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KCI KONECRANES: Q4 SAVES "FAIR" YEAR

News Story - 19 Feb 2004
HYVINKÄÄ, Finland

Rubber-tyred gantry manufacturer KCI Konecranes finished 2003 with EUR664.5 million (USD847.3 million) in sales, 6.9% below its EUR710 million (USD905.3 million) 2002 result.

FORKLIFT RENTAL SCAM EXPOSED

News Story - 19 Feb 2004
DARLINGTON, United Kingdom

Forklifts worth GBP100,000 (USD190,500) have been stolen in a bold new rental scam sweeping the northeast of England.

SMV SELLS AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST TYRE HANDLING FORKLIFT

News Story - 19 Feb 2004
MT THORLEY, Australia

SMV Australia has put Australia's largest industrial tyre handler into operation in the Hunter Valley, in New South Wales.

**ANNOUNCEMENT** BUSINESS DIRECTORY OFFICIAL LAUNCH

Advertisement - 19 Feb 2004

FORKLIFTACTION.COM, the world's busiest materials handling website, has today launched its global directory of forklift, attachment and component manufacturers, dealers and suppliers. The new search interface and structural upgrades increase...

TOYOTA STRENGTHENS MARKET LEADERSHIP

News Story - 19 Feb 2004
TOKYO, Japan

Toyota Industrial Equipment's position as the world's number one materials handling supplier has been strengthened with the news that it now holds a global market share of more than 20%.

COPLIFTER CHARGED

News Story - 19 Feb 2004
AYRSHIRE, United Kingdom

A man about to be served a warrant by police attacked a sheriff's officer by lifting up his car with a forklift.

ANHUI HELI - NUMBER ONE IN CHINA

Advertisement - 19 Feb 2004

Anhui HELI Co., Ltd. manufactures forklifts, construction vehicles, mine machinery and spare parts. HELI forklifts are used in various enterprises, including ports, airports, construction sites and shopping malls. Anhui HELI is the best in forklift design, manufacturing, testing and inspection. Anhui HELI has the largest forklift manufacturing, R&D and exporting base in China. Anhui HELI Co., Ltd is the only forklift manufacturer listed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. CONTACT US: Tel: +86-551-3639068 (North American and USA area) +86-551-3639258 (Europe) +86-551-3639358 (Asia, Africa & Pacific area) +1-954-436-8598 (HELI Forklift Wholesale INC.) Fax: +86-551-3639966 (P.R.China) +1-954-436-8028(HELI Forklift Wholesale INC.) E: wujun@heliforklift.com W: www.helimach.com Click here for the full text of this release, including pictures.

VNA WAREHOUSE ALERT: LASER-GUIDED CONCRETE GRINDER LAUNCHED

Advertisement - 19 Feb 2004

Concrete Grinding Limited, specialists in upgrading the floor flatness of narrow racking aisles in new and existing VNA warehouse/storage units, have released the Laser Grinder, a laser-guided concrete grinding machine. The Laser Grinder very effectively grinds aisles to the required flatness, while being clean, quick and non-intrusive. Designed to operate in operational warehouse facilities, floors are upgraded to ensure a safe and efficient VNA facility with little disruption. Click here for our full article and pictures. Concrete Grinding Limited is displaying its full compliment of services at IMHX 2004 in Birmingham, UK on March 2-4 2004. See us at stand 20/C26. CONTACT US: Tel: +44 (0) 1484 600080 Fax: +44 (0) 1484 600095 Email: information@concrete-grinding.com Web: www.concrete-grinding.com

FORKLIFTACTION.COM LAUNCHES ITS MATERIALS HANDLING BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Advertisement - 19 Feb 2004

Forklift fleet owners and professionals can now use Forkliftaction.com's new Business Directory to contact suppliers and dealers anywhere in the world. This Business Directory contains contact and service information from more than 10,000 businesses worldwide, operating in and with the materials handling industry. Officially launched today as the Business Directory, it has been in test mode for 12 months with the working name of Materials Handling Index. This online directory now features an updated search interface, allowing users to search more accurately and faster. The Business Directory permits the industry professional to find new business to business opportunities and to extensively display products and services in areas that previously were difficult to reach. Every operator in the materials handling industry should ensure their company is listed and that details are correct. Following the success of our weekly newsletter, which has a circulation of about 40,000 readers, the Business Directory offers access to the marketplace which further cements Forkliftaction.com as the online reference point for the global materials handling industry. For more information, see www.forkliftaction.com/directory or email www.forkliftaction.com.

