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BALKANCAR WOES CONTINUE

News Story - 18 Sep 2003
SOFIA, Bulgaria

Embattled Balkancar Holding EAD, once the world's largest per-capita forklift manufacturer, made just 320 forklifts from January to July. According to the Bulgarian News Digest, the company's output was as...

AUSTRALIAN STATE LAUNCHES FORKLIFT SAFETY CODE

News Story - 18 Sep 2003
MELBOURNE, Australia

The Victorian state government is developing a forklift safety code of conduct to be distributed to forklift owners early next year. WorkSafe Victoria is developing the code with manufacturers and...

**SAFETY FIRST** GIVE ME A BRAKE

Feature Article - 18 Sep 2003
VANCOUVER, Canada

Sit-down counterbalance forklifts can be very difficult to stop, particularly on wet surfaces. Many operators don't know the vehicles have brakes only on the front wheels.

FORKLIFT DELIVERS A SPECIAL GIFT

News Story - 18 Sep 2003
HESSTON, KS, United States

A forklift has helped bring four metres of joy to children at a non-profit day care centre in Hesston, Kansas. The two-storey playhouse, which features two-metre ceilings, carpet, curtains and...

ATTICA EQUIPMENT COMPLETES MORE LARGE DELIVERIES - TRADE UNITS NOW SELLING

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2003
COQUITLAM, Canada

Attica Equipment Ltd has supplied 32 Kalmar forklifts to Doman Industries for USD3.85 million, and completed two other large orders for 30,000lbs capacity Kalmar forklifts. Under each deal, Attica acquired trade units, from 1978 to late 1990s, available now at wholesale prices for immediate worldwide delivery. Attica Equipment has sold forklifts and other machinery in Western Canada for 24 years. Products include Kalmar and TCM forklifts, Club Car golf & industrial vehicles and Rol-Lift material handling equipment. Phone (604) 941-9608 Fax (604) 941-2158 Visit www.atticaequip.com Email Contact Click here for the full text of this media release and pictures.

Inside the News - Edition #124

Inside the News - 11 Sep 2003

If you receive Forkliftaction.com News direct from Forkliftaction.com, you have access to our many resources found online. They include an online equipment catalogue, a news archive, a business directory, open...

TOYOTA OPENS NEW DEALER IN THE MID-SOUTH

News Story - 11 Sep 2003
MEMPHIS, TN, United States

Forklift distributor Toyota Material Handling USA Inc (TMHU) formed a relationship on September 4 with a newly-created Memphis-based dealer. In August, industry luminary Thomas J Clark III established the new...

CASCADE CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY

Advertisement - 11 Sep 2003
PORTLAND, OR, United States

Cascade Corporation celebrated its 60th anniversary in conjunction with its Annual Sales Meeting at the Resort at the Mountain, near Mt. Hood. Robert Warren, Jr., CEO, concluded four days of product meetings by cutting the anniversary cake and speaking on how far the company has come since it began as a small machine shop with four employees in 1943. That year, Cascade manufactured stainless steel valves, winches and pipe fittings. Today, with 1,400 employees and 26 facilities in 19 countries worldwide, Cascade is the world leader in material handling products for lift trucks. Contact: Email webmaster@cascorp.com or visit www.cascorp.com. Click here for the full release and pictures.

ENTANGLEMENTS SPOTLIGHT MID-SOUTH REGION

Feature Article - 11 Sep 2003
MEMPHIS, TN, United States

Forklift industry legal and business developments in Memphis have highlighted the Mid-South region's dealerships and their distribution and manufacturing relationships. Click here for the full text of this special feature.

LARGEST-EVER RTG ORDER FOR KONECRANES

News Story - 11 Sep 2003
HYVINKÄÄ, Finland

KCI Konecranes has received its largest-ever order for rubber-tyred gantry cranes from the Israel Ports Authority (IPA). The 24-unit order, placed with subsidiary Konecranes VLC, is worth EUR29 million (USD32.26...

IMHX TO STAGE FORKLIFT DRIVER CONTEST

News Story - 11 Sep 2003
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom

A national forklift drivers' competition will be held over the three days of the IMHX 2004 exhibition next March. Conference organisers said the contest "aims to attract the UK's most...

MONARK GROWS, DESPITE FLAT ECONOMY

News Story - 11 Sep 2003
MANILA, Philippines

Despite a slow-down in the Philippines economy in the second quarter, the rental business of Monark Equipment, exclusive national distributor of Caterpillar forklifts, grew 10% in the first half of...

**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...

**ADVERTISEMENT** THINK BIG! SAVE BIG!

Advertisement - 04 Sep 2003
Australia

~ NINE LOCATIONS - HUGE VOLUME FORKLIFT DEALER ~ IF YOU WANT TO SHOP AROUND, THAT'S YOUR BUSINESS. IF YOU WANT THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, THAT'S OUR BUSINESS! ~ Jefferds, an award-winning...

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...

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