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KALMAR "AUTOSTRADS" HAILED A SUCCESS
  • News Story - 19 Jun 2003
  • BRISBANE, Australia
After eight months' experimental operation at the Port of Brisbane, Kalmar Industries and Patrick Technology & Systems have claimed a resounding victory in their trial of the world's first automated container...
DAEWOO ON TRACK FOR 2003 TARGETS
  • News Story - 19 Jun 2003
  • SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of
First-quarter results for Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery (DHIM) saw the South Korean forklift maker post 28.1 percent growth in turnover, compared to the same period last year. This year DHIM...
STEELBRO LIFTS WITH UK AWARD
  • News Story - 19 Jun 2003
  • CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand
Steelbro received an accolade at the Commercial Motor Trailer of the Year awards in the UK last month. The Steelbro MK6 Sidelifter, distributed in the UK by Containerlift UK Ltd...
**FORK TALK** FLTA LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEBSITE
  • News Story - 19 Jun 2003
  • ALTON, United Kingdom
A new look and more information are features of the redesigned Fork Lift Truck Association website - www.fork-truck.org.uk. The clear, attractive format would guide visitors quickly and efficiently to the advice...
DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OFFERS AUD3 MILLION TENDER
  • News Story - 19 Jun 2003
  • MELBOURNE, Australia
Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) has issued a tender request for medium-sized rough-terrain forklifts valued at AUD3 million (USD2.01 million). The tender calls for offers of up to 30 8000-kilogram...
CAPTION COMPETITION WINNER CROWNED
  • News Story - 19 Jun 2003
  • BRISBANE, Australia
Forkliftaction.com's latest caption competition has been a resounding success, with hundreds of Forkliftaction.com readers entering. Due to the sheer volume of entries, Forkliftaction.com has decided to crown one winner, award...
FIRM FINED FOR SAFETY BREACHES
  • News Story - 19 Jun 2003
  • MANCHESTER, United Kingdom
A timber yard has been fined GBP100,000 (USD168,400) after an unlicensed forklift driver accidentally killed a motorist in 1997. Omar Akhtar, 20, was impaled by a forklift that swung onto...
Inside the News - Edition #111
  • Inside the News - 12 Jun 2003
The launch of Forkliftaction.com's Industry Links page has had a huge response from across the planet. The link program, where companies exchange links with Forkliftaction.com, is good news for all...
JUNGHEINRICH: PROFITS UP DESPITE LAGGING ECONOMY
  • News Story - 12 Jun 2003
  • HAMBURG, Germany
Despite a declining world market, Jungheinrich lifted net profit by 38 percent to EUR53.7 million (USD63 million) in 2002. Jungheinrich chairman Dr Cletus von Pichler told the annual general meeting...
**SPECIAL FEATURE** HOW TECHNOLOGY IS SHAPING YOUR INDUSTRY
  • Feature Article - 12 Jun 2003
  • MEDINA, OH, United States
Technology has changed the way materials handling products around the world are developed and produced. Complex computer aids have replaced sharp pencils and graph paper as companies strive for the perfect forklift. Click here to read the full text of this feature story.
KALMAR TO BUILD STILL FORKLIFTS
  • News Story - 12 Jun 2003
  • LJUNGBY, Sweden
Still, part of the Linde group, and Kalmar Industries, a subsidiary of Partek, have agreed on an OEM deal which will see Kalmar manufacturing forklifts for Still at its factory...
**ADVERTISEMENT** KOMATSU FORKLIFT EUROPEAN DIVISION LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
  • Advertisement - 12 Jun 2003
  • Australia
MILAN, Italy - Komatsu Forklift European Division has launched a new website for the European market. The website contains detailed product descriptions of Komatsu's material handling products, including: ~ LPG and diesel...
MOVERS & SHAKERS
  • News Story - 12 Jun 2003
  • HAMBURG, Germany
Jungheinrich has appointed two new managing directors to its Portuguese and Italian operations. Christopher Dörpinghaus is the new managing director of Jungheinrich Italiana Srl in Milan, taking over from Matthias...
CAPTION COMPETITION: FINAL WEEK
  • News Story - 12 Jun 2003
  • BRISBANE, Australia
Forkliftaction.com's caption competition has entered its final stretch. Next week the winning entry will be published on the website and in the newsletter. This is your last chance to get...
SPAT LEADS TO FORKLIFT RECOVERY
  • News Story - 12 Jun 2003
  • HAMILTON, Canada
A forklift thief has been reported to police by his fuming girlfriend after a domestic argument. The angry woman led police to a haul of stolen goods after becoming tired...
Inside the News - Edition #110
  • Inside the News - 05 Jun 2003
Forkliftaction.com News readers often comment on the range and depth of stories in the weekly email bulletin. Well, we can't take all the credit. Often the best stories come from...
STILL LANDS BIG FOOD GROUP DEAL
  • News Story - 05 Jun 2003
  • DEESIDE, United Kingdom
Big Food Group has chosen Still to supply hundreds of forklifts to its Iceland Foods and Booker Cash & Carry distribution centres throughout the UK. The contract, which a Still spokesman...
CROWN CROWNED FOR DESIGNS
  • News Story - 05 Jun 2003
  • NEW BREMEN, OH, United States
Crown Equipment Corporation has been ranked third in two design category rankings, prepared by German consultancy design.net AG. The firm's latest rankings, which rate the 100 best service companies and...
JLG: TELEHANDLER SALES INCREASE
  • News Story - 05 Jun 2003
  • McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States
JLG Industries sold more telehandlers but reported less aerial work platform sales revenue in the third quarter ended April 30. JLG reported USD34.8 million in third-quarter telehandler sales, compared to...
**FORK TALK** AED OFFERS DISCOUNTED SALES TRAINING
  • News Story - 05 Jun 2003
  • DAYTON, OH, United States
Associated Equipment Dealers (AED) is giving a USD50 discount to early registrants for its Managing the Sales Professional seminar in August. The seminar, sponsored by the AED University, will be...
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