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NARROW AISLE FORKLIFT INVENTOR DIES

News Story - 05 Feb 2004
GREENE, NY, United States

Christian Gibson, inventor of the first narrow aisle forklift, died on January 22, aged 89.

**ADVERTISEMENT** MACHINERY FOR SALE

Advertisement - 05 Feb 2004

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ROCLA FORGETS 2003, LOOKS TO BRIGHT YEAR AHEAD

News Story - 05 Feb 2004
JÄRVENPÄÄ, Finland

Rocla Oyj has branded 2003 a "weak year" and is focusing on encouraging projections for 2004.

CROWN LANDS AUSTRALIAN ABATTOIR DEAL

News Story - 05 Feb 2004
WAGGA WAGGA, Australia

Crown Equipment's Australian arm has secured a 16-unit forklift sale with agrifood giant Cargill Australia's beef abattoir in Wagga Wagga, in country New South Wales.

**FORK TALK** BITA GOES BIG ON IMHX

News Story - 05 Feb 2004
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom

The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA), co-owner of IMHX 2004, will use the March 2 to March 4 event to inform the industry of its current initiatives.

**ADVERTISEMENT** NEW PIVOT SEAT NOW AVAILABLE FOR FORKLIFTS & UTILITY TRUCKS!

Advertisement - 05 Feb 2004

The Huddle Group has introduced the "Transport" retrofitable pivot seat. The "U-TURN" Pivot is also available as a stand alone unit, retrofitable with all seats and trucks! * Universal - fits most...

MATERIALS HANDLERS AMONG TOP 100 PRODUCTS FOR 2003

News Story - 05 Feb 2004
OAK BROOK, IL, United States

Construction Equipment magazine, in its December issue, has announced its 100 top products for 2003.

VANDALS RUN AMOK WITH FORKLIFT, VAN AND GUN

News Story - 05 Feb 2004
BARTLETT, IL, United States

Vandals used a forklift, a van and guns to mindlessly damage offices and a warehouse in a newly opened business park in Bartlett, Illinois.

Inside the News - Edition #142

Inside the News - 29 Jan 2004

If you receive Forkliftaction.com News direct, you also have access to many resources online, including an equipment catalogue, a news archive, a business directory, open tenders and more. To log...

THE WORLD ATTACHMENTS MARKET - PART TWO

Feature Article - 29 Jan 2004
BRISBANE, Australia

Welcome to Forkliftaction.com's second and final part of this month's series on the market for forklift attachments. We've tried to cover as much of this huge market segment as possible, with the help of several industry experts and other sources. Thank you to the experts who lent a hand, and thanks to the companies that took advantage of the opportunity to share the spotlight by advertising their products and services. Click here to read the feature.

JCB TO BUILD ENGINES AT NEW PLANT

News Story - 29 Jan 2004
CHURCH BROUGHTON, United Kingdom

JCB is forging ahead with plans to produce diesel engines with the acquisition this month of a multi-million pound manufacturing plant.

AED: OUTLOOK POSITIVE FOR 2004

News Story - 29 Jan 2004
OAK BROOK, IL, United States

The big conclusion from the Associated Equipment Distributors' (AED) 85th annual meeting & CONDEX show was that 2004 would be a year of growth.

CROWN OPENS DALLAS/FORT WORTH BRANCH

News Story - 29 Jan 2004
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, United States

Crown Equipment Corporation has opened a factory-owned branch in Grand Prairie, TX, to serve the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

**FORK TALK** MHEDA SPONSORS PROFESSOR

News Story - 29 Jan 2004
CHARLOTTE, NC, United States

The Material Handling Equipment Distributors' Association (MHEDA) will sponsor Dr Barry Lawrence to serve on the committee of the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE).

MOVERS & SHAKERS

News Story - 29 Jan 2004
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States

JLG Industries Inc has appointed David L Pugh to its board of directors.

TOYOTA LAUNCHES ELECTRIC TOW TRACTOR FLOOR-RUNNERS

News Story - 29 Jan 2004
IRVINE, CA, United States

Toyota Material Handling USA (TMHU) has introduced two new Floor-Runner models, inspired by requests from the automotive plants of Toyota Motor Corp (TMC).

KAUP: ONLINE CALCULATION PROGRAMME FOR RESIDUAL CAPACITIES

Advertisement - 29 Jan 2004
ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany

KAUP's new website features a forklift residual capacity calculator. Part of the calculation programme is the technical data of all relevant forklifts currently on the market. From the homepage (www.kaup.de) click on "Res. Capacities" under Contacts & News. Follow the on-screen prompts and the residual capacity will be calculated after choosing the required forklift. Warnings appear when the capacity of the forklift is higher than the capacity of your attachment, or if ISO Classes do not fit. See www.kaup.de for more information. Click here for the full text of this release, including pictures.

BOLZONI-AURAMO LAUNCHES NEW HOOK-ON SIDESHIFTER

Advertisement - 29 Jan 2004
PIACENZA, Italy

BOLZONI-AURAMO hook-on sideshifters have always been market leader, popular due to excellent engineering, simplicity and rugged construction. The new Model HN features significant improvements: * 21% better visibility; * integrated mobile upper hook and fork carriage bar; * 9% lighter; * Thicker upper and lower sliding pads; * Upper and lower sliding pads equipped with greasers; * Adjustable lower hooks for easy fitment; * Handling hook fixed to upper bar; * Equal sideshifting speed in both directions. For further information, contact Annalisa Castellini on +39-0523-5555-11, via e-mail on info@bolzoni-auramo.com, or see www.bolzoni-auramo.com. Click here for the full text of this release, including pictures.

TOYOTA RANKED GLOBAL LIFT TRUCK LEADER BY TOP MATERIAL HANDLING PUBLICATION

Advertisement - 29 Jan 2004
IRVINE,CA, United States

Toyota has been recognized as the largest worldwide lift truck supplier by Modern Materials Handling, based on annual sales of over $3.1 billion. In the magazine's yearly top 20 ranking, Toyota earned the top position, ahead of competitors from North America, Asia and Europe. Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), the company's U.S. group, also is the number one selling lift truck supplier in the U.S. and contributes over 25 percent of Toyota's worldwide sales. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.toyotaforklift.com Email toyotaforklift@tmhu.com Call +1-800-226-0009 Click here for the full text of this release, including pictures.

Inside the News - Edition #141

Inside the News - 22 Jan 2004

Forkliftaction.com's story about the purported rightful king of England being an Australian forklift driver drew a great response from members. But we can't take all the credit. We discovered the...

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