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SAFETY FIRST: WAYNE CHORNOHOUS

Feature Article - 15 Jan 2004
VANCOUVER, Canada

Most forklift instructors understand sit-down counterbalance construction and how the basis for the "stability triangle" can be explained and plotted. Click here for the full text of Wayne's column.

MERGED MOFFETT CREATES 40 JOBS

News Story - 15 Jan 2004
DUNDALK, Ireland

Forklift manufacturer Moffett Engineering has announced a EUR6 million (USD7.6 million) expansion that will create 40 jobs at its Dundalk operation.

LINDE TO SELL REFRIGERATION BUSINESS?

News Story - 15 Jan 2004
WIESBADEN, Germany

Linde AG may offload its refrigeration business. The company severed ties with Linde Refrigeration, granting it independent legal status, on January 1.

KING MICHAEL - FORKLIFT DRIVER

News Story - 15 Jan 2004
JERILDERIE, Australia

A medieval historian says an Australian forklift driver is the rightful King of England.

Inside the News - Edition #139

Inside the News - 01 Jan 2004

Just a quick note to wish you a happy new year from Forkliftaction.com. Thank you for being a part of our growing community. Traffic at the website has never been...

Inside the News - Edition #138

Inside the News - 18 Dec 2003

Welcome to our second and final special issue highlighting the materials handling industry in the UK. Next month Forkliftaction.com focuses on the world attachments market. It's not too late to...

UK MARKET FIERCELY COMPETITIVE

Feature Article - 18 Dec 2003
LONDON, United Kingdom

Welcome to part two of Forkliftaction.com's focus on materials handling in the UK. In this final article, Forkliftaction.com has interviewed the UK's industry heavyweights and concentrated on the big news that has shaped the industry in 2003. Unlike other world materials handling industries, 75% of the 30,000 forklifts sold in the UK this year were contract-hire purchases. That meant only a small percentage of manufacturers' customers were individuals; companies dealt mostly with large corporate customers. Click here to read the full text of this special feature.

JUNGHEINRICH TO CLOSE FRENCH DIVISION

News Story - 18 Dec 2003
HAMBURG, Germany

Jungheinrich AG will proceed with plans to close its struggling French hand pallet truck business, MIC SA.

GERMAN GIANT SINKS FUNDS INTO CHINA

News Story - 18 Dec 2003
BEIJING, China

Linde-Xiamen Forklift Truck Co Ltd, Linde AG's Chinese manufacturing base, will establish a research centre to develop new technology and introduce new products from Europe.

**ADVERTISEMENT** FORKLIFTACTION.COM ADVERTISING WORKS

Advertisement - 18 Dec 2003
Australia

Advertising with Forkliftaction.com works. E-P Equipment Co Ltd, a Chinese manufacturer of warehouse materials handling products, ran an advertising campaign with Forkliftaction.com this year as a branding exercise. Through E-P's...

BT ROLATRUC: PRIDE IN PERFORMANCE

News Story - 18 Dec 2003
BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom

BT Rolatruc has been demonstrating its "pride in performance" (PIP) safety program in a series of presentations to customers around the UK.

DAIRY DRIVER WINS NZ CHAMPIONSHIP

News Story - 18 Dec 2003
AUCKLAND, New Zealand

Mike Pennall, a forklift driver for national dairy company Fonterra, has won the New Zealand National Forklift Drivers' Championship.

PLANT WORKERS OVERCOME

News Story - 18 Dec 2003
OMAHA, NE, United States

Five plant workers were rushed to an Omaha hospital yesterday suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after a propane-fuelled forklift was used in a confined area.

CONTROLLING EXHAUST EMISSIONS

Advertisement - 18 Dec 2003
CANNOCK STAFFS, United Kingdom

The use of diesel or LPG powered forklift trucks creates special pollution concerns. Envirosafe® offers solutions that will reduce carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides (LPG) and soot (diesel) emissions by up to 95%. Envirosafe products ensure that air quality is improved for the safety of workers, and that product spoilage is reduced in a commercially-viable manner. Envirosafe is a member of the Pyroban Group. See us at the IMHX exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham, 2-4 March. For more information, visit www.pyroban.com/envirosafe or email envirosafe@pyroban.com.

CASCADE PROMOTES KERN TO CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT MHP MARKETING & SALES

Advertisement - 18 Dec 2003
PORTLAND, OR, United States

Cascade Corporation has appointed Mike Kern to Corporate Vice President Material Handling Products (MHP) Marketing and Sales. Kern joined Cascade in 1966, acting most recently as Director of MHP Marketing and Sales for the Americas. Now he also coordinates European MHP Marketing and Sales, and MHP programs worldwide. By working with dealers and end users around the globe, Cascade has become the premier supplier to the material handling industry. - Cascade website - Click here for the full text of this release, including pictures.

Inside the News - Edition #137

Inside the News - 11 Dec 2003

Forkliftaction.com News offers forklift and materials handling industry associations a great way to get their news to the world. Fork Talk is a free column available to non-profit forklift and...

NISSAN, ATLET LINK UP IN UK

News Story - 11 Dec 2003
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands

Nissan Forklift Europe BV and Atlet AB of Sweden have expanded their cross-branding relationship into UK warehouse products.

GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS BALKANCAR SALE

News Story - 11 Dec 2003
SOFIA, Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Privatisation Agency has suspended the sale of ailing manufacturer Balkancar Holding and its subsidiaries after a break-down in four-month negotiations with the sole bidder.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER: ROLF SLOBOTZKY

News Story - 11 Dec 2003
MEXICO CITY, Mexico

Toyota Mexico has secured a USD5 million, 180-forklift sales contract and, through it, given Cascade its biggest ever attachments sale in Mexico.

DAEWOO USA LAUNCHES ONLINE PARTS SYSTEM

News Story - 11 Dec 2003
SUWANEE, GA, United States

Daewoo Heavy Industries America Corp (DHIAC) has launched an online parts ordering system.

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