Inside the News - Edition #144

Inside the News - 12 Feb 2004

Welcome to part one of Forkliftaction.com News's coverage of the Chinese forklift market. See our lead story for more information about this interesting part of the materials handling world. Thank...

CHINA: THE SECRET'S OUT

Feature Article - 12 Feb 2004
XIAMEN, China

China is international business's next big thing. For many western forklift makers, materials handling in the world's biggest nation is a golden opportunity: local brands like Heli and Hangzhou are king, while European and other brands are relatively unknown, and in the minority. The facts: gross annual production (domestic and export) of about 45,000 forklifts, with 50 local manufacturers. But, while the world races to get its products into the Chinese market, one European company has been active there for more than a decade. Linde-Xiamen Forklift Truck Corporation was formed in the early 1990s when Linde AG bought into Xiamen Forklift Truck Co. At the time, all Asian sales were administered in Linde's hometown of Wiesbaden, Germany. Asian sales director Heinrich Winzl was deployed to oversee Linde's local presence, and is still there today. Mr Winzl and Forkliftaction.com News chief reporter Damien Tomlinson chat about operating a successful western company in China.

CROWN SUES FLORIDA LIFT SYSTEMS, TMHU

News Story - 12 Feb 2004
NEW BREMEN, OH, United States

Crown Equipment Corp has filed US District Court lawsuits against a central Florida dealer and Toyota Material Handling USA Inc (TMHU).

KALMAR RTGs FOR MIDDLE EAST

News Story - 12 Feb 2004
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia

Kalmar Industries has sold 14 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to two major Red Sea ports, 10 for Jeddah's South Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia and four to the Port of Djibouti.

SAFETY FIRST: WAYNE CHORNOHUS

Feature Article - 12 Feb 2004
VANCOUVER, Canada

Training regulations have been instituted in many countries throughout the world in an attempt to reduce the carnage caused by forklifts. While reviewing a history of accidents in my area, I noticed many of those accidents happened to experienced operators and, in several cases, forklift repair personnel.

**ANNOUNCEMENT** FORKLIFTACTION.COM FEATURES CONFIRMED

Advertisement - 12 Feb 2004

Forkliftaction.com has confirmed the schedule of editorial features to be published in the coming months. These editorial features, launched last year, have proven to be a huge success. Readers have...

JLG AHEAD IN TRANSFER OF TELEHANDLER WORK

News Story - 12 Feb 2004
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States

JLG Industries Inc has completed its transfer of telehandler production from Port Washington, Wisconsin, to McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, ahead of an aggressive integration schedule.

YALE ENTERS US AC COUNTERBALANCE MARKET

News Story - 12 Feb 2004
GREENVILLE, NC, United States

Yale Materials Handling Corporation has entered the US electric counterbalance forklift market with the introduction of the ERP-DH AC-powered forklift.

STYLE AND GRACE AT FORKLIFT BALLET

News Story - 12 Feb 2004
TORONTO, Canada

It was a celebration of high art and high technology as two forklifts swanned around Toronto's International Centre as part of the third annual Toyota Forklift Ballet last week.

THEFT SPOILED BY ARMED POLICE

News Story - 12 Feb 2004
FELTHAM, United Kingdom

Armed police have foiled an audacious bid to hold up a Feltham warehouse by firing at the robbers as they drove off in a truck loaded with high-value computer equipment.

ANHUI HELI - NUMBER ONE IN CHINA

Advertisement - 12 Feb 2004

Anhui HELI Co., Ltd. manufactures forklifts, construction vehicles, mine machinery and spare parts. HELI forklifts are used in various enterprises, including ports, airports, construction sites and shopping malls. Anhui HELI is the best in forklift design, manufacturing, testing and inspection. Anhui HELI has the largest forklift manufacturing, R&D and exporting base in China. Anhui HELI Co., Ltd is the only forklift manufacturer listed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. CONTACT US: Tel: +86-551-3639068 (North American and USA area) +86-551-3639258 (Europe) +86-551-3639358 (Asia, Africa & Pacific area) +1-954-436-8598 (HELI Forklift Wholesale INC.) Fax: +86-551-3639966 (P.R.China) +1-954-436-8028(HELI Forklift Wholesale INC.) E: wujun@heliforklift.com W: www.helimach.com Click here for the full text of this release, including pictures.

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