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Founder of All-Lift passes away

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
Ontario, Canada

Al Bennett, the founder of independent forklift and accessory hire and sales business All-Lift, has passed away. Bennett, a mechanic by trade, founded All-Lift in 1976 with a partner before...

Volvo Penta: powering the future of material handling with scalable electromobility platform

Advertisement - 19 Jun 2025

As the material handling industry moves toward electrification, Volvo Penta’s electromobility platform offers purpose-built electric drivelines and energy storage subsystems tailored to the practical needs of industrial applications. Developed by...

JLG releases electric telehandler, expands range

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
McConnellsburg, PA, United States

Oshkosh subsidiary JLG Industries, a manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and telehandlers, has released its first electric telehandler and expanded its micro-sized scissor lift range in North America...

Konecranes launches e-hybrid RTG

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Konecranes has launched its E-Hybrid RTG (rubber-tyred gantry crane) and electric empty container handler to the global market at the TOC Europe 2025 transport and logistics show in Rotterdam. The...

Gearing up for CeMAT Australia? Don’t miss our exhibitor preview!

Advertisement - 19 Jun 2025

Our new directory is your sneak peek at the innovations set to feature at CeMAT in Sydney this July. New this week: • BALYO’s autonomous forklift range • Robotic Automation’s MAXAGV FX08...

Hangcha opens Malaysian site

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
Selangor, Malaysia

Hangcha continues to realise its ambitious expansion hopes with the opening of a site in Selangor in Malaysia. It’s been a year of strong geographic growth for the Chinese forklift...

Ask ROYPOW: How long does it take to recharge a forklift battery? This article contains video

Advertisement - 19 Jun 2025

Want to know how long it really takes to charge a forklift battery? Get the scoop on charging times, speed-up tricks and what affects the recharging process. Let’s get started.

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 19 Jun 2025

East Penn Manufacturing is using the retirement of president and CEO Chris Pruitt to divide the role into two positions and has announced Pete Stanislawczyk will take on the position...

New Egypt port receives STS cranes

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
Damietta, Egypt

Egypt’s newly-built Damietta Port has taken delivery of five ship-to-shore (STS) cranes which will operate out of the Tahya Misr 1 Container Terminal as it prepares to begin operations. The...

Genma-Kalmar branding to change

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
Nantong, China

Chinese materials handling equipment manufacturer Rainbowco will “fully unify” Genma-Kalmar, a joint brand with Finland’s Kalmar, under the Genma banner from September 1. Genma-Kalmar specialises in rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs...

Toyota Material Handling celebrates 40th anniversary in South Africa

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
Johannesburg, South Africa

A celebration has been held in Johannesburg to mark the 40th anniversary of Toyota Material Handling operations in South Africa. South Africa’s first Toyota forklift franchise was founded in 1984...

Briefs

News Story - 19 Jun 2025

A ship-to-shore (STS) crane being delivered to the new Singaporean port of Tuas Port collapsed on June 15. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore reports there were no injuries...

AI Vision: How RGo's Perception Engine is Revolutionizing Material Handling This article contains video

Advertisement - 19 Jun 2025

RGo's Perception Engine transforms warehouse operations by bringing AI-powered visibility and intelligence to material handling, delivering immediate improvements to safety and efficiency while paving the way for smarter automation.

SCLAA mentoring program applications closing

News Story - 19 Jun 2025
Sydney, Australia

Applications for the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) 2025 National Mentoring Program - for those interested in being a mentor and those wanting to be mentored - close Sunday...

Safety committees and PDCA - a winning formula for safer forklift operations

Safety First - 19 Jun 2025

Justin Malone is Corporate Field Safety Manager at MINER, the only national service partner for smarter, safer loading docks. As the premier expert in docks, doors and more, Miner’s coast to coast team of best-in-class service professionals help facilities mitigate risk, improve efficiency and achieve consistency.

Our latest project: the Forkliftaction Forums get an upgrade

Forkliftaction Sparks - 19 Jun 2025

Over the past few months, the team at Forkliftaction has been working on a major upgrade to enhance troubleshooting, search and navigation, and to recognise the amazing commitment of our top contributors. Here's the lowdown.

Inside the News - Edition #1234

Inside the News - 12 Jun 2025

As a journalist focussed on the materials handling sector, it is difficult not to notice the regularity of news stories that detail injuries to – or worse still the deaths of...

National Forklift Safety Day shines a light on workplace culture

News Story - 12 Jun 2025
Washington, D.C., United States

National Forklift Safety Day (NFSD), the event that provides all who work in the materials handling sector an opportunity to remind themselves of the importance of operator safety training and...

UK initiative aims to cut forklift accidents

News Story - 12 Jun 2025
Newbury, United Kingdom

The UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA), the body that represents the UK forklift industry, has introduced the MHE Incident Reporting Portal. Launched as part of National Forklift Safety Day 2025...

FCHEA urges US Senate to preserve hydrogen tax credit

News Story - 12 Jun 2025
Washington, D.C., United States

A group of more than 240 industry organisations, including the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA), has sent a letter to U.S. Senate leadership outlining the economic and strategic importance...

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