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News Story - 28 Aug 2003
MJÖLBY, Sweden

BT Industries says a 4% drop in net sales for the half-year to June 30 is entirely due to foreign currency rates, particularly a weaker US dollar. BT, reporting its...

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ZPMC WINS 10-RTG ORDER

News Story - 28 Aug 2003
HONG KONG, China

Container terminal operator Modern Terminals Ltd has ordered 10 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) from Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co Ltd (ZPMC). The contract's value was not released. Modern Terminals said...

FORKLIFT IN CHEMICAL SPILL

News Story - 28 Aug 2003
LAKEWOOD, CO, United States

A forklift caused a chemical spill which saw the evacuation of two buildings and the lock-down of three schools yesterday. The forklift was on the back of a semi-trailer when...

Inside the News - Edition #121

Inside the News - 21 Aug 2003

The launch of Forkliftaction.com's Industry Links page has had a huge response from all areas of materials handling. The links program, where companies exchange links with Forkliftaction.com, is good news...

US MANUFACTURERS WAGE LEGAL WAR

News Story - 21 Aug 2003
MEMPHIS, TN, United States

Two forklift manufacturers are in the midst of a legal battle over a disagreement about a dealer relationship in the mid-south of the USA. Yale Materials Handling Corp (YMHC), a...

FIRST AIRTRAX OMNI-FORKLIFTS SOLD

News Story - 21 Aug 2003
HAMMONTON, NJ, United States

Airtrax Inc has sold the first of its ATX-3000 omni-directional forklifts. Ten ATX-3000s are in Airtrax's pilot production run, to be used as demonstrators and for initial sales. Crane & Machinery...

BIG GERMAN STRADDLE ORDER FOR KALMAR

News Story - 21 Aug 2003
HAMBURG, Germany

Kalmar Industries has won supply contracts for 24 straddle carriers from stevedore Hamburger Hafen & Lagerhaus AG (HHLA). The value of the contracts was not released. Kalmar received an initial order...

LINDE: MH WEAKER, BUT OUTLOOK PROMISING

News Story - 21 Aug 2003
WIESBADEN, Germany

Linde's materials handling division sales have fallen 2.6% from EUR1.44 billion (USD1.61 billion) in the first half of last year to EUR1.41 billion (USD1.56 billion) in the first half of...

MECANO-REJA NOW SOLE MAST EXPLORER PRODUCER

News Story - 21 Aug 2003
ARCHENA, Spain

Mecano-Reja SA has bought out its partner and begun manufacturing the Mast Explorer rough-terrain forklift in a new facility in Archena, Spain. Mecano-Reja foreign sales manager Guillermo Busse said the...

GIRL KILLED IN FORKLIFT TRAGEDY

News Story - 21 Aug 2003
LEONIE TOWNSHIP, MI, United States

A six-year-old girl died on August 17 after being run over by a forklift driven by her 10-year-old brother. Police told Associated Press the children were at Lindsay Heating & Cooling...

Inside the News - Edition #120

Inside the News - 14 Aug 2003

Did you know Forkliftaction.com offers a host of free online features? Forkliftaction.com's website includes an equipment catalogue, where you can browse, research and compare products from materials handling manufacturers. The...

AIRTRAX IN NAVY DEMONSTRATIONS

News Story - 14 Aug 2003
HAMMONTON, NJ, United States

Airtrax Inc has demonstrated its omni-directional weapons transporter to the US Navy. Airtrax conducted two demonstrations of its multi-purpose mobility platform, named MP2, on July 16 and July 17 at...

KCI KONECRANES TO SLASH JOBS IN RESTRUCTURE

News Story - 14 Aug 2003
HYVINKÄÄ, Finland

KCI Konecranes will cut 200 jobs and focus on internal efficiencies. The plan, announced with Konecranes' first half results on August 7, includes further consolidation of production facilities in Europe...

**SAFETY FIRST** IS YOUR FORKLIFT A TOOL OR A WEAPON?

Feature Article - 14 Aug 2003
VANCOUVER, Canada

Forklift technology has come a long way. Manufacturers are now building vehicles with in-built safety features to reduce accidents through automatic deployment of stability devices. Some lift trucks are now equipped with automatic levelling measures, while others feature memory functions to improve accuracy in repetitive tasks. Click here to read the full text of this special feature.

PINGUELY-HAULOTTE SEES GROWTH, DESPITE FALLING MARKET

News Story - 14 Aug 2003
L'HORME, France

Pinguely-Haulotte, the world's third-largest manufacturer of aerial work platforms, has posted consolidated sales of EUR107.4 million (USD121.5 million) for the first half of 2003, a 10% increase from the first...

FORKLIFT SAFETY BLITZ LAUNCHED

News Story - 14 Aug 2003
MELBOURNE, Australia

Forklifts are the major focus of a blitz on workplace safety taking place in Swan Hill, in country Victoria, next week. The week-long operation will be conducted by WorkSafe Victoria...

DRIVERS VIE FOR NZ CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS

News Story - 14 Aug 2003
PLAMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand

Forklift operators are in training as the township of Palmerston North prepares to defend New Zealand's National Forklift Driving Championship title for a second time. The past two national winners...

Inside the News - Edition #119

Inside the News - 07 Aug 2003

The new Materials Handling Index (MHI) has been a huge success and we are overwhelmed with the response from the Forkliftaction.com community. Every day more forklift users worldwide gather contact...

GERMAN CAT DEALERS AXED

News Story - 07 Aug 2003
WINSEN, Germany

At least two German Caterpillar forklift dealers have been given notice that their dealership arrangements will end on September 30. LagerTec Vertrieb & Service GmbH, of Winsen, and Lifttec, of Herford...

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