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JUNGHEINRICH: SALES DOWN, PROFITS UP

News Story - 17 Apr 2003
HAMBURG, Germany

Jungheinrich AG ended 2002 on a positive profit note, despite selling less forklifts. Group sales decreased 4.8 percent from EUR1.551 billion (USD1.67 billion) to EUR1.476 billion (USD1.59 billion) in the...

TOP 10 US FORKLIFT EXPORT MARKETS RELEASED

News Story - 17 Apr 2003
WASHINGTON, United States

The US Department of Commerce's Office of Machinery has released a list of the 10 most viable export countries for US materials handling equipment for 2003 and 2004. The "Top...

OMNI-DIRECTIONAL FORKLIFTS ON THE HORIZON

News Story - 17 Apr 2003
HAMMONTON, United States

The first frames for Airtrax Inc's ATX-Sidewinder omni-directional forklift are scheduled for completion in early May. The company said a pilot run of ATX3000 forklifts should roll off the assembly...

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Advertisement - 17 Apr 2003
Australia

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STILL CENTRALISES LOGISTICS

News Story - 17 Apr 2003
HAMBURG, Germany

Still GmbH has shifted into a new logistics terminal two kilometres from its main manufacturing plant in Hamburg, Germany, in a move designed to centralise the sales warehouses and increase...

DIAL IN TO FLEET MANAGEMENT

News Story - 17 Apr 2003
LEICESTER, United Kingdom

A new invention from Transmon Engineering means fleet managers can now access vital fleet data from anywhere in the world. Transmon has refined its Advanced Truck Management System (ATMS) to...

FORKLIFT SAVES THE DAY IN FACTORY BLAZE

News Story - 17 Apr 2003
CALNE, United States

A builder has been hailed a hero after using a forklift to clear the entrance to a blazing factory for fire fighters. John Butler, 64, raced into action after fire...

Inside the News - Edition #102

Inside the News - 10 Apr 2003

Although still only in its pre-launch phase, Forkliftaction.com's Materials Handling Index (MHI) has already been a great success for Forkliftaction.com and companies listed in the directory. Every day more industry...

**EXCLUSIVE** SMH, TVH MERGE

News Story - 10 Apr 2003
OLATHE, United States

Systems Material Handling Company (SMH) of Olathe, Kansas, USA, and TVH Forklift Parts (TVH) of Gullegem, Belgium, have entered into a merger/acquisition, uniting their companies. Both companies are manufacturers and...

UK MARKET RECOVERS FROM SHAKY 2001

News Story - 10 Apr 2003
SUNNINGHILL, United Kingdom

The United Kingdom forklift industry has recovered well from the market downturn and bleak outlook of 2001, with strong orders in the third and fourth quarters of 2002, says the...

HAT BUYS CLARK ASIA

News Story - 10 Apr 2003
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of

Young An Hat Co (YAHC) has taken over Clark Material Handling Asia (CMHA) following its acquisition of Clark Material Handling Company (CMHC) in January. YAHC's buyout bid for Clark Material...

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Advertisement - 10 Apr 2003
Australia

FORKLIFTS CAUSE LINDE STOCK PLUNGE

News Story - 10 Apr 2003
FRANKFURT, Germany

Linde AG's share price plunged last week after the Deutsche Bank, citing weakness in Linde's forklift business, downgraded its rating. Deutsche Bank cut Linde's rating from "buy" to "hold" last...

CASCADE ACQUIRES FEMA

News Story - 10 Apr 2003
PORTLAND, United States

Cascade Corporation has acquired Hagen, Germany-based FEMA Forks, a major supplier of forks (lifting tynes) to Europe's forklift manufacturing industry. Financial details of the acquisition, which was settled on March...

MAN CHARGED OVER FORKLIFT ASSAULT

News Story - 10 Apr 2003
MIAMI, United States

A 76-year-old man has been arrested after trying to run over his neighbour with a forklift, Miami police said. The incident occurred on March 24 when the two men, who...

Inside the News - Edition #101

Inside the News - 03 Apr 2003

Forkliftaction.com's Materials Handling Index has been launched with great success. Materials handling industry professionals and forklift users around the world are browsing the pages of the directory and gathering contact...

CLARK OFFER REJECTED, CLARK MHE GOES BUST

News Story - 03 Apr 2003
MULHEIM, Germany

The employees of Clark Material Handling Europe (CMHE) have rejected a buyout offer from Clark Material Handling Company (CMHC) and plunged the company into terminal insolvency. CMHE entered receivership when...

ECONOMIC WOES HAMPER LINDE RESULTS

News Story - 03 Apr 2003
WEISBADEN, Germany

A "difficult economic environment" was the major factor in Linde's materials handling businesses returning a profit of EUR148 million (USD159.3 million) in 2002, down 38 percent on the EUR240 million...

TOYOTA IN CHINA JOINT VENTURE

News Story - 03 Apr 2003
NAGOYA, Japan

Toyota Industries Corporation and trading company Toyota Tsusho Corporation will set up a forklift sales joint venture in Shanghai, China, next month. In a move intended to meet growing forklift...

UKFORKS BUYS GBP1.2 MILLION OF JCB TELEHANDLERS

News Story - 03 Apr 2003
HARROGATE, United Kingdom

Ukforks, a materials handling equipment hirer, has expanded its fleet with a GBP1.2 million (USD1.9 million) purchase of JCB telehandlers. The company, a subsidiary of plant hire group Vp, bought...