecranes issues financial results

News Story - 17 Feb 2005
HYVINKAA, Finland

Group sales for KCI Konecranes increased 9.5 per cent for financial year 2004 while operating income increased 74.1 per cent.

Trelleborg finances houses for Sri Lankans

News Story - 17 Feb 2005
HARTVILLE, OH, United States

Trelleborg Group has undertaken immediate disaster relief and is implementing long-term projects to help employees affected by the tsunami in Sri Lanka.

What, me worry?

Safety First - 17 Feb 2005
VANCOUVER, Canada

A reader sent this comment: "A problem in Australia is the inconsistency of certification and training. There are some agencies where you can obtain a certificate in three hours."

Made to last a lifetime

Advertisement - 17 Feb 2005

BT Lifters have a reputation for durability and reliability. This is no accident, as they are designed-quite literally-to last a lifetime. Properly serviced and maintained, a BT Lifter will perform for decades. Many businesses seem to think of a hand pallet truck as a disposable item-something that will quickly be worn out, and then replaced. BT has a different view. A new BT Lifter may come at a slightly greater initial cost than its competitors, but such an investment will repay itself many times over in the years to come.

Inside the News - Edition #195

Inside the News - 10 Feb 2005

Forkliftaction.com wishes Gong Xi Fa Cai to all our readers celebrating the Year of the Rooster. We wish you happiness at home and success in your work. Daewoo recently released...

Focus: Telescopic handlers

Feature Article - 10 Feb 2005

There is a special materials handling customer whose work thrives in secrecy, depends on superb organisation and benefits from reliable equipment. So what type of equipment does that customer need? Are they that different? Christine Liew reports.

Linde silent on reports of possible sale

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
WIESBADEN, Germany

Linde AG corporate communications head Uwe Wolfinger has refused to comment on whether international financial investors showed interest in buying his company's forklift division last year.

Daewoo releases “prosperity” forklifts

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
YANTAI, China

Daewoo has released low-cost diesel engine forklifts specifically aimed at the Chinese market.

Forklift drivers kiss neck aches goodbye

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
OIRSCHOT, Netherlands

Forklift drivers can kiss neck aches goodbye, thanks to Jungheinrich AG's new rotating cabin forklift.

Driving may affect male sex performance

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia

A researcher wants to find out if there is a link between professional driving and reproductive problems.

Komatsu’s operating profit up 70.3 per cent

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
TOKYO, Japan

Komatsu has announced financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 21, 2005, with operating profit up by 70.3 per cent and more than double net income.

Hydrogenics and GM Canada join forces

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
MISSISSAUGA, Canada

Hydrogenics Corporation and General Motors (GM) Canada are partnering up to develop the commercial viability of hydrogen-powered industrial vehicles.

Meclift buys back small forklifts

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
KANGASALA, Finland

Oy Meclift Ltd, a Finnish manufacturer of variable reach trucks and side reach stackers, has acquired all rights to Normet Oy's five to 11 tonne variable reach trucks. Meclift managing...

Rocla’s Abbot system wins award

News Story - 10 Feb 2005
JARVENPAA, Finland

A Rocla-developed truck management system has won the PETE New Business Award presented biennially by the E-business Forum of Basic Industry in Finland. Abbot is a warehouse truck management solution...

EXIDE increases battery power with tubular technology

Advertisement - 10 Feb 2005
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, United States

GNB Industrial Power, a division of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), expanded its high-performance line of industrial lift truck batteries with the new Tubular-HP™ product range. The Tubular-HP™ line consists of 100 Ah (ampere hour) and 140 Ah plate sizes. The 100 Ah Tubular-HPÔ product is the same height as a typical 85 Ah flooded flat-plate product; the 140 Ah Tubular-HPÔ product is the same height as a typical 125 Ah flooded flat-plate product. This means you can now achieve more power, using tubular technology, in the same size compartment that was previously occupied by a flooded flat-plate battery.

Inside the News - Edition #194

Inside the News - 03 Feb 2005

Today, Forkliftaction.com opens a new Discussion Forum for mechanics and fleet managers to discuss mechanical issues. For your convenience, discussion threads are grouped according to equipment brands and models. We...

Barloworld replaces carpet producer’s 415 forklifts

News Story - 03 Feb 2005
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa

Barloworld's "total solutions approach" helped it win a USD15 million contract to replace a major US carpet manufacturer's 415 forklifts with Hyster equipment, the company's CEO Tony Phillips said.

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