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PROMAT 2015 exhibitor preview: Meet leading providers face-to-face

Advertisement - 18 Dec 2014

On March 23 - 26, 2015, MHI will host its premier manufacturing, supply chain and logistics event - ProMat®. Here's your preview covering the solutions and products that the leading exhibitors will be presenting at the show.

Three fatalities draw penalties

News Story - 18 Dec 2014
Olympia, WA, United States

A Washington State regulator proposes penalising Cogdall Construction Co Inc USD14,700, Goodwill Industries USD9,000 and Gensco Inc USD3,300 following fatalities involving forklifts. The occupational safety and health division of the...

Seed firm moves toward electric

News Story - 18 Dec 2014
Hooper, NE, United States

Family-owned Western Integrated Seed Inc plans during 2015 to switch to electric power for some of its materials handling equipment requirements. As part of the infrastructure for a construction project...

Eastern European firm marks 20th anniversary

News Story - 18 Dec 2014
Bratislava, Slovakia

Toyota Material Handling Slovensko (TMHSK) has celebrated its 20th anniversary with the theme "Show must go up" this quarter. A group of 130 customers, business partners and TMHSK employees attended...

Konecranes marks anniversary and boosts stake in Turkish market

News Story - 18 Dec 2014
Markaryd, Sweden

Konecranes Lifttrucks has celebrated 20 years as a company under new management, and also its 10th anniversary under the Konecranes Group. In 1994, nine Swedish visionaries had a dream to...

Bill Mathisen laid to rest

News Story - 18 Dec 2014
Wayne, NJ, United States

A funeral mass was held for William J Mathisen, 63, at Our Lady of the Valley Roman Catholic Church in Wayne on 16 December. Mathisen, who died on 12 December...

Inside the News - Edition #697

Inside the News - 11 Dec 2014

There are a couple of competitions around to identify the oldest working forklift and they're unearthing some interesting relics of bygone eras. It's always nice to uncover history, especially in...

Pyroban opens new UK factory

News Story - 11 Dec 2014
Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

Explosion-proof specialist Pyroban has opened a new factory in West Sussex in the UK to boost capacity and to exploit expanding sales opportunities. The new factory in Shoreham-by-Sea, named Unit...

Publication dates for 2015 features fixed

Advertisement - 11 Dec 2014

Forkliftaction News has announced the feature topics and publication dates for the 2015 and you won't be disappointed.

Making the case for fuel cells

News Story - 11 Dec 2014
Washington, DC, United States

A report making "The Business Case for Fuel Cells 2014" says Plug Power Inc of Latham, New York sold more than 2,400 GenDrive units in North America during this year...

Weigh to save thousands

Advertisement - 11 Dec 2014

How to increase profits by automatic precious metal weighers. Weigh Point proves yet again that they are a leader in the field of weighing and scales.

CFTS warns against illegal forklift operation

News Story - 11 Dec 2014
United Kingdom

CFTS, the national UK body for Thorough Examination, has warned that many forklifts are possibly operating illegally after a London meat company was fined for failing to conduct routine inspections...

All the hardware you need to collect and distribute data via your forklift

Advertisement - 11 Dec 2014

Glacier Computer has all the hardware needed to collect data on a forklift. That's why MCFA endorsed Glacier as their rugged computing partner. For an array of quality, rugged computing hardware ranging from Vehicle Mounted Computers to Scanners think Glacier.

Dealer gets refund from Omega

News Story - 11 Dec 2014
Dotham, AL, United States

A disgruntled US forklift dealer has secured a refund from Omega Lift Distributors Inc of Bolton, Ontario, Canada after Forkliftaction.com's report of a lawsuit again the manufacturer. Wise Forklift Inc...

Widest Range: Narrowest Aisles

Advertisement - 11 Dec 2014

Bendi, the company that brought the Articulated forklift truck to market is forging ahead with amazing new concepts and products to maintain its dominant market position, providing space saving and handling solutions that overcome storage and distribution problems for its customers.

First fully electric loader uses Linde components

News Story - 11 Dec 2014
Wiesbaden, Germany

Weidemann GmbH is starting series production of what it says is the first fully electric farm loader, the eHoftrac, in Europe. The truck's drive technology comes from Linde electric forklifts...

BOLZONI Group partner of the Food Industries

Advertisement - 11 Dec 2014

BOLZONI Group offers a complete range of attachments, conceived with the purpose of optimizing each specific handling requirement whilst allowing forklift operators the ability to extend the application field, versatility and performance of their lift trucks.

JLT up-scales North American presence

News Story - 11 Dec 2014
Tempe, AZ, United States

JLT Mobile Computers AB plans to take over Tempe-based DAP Technologies Inc for the North American sales of its vehicle-mount terminals (VMT), effective from 1 January. JLT began creating rugged...

FEM supports eCompliance if conditions are met

News Story - 11 Dec 2014
Brussels, Belgium

The European Materials Handling Federation (FEM) says it will support the European Commission's proposed voluntary, centralised eCompliance system if it facilitates procedures to provide documentary evidence of equipment compliance to...

Big Joe has big plans for ProMat 2015

Advertisement - 11 Dec 2014

Based on the success of the Big Joe J1 "Joey" that was introduced at Promat 2013, Big Lift LLC will introduce a radical new crossover lift truck at ProMat 2015. Visit their 2,500 sq. ft exhibition space at booth 641.