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HATS OFF TO RE-EMERGENT CLARK MHC

News Story - 30 Jan 2003
LEXINGTON, United States

Young An Hat Company Ltd (YAHC) of Buchsan, South Korea, will acquire Clark Material Handling Company's assets, and about USD10 million in debt, for USD7.5 million tomorrow. YAHC was the...

QFS AUSTRALIA EXPANDS VICTORIAN PRESENCE

News Story - 30 Jan 2003
MT WAVERLEY, Australia

QFS Australia Pty Ltd, part of the TVH Group, of Belgium, has acquired Affordable Parts Pty Ltd, a leader in the Victorian forklift spares market. QFS Australia chief executive Steve...

SMH TAKES ON OMG DISTRIBUTORSHIP

News Story - 30 Jan 2003
DEWSBURY, United Kingdom

Forklift hirer SMH Ltd has reached an agreement with Italian forklift maker OMG-srl to exclusively import and distribute its warehouse forklifts in the United Kingdom. SMH managing director Roy Fewster...

BRIGHTER YEAR PREDICTED, DESPITE PHILIPPINE CHALLENGES

News Story - 30 Jan 2003
MAKATI CITY, Philippines

The Philippine forklift industry expects 2003 to be a better year than 2002, which distributors said was the worst year ever. However, several forklift dealers told Forkliftaction.com that the continuing...

PROPANE FUEL SYSTEM STUDY LAUNCHED

News Story - 30 Jan 2003
WASHINGTON, United States

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has awarded USD1.39 million to the Southwest Research Institute for a study of propane fuel system technologies. The study also involves determining the ability...

FORKLIFT USED IN RAM RAID

News Story - 30 Jan 2003
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom

Police are looking for brazen thieves who used a forklift to smash open a warehouse vault and steal GBP200,000 of IT equipment this month. The ram-raiders broke into the warehouse...

Inside the News - Edition #91

Inside the News - 23 Jan 2003

The launch of Forkliftaction.com's Industry Links page has had a huge response from all areas of materials handling across the planet. The reciprocal links program, where companies can have their...

CLARK BUYOUT DEAL COLLAPSES, AUCTION TOMORROW

News Story - 23 Jan 2003
LEXINGTON, United States

Clark Material Handling Company's buyout deal with investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc has collapsed, and most of its assets will be auctioned tomorrow (January 24). Clark MHC had signed...

PORTUGUESE MARKET DOWN IN 2002

News Story - 23 Jan 2003
LISBON, Portugal

Portuguese forklift and machinery sales fell 31 percent in 2002, according to the latest figures from the Portuguese Association of Car Traders (ACAP). Sales of materials handling equipment decreased 18.9...

LINDE COMPLETES OM CARELLI ELEVATORI ACQUISITION

News Story - 23 Jan 2003
WIESBADEN, Germany

Linde AG has acquired the remaining 25 percent of Milan, Italy-based OM Carelli Elevatori SpA from Turin-based Iveco SpA. Linde acquired the majority of OM Carelli Elevatori, which is the...

MEXICAN ORDER FOR KONECRANES VLC

News Story - 23 Jan 2003
PORT OF MANZILLO, Mexico

Konecranes VLC has won a EUR6 million (USD6.4 million) four-unit order for rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) from Mexico's second-largest port, Operadora Portuaria de Manzillo (OPM). Significant growth at OPM, which...

TOYOTA LAUNCHES COLD STORE FORKLIFT

News Story - 23 Jan 2003
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom

A reach truck that can handle one of the most demanding operations in warehousing has been launched by Toyota Industrial Equipment (UK) Ltd. The 7FBRE Cold Store Cabin reach truck...

DRIVER DIVES OFF RUNAWAY FORKLIFT

News Story - 23 Jan 2003
LLANDYSUL, United Kingdom

A Welsh mechanic suffered injuries after leaping from a runaway forklift. John Jones lost control of the borrowed forklift, which rolled down a hill. He dived from the machine before...

SAY GOODBYE TO FORKLIFT SEATBELTS FOREVER

Advertisement - 23 Jan 2003
Netherlands

With European regulations requiring driver protection for all forklifts, EBLO Seating BV has released its Personal Protection System onto the European market. The EBLO Personal Protection System fits most standard forklifts and, thanks to its ergonomic design, does not impede drivers stepping on or off the machine. There are three versions available, including one activated by the handbrake. EBLO Seating BV is currently releasing the Personal Protection System through its European dealers. Click here to see pictures of this device, or contact EBLO Seating BV's through its website at www.eblo.nl, or email info@eblo.nl.

Inside the News - Edition #90

Inside the News - 13 Jan 2003

Welcome back to Forkliftaction.com News. The year 2003 is shaping up to be a very exciting one for Forkliftaction.com members. This year the team will continue to provide quality industry...

BOLZONI AURAMO REFOCUSES BENELUX PRESENCE

News Story - 13 Jan 2003
HELMOND, Netherlands

The Bolzoni Auramo Group has launched a new company, Bolzoni Auramo BV, to distribute Auramo and Bolzoni attachments in the Benelux region. The new company, which opened in Helmond on...

AIRTRAX DEMONSTRATES OMNI-FORKLIFT ROBOT

News Story - 13 Jan 2003
HAMMONTON, United States

Airtrax, Inc has completed the first phase of a two-phase program to develop an advanced cargo handling system for the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The concept, demonstrated to military...

TEXTRON OFFLOADS SNORKEL LINE

News Story - 13 Jan 2003
PROVIDENCE, United States

Textron Inc has sold the Snorkel product line of its OmniQuip business unit and the OmniQuip Textron Inc holding company to Elwood Holdings, an investment group based in Lenexa, Kansas...

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Advertisement - 13 Jan 2003
Australia

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JLG CLOSES PLANT, SLASHES JOBS

News Story - 13 Jan 2003
MCCONNELSBURG, United States

JLG Industries is closing a USA plant and concentrating production of its aerial work platforms in two US and one Belgian facility. The closure of the Bedford, Pennsylvania, plant comes...

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