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Big names take the honours

News Story - 14 May 2015
Munich, Germany

Jungheinrich, Still and UniCarriers were the big winners in the International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) awards announced last week in Munich. Fourteen machines and solutions made it through...

Brewer goes hydrostatic

News Story - 14 May 2015
Hartlepool, United Kingdom

A Hartlepool brewer has increased speed and performance of its keg handling after switching forklifts. Camerons Brewery, well known for flagship brand Strongarm and north east classic Trophy Special, produces...

Give your batteries a second life with TVH’s Energic Plus®

Advertisement - 14 May 2015

Discover TVH's battery regeneration, diagnostic & maintenance technology (Energic Plus®) and give your batteries a second life.

Conference takes holistic approach

News Story - 14 May 2015
United Kingdom

UK forklift association FLTA has announced that this year's National Fork Truck Safety Conference will be held at Loughborough University on 23 September. Building on the success of the 2014...

CeMAT gets support despite thin attendance

Feature Article - 14 May 2015
Australia

Leading materials handling show CeMAT made its Australian debut last week, and Forkliftaction.com News editor Allan Leibowitz was there.

Inside the News - Edition #717

Inside the News - 07 May 2015

Aerial work platforms (AWPs) are clearly on the rise, and as we read this week, rental activity is running hot. For the first time, the global rental fleet now accounts...

Why Hydrogen? Why Now? Hydrogen Addresses Fleet Operating Cost Concerns

Advertisement - 07 May 2015

Over the past few years, fuel cell-powered electric forklifts have made significant inroads into materials handling facilities because of the compelling benefits they offer. Discover how the right fuel cell and hydrogen solutions result in an attractive return on investment.

Currency hurts Hyster-Yale and Terex

News Story - 07 May 2015
United States

Unfavourable currency movements have impacted on Hyster-Yale and Terex, which have both released their financial reports for the last quarter. Hyster-Yale Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. announced consolidated revenues of USD622.3...

Exoskeletons: the future for materials handling equipment?

Advertisement - 07 May 2015

Exoskeletons - wearable structures that give the human body greater abilities - appear to be developing fast. So could such technology be the next great step forward in terms of materials handling...

AWP rental fleet exceeds million

News Story - 07 May 2015
Crooklands, United Kingdom

The worldwide rental fleet of aerial work platforms (AWPs), also known as mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), has reached 1,120,000 - up 8% from last year. The US AWP rental market...

Maximise safety with Rico Manufacturing's Explosion Proof rentals

Advertisement - 07 May 2015

Rico offers New Trucks, Rental and Certified-Used Explosion Proof equipment including sit down counterbalance, walk behind pallet truck and walk behind reach truck.

Cisco opens JCB division

News Story - 07 May 2015
San Angelo, TX, United States

Cisco Equipment has opened its new Cisco JCB division at its San Angelo, TX facility. According to Scott Sibert, president and CEO of Cisco Equipment, the decision to open Cisco...

Dealers add value

Advertisement - 07 May 2015

Logistics Business Magazine spoke to Rory Harvey-Kelly, General Manager of Baoli Material Handling Europe, about the opportunities and challenges occurring from changes in the current Materials Handling market.

French company pilots fuel cell trucks

News Story - 07 May 2015
Neuville Aux Bois, France

A mixed fleet of battery-electric trucks is running alongside a newly introduced fleet of 10 reach trucks and powered pallet trucks running on hydrogen fuel cells at FM Logistic's site...

Build a stronger safety strategy with BodyGuard^® i-Tag

Advertisement - 07 May 2015

Workplace accidents are costly in terms of expensive downtime, investigations and increased insurance premiums. BodyGuard® i-Tag system uses the latest technology to significantly reduce the risk of collision between moving vehicles and pedestrians in the workplace.

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 07 May 2015

Little Rock, AR, United States National Lift LLC and National Lift of Arkansas Inc have appointed Baron D Selman as vice president of operations. Selman will manage all business and...

SLOW DOWN! Keep operators safer with leading alert radar system

Advertisement - 07 May 2015

Forklift speed can be a serious safety concern in critical areas of any facility. The Safe-Speed system is a great solution. Place the system in your critical areas, input the acceptable speed & it will warn operators over the speed to slow down!

Briefs

News Story - 07 May 2015

Konecranes sells first trucks to Sri Lanka Markaryd, Sweden Konecranes has sold its first forklifts in Sri Lanka to the country's biggest inland container depot, the Ace Container terminal. Ace...

RTITB will roll out forklift training in India

News Story - 07 May 2015
Gurgaon, India

ThinkLink Learning, India's first RTITB-accredited organisation, has launched an initiative to deliver "world class" forklift training in India at a recent inauguration ceremony in Haryana, North India. Managing director of...

What does it take to build a modern forklift? Contribute your insights

Advertisement - 07 May 2015

In our June 18 special feature, "FORKLIFT BUILD 101", we take a look at what is involved in building a forklift from the ground up. Friday May 15th is the deadline for new contributors.