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CASCADE, ITAB JOIN FORCES

News Story - 01 May 2003
ALMERE, Netherlands

Cascade Corporation has joined forces with Swedish clamp manufacturer ITAB, the developer of the Smart Clamp system for paper roll handling. The value of the deal has not been released...

JLG MAINTAINS EARNINGS OUTLOOK

News Story - 01 May 2003
McCONNELLSBURG, United States

JLG Industries chairman Bill Lasky has reaffirmed that company sales for financial year 2003, ending July 31, will be consistent with the forecasted USD770 million. "While it continues to appear...

BT WEATHERS THE STORM FOR Q1

News Story - 01 May 2003
MJOLBY, Sweden

BT Industries has posted a net profit of SEK100 million (USD12.2 million) on sales of SEK2.92 billion (USD354.9 million) for the first quarter down slightly from the SEK102 million (USD12.4...

NEW 7FBE MARKS TOYOTA MILESTONE

News Story - 01 May 2003
IRVINE, United States

Toyota Material Handling USA Inc (TMHU) has unveiled a new 7-Series three-wheel electric forklift, which uses Toyota's next-generation AC technology. TMHU president Dr Shankar Basu said that, with the release...

YALE FORKLIFTS TO FEATURE ON THE SMALL SCREEN

News Story - 01 May 2003
GREENVILLE, United States

Yale Materials Handling Corporation will star in a television special on loading docks, aired by The History Channel's Modern Marvels program. "Loading Docks", which airs on July 30, documents the...

Inside the News - Edition #104

Inside the News - 24 Apr 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 link program, where companies exchange links with Forkliftaction.com...

FAMILY BUYS CLARK GERMANY

News Story - 24 Apr 2003
MULHEIM, Germany

FiLCO GmbH has bought Clark Material Handling GmbH from its administrators, taking over up to 250 ex-Clark employees. FiLCO, a German limited-liability company formed by the Filipov family, would remain...

EPA LAUNCHES EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN

News Story - 24 Apr 2003
WASHINGTON, United States

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a proposal to drastically reduce emissions of soot and nitrogen oxides from diesel engines by more than 90 percent by 2014. The...

KALMAR SIGNS STEEL CONTRACT

News Story - 24 Apr 2003
HOFORS, Sweden

Kalmar Industries has signed a contract to service and maintain 92 materials handling machines for Ovako Steel, a Kalmar customer for almost 20 years, in Hofors, north of Stockholm, Sweden...

WOODWARD AND DAEWOO LINK UP

News Story - 24 Apr 2003
ROCKFORD, United States

Woodward Governor Company has won a contract to supply Woodward MI-4 engine control systems for Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery's gas forklifts for the US and Asian markets. The MI-4 system...

**ADVERTISEMENT** MATERIALS HANDLING INDEX - HIGHLIGHT YOUR COMPANY’S ENTRY

Advertisement - 24 Apr 2003
Australia

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MOVERS & SHAKERS – BPR/RICO APPOINTS DURICA

News Story - 24 Apr 2003
MEDINA, United States

BPR/Rico Equipment Inc, a producer of specially-engineered materials handling equipment, has appointed Hank Durica as national sales manager. Mr Durica has held various sales and management positions in the primary...

CAT HONOURS DEALER EXCELLENCE

News Story - 24 Apr 2003
HOUSTON, United States

Four United States Cat forklift dealers have been awarded Cat's five-star customer service rating. Cat Lift Trucks development manager Don Green said only dealers that consistently accomplished five or more...

FORKLIFT DRIVER SPOILS POISON PLAN

News Story - 24 Apr 2003
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom

A forklift driver played a major part in unravelling a brewery contamination plot that could have caused widespread sickness in the United Kingdom. Russell Jordan, a forklift operator with Bulmer's...

CASCADE LAUNCHES REVAMPED USA WEBSITE

Advertisement - 24 Apr 2003
PORTLAND, OR, United States

Cascade Corporation recently unveiled a new Americas website at www.cascorp.com that offers more functionality to lift truck dealers. Registered users can now check the status of their web orders, review order history and maintain multiple addresses. Parts managers will find parts ordering faster because descriptions and prices are populated automatically. Under Support/Service Literature, a search feature offers multiple ways to sort through 1,000 parts, service, installation manuals and more. Additional manuals will be added regularly. In the Products section, Cascade has included video clips of some products, with bandwidth options. Click here for the full text of this release.

ULHS/RONCARI USA APPOINTS NEW MANAGER

Advertisement - 24 Apr 2003
GREENVILLE, SC, United States

Unit Load Handling/Roncari USA, a supplier of forklift attachments and integral carriages, has appointed Tim Cornelius as regional sales manager. Mr Cornelius, based in Greenville, SC, will be responsible for sales and support in Virginia , North and South Carolina and Georgia. With the additional support Mr Cornelius, a 25-year industry veteran, will provide, Roncari and ULHS front-end products will have a broader market entry. Mr Cornelius can be reached at: PH: +1-864-877-8607; FX: 864-608-1004; Mobile: 864-848-0874; or Email: CTaccor@aol.com Click here for the full text of this release.

Inside the News - Edition #103

Inside the News - 17 Apr 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, forwarded to...

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...