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**MOVERS & SHAKERS**

News Story - 11 Sep 2003
BRISBANE, Australia

NEW SALES, MARKETING GM FOR TVH AUSTRALASIA Brisbane-based TVH Australasia Pty Ltd has appointed Rob Whitmore as sales & marketing general manager. Mr Whitmore joins TVH after three years with NMHG...

Inside the News - Edition #123

Inside the News - 04 Sep 2003

Forkliftaction.com makes it easy to plan your business travel by providing a detailed list of world materials handling events on Forkliftaction.com's events page. Our researchers constantly gather information on new...

COURT ACTIONS KEEP MEMPHIS HOPPING

News Story - 04 Sep 2003
MEMPHIS, TN, United States

Defendant Toyota Materials Handling USA Inc (TMHU) has responded to two federal lawsuits and, separately, a grand jury has indicted Bernard Panchikal, controlling shareholder of former Toyota dealer CTK Inc...

AIRTRAX, FILCO TERMINATE TALKS

News Story - 04 Sep 2003
MULHEIM, Germany

FiLCO GmbH and Airtrax Inc have terminated negotiations announced in May which would have seen Airtrax buy a substantial part of FiLCO's new forklift manufacturing business. Airtrax president Peter Amico...

Q2 SALES UP FOR CASCADE

News Story - 04 Sep 2003
PORTLAND, OR, United States

Attachments giant Cascade has reported net sales of USD75.6 million for the second quarter in 2003, an 18% increase over the USD64.3 million reported in Q2 last year. Cascade's report...

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Advertisement - 04 Sep 2003
Australia

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CT9 HONG KONG'S NEXT BIG THING

News Story - 04 Sep 2003
HONG KONG, Australia

Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT) will operate 32 rubber-tyred gantry cranes and nine quay cranes at Kwai Chung Port's new Container Terminal Nine (CT9) North to meet the future needs...

NAME CHANGE FOR QFS AUSTRALIA

News Story - 04 Sep 2003
BRISBANE, Australia

Eight months after Belgian parts giant TVH Forklift Parts bought it out, QFS Australia has changed its name to TVH Australasia Pty Ltd. Chief executive Steve Cunliffe told Forkliftaction.com News...

FORKLIFT STOPS BANK ROBBERY

News Story - 04 Sep 2003
BUFFALO, NY, United States

A bank robber with a foot-long screwdriver was no match for two intrepid citizens, a forklift and a plank of wood last week. The FBI has commended Jason Strzeszynski and...

FORKLIFT SAFETY MADE EASIER WITH SATTACH

Advertisement - 04 Sep 2003
ADELAIDE, Australia

Visibility has always been a problem in high lift warehouses or when manoeuvring bulky loads. A camera is one solution, but transmitting to the cab monitor is difficult. Tele-camera signals are weak and easily distorted, and normal cable fails under strain from pulleys. Sattach has just released a reel designed in Europe by Demac specifically for this purpose, featuring: ~ silver rings in brushes for better transmission ~ electrical conductor shielding ~ hydraulic tubing for physical toughness FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone +61-8-8268-4111, email tony.ford@sattach.com.au or see www.sattach.com.au. Click here for the full text of this release and photographs.

Inside the News - Edition #122

Inside the News - 28 Aug 2003

Many companies have taken a fresh approach to their marketing by unleashing their business onto the Forkliftaction.com community, with staggering results. Below is an extract from a letter from a...

ROSS ISSUED PATENT

Advertisement - 28 Aug 2003
BELLEFONTAINE, OH, United States

Biomet-Ross, Inc., parent company of Ross Hydrostatic Lift Trucks, LLC has been issued Patent No. 6,604,601 for a forklift drive train. "This is quite an achievement for the company to have pioneered the design, development, and manufacture of the world's first and only patented electric hydrostatic drive forklift," says Biomet-Ross, Inc Chairman Keith Ross, Sr. The most desirable market place for Ross lift trucks will be the harshest and most demanding conditions for an electric lift truck, such as the carpet and paper industries. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone +1 937 599-6453, Email rosshydro@rosshydro.com or visit www.rosshydro.com. Click here for pictures and the full text of this media release.

US DEALER LITIGATION EXPANDS

News Story - 28 Aug 2003
MEMPHIS, TN, United States

Another law suit involving forklift dealer relations and finances has been filed in the US District Court in Memphis. Three commercial financing units of New York-based Citigroup Inc are suing...

CLARK APPOINTS ATLANTA DEALER

News Story - 28 Aug 2003
ATLANTA, GA, United States

Reborn forklift maker Clark Material Handling Company has appointed Operant Material Solutions as its Atlanta distributor. Operant will stock new, rental and used machines and other Clark products, and establish...

CURRENCY TO BLAME FOR BT'S SALES PLUNGE

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...

**ADVERTISEMENT** CAT CONTAINER HANDLERS TO CLEAR!!

Advertisement - 28 Aug 2003
Australia

~ Two circa 1990 Caterpillar V900B full container handlers ~ Three-high stacking capacities ~ 20-foot to 40-foot top lift spreaders ~ Complete and excellent service histories ~ Located East Coast USA ~ Prefer to sell both...

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...

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