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Meijer starts expansion to increase ReachFork production

News Story - 30 Oct 2025
Friesland, Netherlands

Dutch forklift attachment maker Meijer Handling Solutions has started work on a major expansion of its production facilities in Wadden Sea, Netherlands as it looks to increase manufacturing of its...

Briefs

News Story - 30 Oct 2025

Battery technology company maxwell+spark has closed a USD15 million Series B funding round, led by Klima, Alantra’s Energy Transition Fund, with new investors Chevron Technology Ventures (US) and Idemitsu (Japan...

Precision in everyday warehouse operations: Work more efficiently with the LIZZARD Premium

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2025

In modern warehouse operations, speed, efficiency, and care are equally important. Damaged goods or delays caused by incorrect handling can be expensive. This makes it all the more important to...

The Big Logistics Diversity Challenge returns for seventh event

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2025

Team registration for The Big Logistics Diversity Challenge 2026 is now officially open. The event, now in its seventh year, will take place on Thursday, 18 June 2026 , at Newark...

Inside the News - Edition #1253

Inside the News - 23 Oct 2025

In this week’s Forkliftaction News we look at the October Confidence Index for the US Equipment Finance Industry - a measure of the health of the materials handling and logistics sectors...

US confidence index is steady in October

News Story - 23 Oct 2025
Washington, DC, United States

The US Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s (ELFF) Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) continues to remain steady, rising incrementally in October to be 60.1 from September’s 59.9...

Noblelift launches first dual-power option forklift

News Story - 23 Oct 2025
Des Plaines, IL, United States

Noblelift North America has launched its Alpha Series pneumatic forklifts which it says is the first time a single forklift platform has been purpose-built for both lithium-ion and LPG power...

Maxwell+spark: the experience with Forkliftaction has been thoroughly positive

Advertisement - 23 Oct 2025

“The team is incredibly supportive, friendly, and responsive — making the process of advertising straightforward and effective. We’ve appreciated their proactive communication and industry insight and look forward to growing our...

Product briefs

News Story - 23 Oct 2025

Chinese equipment manufacturer MiMA has released its MC08 stand-on, three-way pallet stacker which has been designed to navigate aisles as narrow as 1.5m. MiMA says the 800kg capacity, electric three-way...

ROYPOW’s Manufacturing Plant in Indonesia Officially Commences Operations

Advertisement - 23 Oct 2025

Batam, Indonesia, October 08, 2025 - ROYPOW , a leading provider of lithium battery and energy solutions, announces the official commencement of operations at its overseas manufacturing plant in Batam, Indonesia. This...

Briefs

News Story - 23 Oct 2025

Heli Canada has named Lewis Motor Sales as its newest authorised dealer for the Ontario region. Lewis Motor Sales sells and rents forklifts, trucks, trailers and offers servicing. It has...

Hutchison receives remote-controlled RTGs at Thai terminal

News Story - 23 Oct 2025
Laem Chabang, Thailand

Hutchison Ports Thailand has received a new batch of electric remote-controlled rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry (ZPMC), bringing the total to 43 RTGs in use at...

Manitou uses ship with sails for US exports

News Story - 23 Oct 2025
Montoir-de-Bretagne, France

French materials handling equipment manufacturer Manitou Group, has taken its decarbonisation ambitions a step further by committing to transporting its machines to the US and Canada by a cargo vessel...

US materials handling professionals recognised with awards

News Story - 23 Oct 2025
Tuscon, AZ, United States

Five US materials handling professionals have been recognised with awards at the MHI’s annual conference held in Tucson recently. The Material Handling Education Foundation (MHEFI), MHI’s independent charitable organisation to...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 23 Oct 2025

Lighting for off-highway machine specialists, Tyri Lights, has named Lee Rushton as its new business development manager for the UK and Benelux regions. A self-confessed “petrol head”, Rushton says he...

Logistics UK launches mental health hub

News Story - 23 Oct 2025
Kent, United Kingdom

A dedicated mental health and wellbeing hub designed to support people working within the logistics industry, has been launched by Logistics UK. The THRIVE Hub brings together a curated library...

UKWA urges vigilance around modern-day slavery

News Story - 23 Oct 2025
London, United Kingdom

Clare Bottle, chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has warned “warehousing is a sector which is at risk of modern slavery” as she urges industry players to be...

Choose Flexi^® - The ‘One truck, Road-to-Rack™ Solution’

Advertisement - 23 Oct 2025

Here at Narrow Aisle Limited, otherwise known as Flexi Narrow Aisle ® , we have been pioneers of articulated truck design & both narrow and very narrow aisles since 1976. 49 years of...

How software platforms and AI are changing work for material handlers

Your Focus - 23 Oct 2025

Buddy Bockweg is the CEO and co-founder of Vsimple, the AI Operations Platform. Here he loosk at how sotfware platforms and AI are changing work for material handlers.

Inside the News - Edition #1252

Inside the News - 16 Oct 2025

In this week’s Forkliftaction News , we report on the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index which shows Asian supply chains are at their busiest since June 2022 while the US...