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Inside the News - Edition #88

Inside the News - 18 Dec 2002

Forkliftaction.com is compiling a page of links to materials handling industry websites. Member companies can list their websites free on this page, in exchange for placing a Forkliftaction.com button or...

CLARK, INVESTOR AGREE ON ASSET SALE

News Story - 18 Dec 2002
LEXINGTON, United States

Clark Material Handling Company believes its North American unit is within weeks of emerging from the bankruptcy status it has carried since 2000. Clark MHC yesterday announced it had signed...

LIFT-TEK ELECAR PREPARES FOR MARKET ASSAULT

News Story - 18 Dec 2002
GUELPH, Canada

Lift-Tek Elecar is poised for an assault on the world attachments market with several high-level additions to its management team. Company chairman Bill Harrison said Lift-Tek Elecar would announce "some...

NACCO ASSURES FUTURE OF IRVINE PLANT

News Story - 18 Dec 2002
IRVINE, United Kingdom

Nacco Material Handling Group says the future of its forklift manufacturing plant in Irvine, Ayrshire, is assured, despite a global restructuring plan that last week saw the announcement that the...

MHD 2003 POSTPONED INDEFINITELY

News Story - 18 Dec 2002
SYDNEY, Australia

The Materials Handling Distribution & Supply Chain Solutions 2003 exhibition, from March 26 to March 28, has been postponed indefinitely, due to "limited support" from the industry. DMG World Media exhibition...

BROMMA TESTS NEW TWIN-LIFT SPREADER

News Story - 18 Dec 2002
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Bromma has completed field testing a fixed-length version of its new Tandem twin-lift spreader (pictured online), designed to lift two 40-foot containers. The Tandem spreader launches a new generation of...

JAGUARS DESTROYED FOR THEIR WHEELS

News Story - 18 Dec 2002
BORDESLEY GREEN, United Kingdom

Thieves used a forklift to lift 18 new Jaguar sports cars to steal their GBP8000-a-set (USD12,783) alloy wheels. Police told the Birmingham Post & Mail the thieves caused GBP1 million (USD...

Inside the News - Edition #87

Inside the News - 12 Dec 2002

Whew! After a busy year bringing you the latest and greatest news from the world materials handling industry, Forkliftaction.com News will publish the last bulletin for 2002 next week. The...

NMHG TO CLOSE ONE PLANT AND DOWNSIZE ANOTHER

News Story - 12 Dec 2002
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, United States

Nacco Materials Handling Group (NMHG) will close its Lenoir, North Carolina, forklift component facility and restructure its Irvine, Scotland, forklift assembly and component facility under new plans revealed last week...

BITA: UK MARKET SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY

News Story - 12 Dec 2002
BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom

The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) says a strong third quarter, which saw 7000 forklifts ordered in the United Kingdom, shows signs of a market recovery. It anticipates 27,000 forklifts...

AUSTRIAN DEAL BEARS FRUIT FOR KALMAR

News Story - 12 Dec 2002
VIENNA, Austria

Osterreichische Bundesbahnen (OB) has ordered the first of up to 10 Contchamp reachstackers from Kalmar Industries, under an agreement signed in 2001. The first of the Generation F Kalmar Contchamp...

ROLF SLOBOTZKY: SOUTH OF THE BORDER

News Story - 12 Dec 2002
MEXICO CITY, Mexico

Raymond distributor Distribuiciones Molina SA has closed the largest battery electric-only deal in Mexican history through a 136-unit deal with Comercial Mexicana SA, a major Mexican supermarket chain. The class...

NEW MD FOR BOLZONI AURAMO AUSTRALIA

News Story - 12 Dec 2002
SYDNEY, Australia

Peter Beaumont has been appointed managing director of Bolzoni Auramo Australia Pty Ltd, replacing Gary Jackison, who has resigned. Bolzoni Auramo Australia distributes Bolzoni Auramo forklift attachments, Lift-Tek Elecar masts...

BULGARIAN PARTNER FOR TOYOTA

News Story - 12 Dec 2002
SOFIA, Bulgaria

Toyota Industrial Equipment has enlisted Danubia 97 Ltd, an independent forklift distributor in Sofia, to market and sell its forklifts in the Bulgarian market. Danubia 97, founded in 1991, would...

FORKLIFT USED IN SHARK HAUL

News Story - 12 Dec 2002
CORNWALL, United Kingdom

Fishermen enlisted the help of a forklift to haul a 520-pound (235.9 kilogram) shark from the water. The forklift, a Toyota Generation 6, was called in after the weight of...

FORKLIFT TRAINING NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

Advertisement - 12 Dec 2002
ST PETERSBURG, United States

OSHA rules (29CFR1910.178(L)) require employers to properly train forklift operators. Occupational Safety and Health Consultants, Inc. (OSHC) has created two online safety courses: Frk101 for Counterbalance Sit-down Rider Lift Trucks; and Frk105 for Narrow Aisle Lift Trucks (Rough Terrain Lift Trucks coming soon). Both courses can be downloaded or studied online. After a theory and practical exam is completed, a personalized certificate and wallet card, valid for three years, is presented. All courses, combining three hours of theory and practical study, can be conducted on-site. See www.oshc.com for more information. A 10% discount applies if this notice is mentioned.

Inside the News - Edition #86

Inside the News - 05 Dec 2002

Forkliftaction.com's research team brings members free tenders from around the world each week. More than 150 tenders from more than 30 countries have been listed in the past eight months...

SALES DOWN, PROFITS UP AT JUNGHEINRICH

News Story - 05 Dec 2002
HAMBURG, Germany

Jungheinrich AG held up well in the third quarter of 2002 despite difficult economic conditions, posting a higher return on sales and higher net income, according to the company's latest...

FILIPINO FORKLIFT INDUSTRY STRUGGLES TO RECOVER

News Story - 05 Dec 2002
MAKATI CITY, Philippines

The depreciation of the Filipino currency and stiff competition in the market have weakened demand for materials handling in the Philippines. Most companies are leasing used forklifts instead of buying...

TOYOTA WINS AKCROS FLEET DEAL

News Story - 05 Dec 2002
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom

Toyota Industrial Equipment (Northern) Ltd has won a contract to supply 17 forklifts to Akcros Chemicals in Eccles, Manchester. The value of the contract has not been released. Akcros Chemicals...

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