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Doosan sponsors Exeter Chiefs

News Story - 25 Sep 2014
Northampton, United Kingdom and Seoul, South Korea

Forklift truck provider Doosan Industrial Vehicle UK is sponsoring the Aviva Premiership rugby union team, the Exeter Chiefs. The Doosan logo will be carried on the club's shirts throughout the...

Inside the News - Edition #685

Inside the News - 18 Sep 2014

They say nostalgia isn't what it used to be. But at least in the forklift industry, we're seeing a lot of anniversaries at the moment. Maybe it's a sign of...

Optimized safety around the forklift with this easy solution

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

In warehouses where forklifts and employees work together in often stressful and/or loud environments, Comatra's Forklift Approaching Blue Warning Light will optimize safety and drastically reduce risk of collisions and workplace accidents around forklifts. The...

Bromma moves closer to Asia

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Stockholm, Sweden

Spreader manufacturer Bromma will move its headquarters to Singapore from 1 January 2015. This is in line with the company's strategy to boost its stake in the growing Asian market...

Strongco adds Konecranes

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Mississauga, ON, Canada

Konecranes Plc of Hyvinkää, Finland has granted exclusive rights for Strongco Corp to distribute its heavy lifting equipment in nine provinces and one territory of Canada. Publicly traded Mississauga-based Strongco...

ESTABLISH YOUR CULTURE OF SAFETY WITH FORKLIFTACTION

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

Staying on top of all the latest news, applications and best practice can be time consuming if you don't have the right resources. More importantly, the right resources will provide...

Want an energy efficient, 100% maintenance-free battery for your pallet truck?

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

Battery Supplies presents its last novelty: new 24v 200Ah and 300Ah LiFePO4 batteries for hand pallet trucks. These lithium batteries, made specifically for hand pallet trucks using traction batteries as a power source, are suitable for many pallet truck models.

MCFA adds product, running full

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Houston, United States

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc (MCFA) has introduced the Jungheinrich ETR series of pantograph reach trucks and reports its expanded electric products manufacturing facility in Houston is running at full...

Even poor visibility conditions no match for leading warning system

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

The BodyGuard™ "i-Tag" warning system reduces risk of collision between forklifts and pedestrians. The system helps lower risk of collision by providing a highly visible indication and human voice audible warning when someone is detected too close to the vehicle.

Telehandlers included in ranking list

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Wadhurst, United Kingdom

Access International's list of the world's top 50 biggest powered access equipment rental companies has included telehandlers for the first time. Access editor Euan Youdale tells Forkliftaction.com News that the...

Equipco marks decades with brand

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Bridgeville, PA, United States

Phillips Corp's Bridgeville-based Equipco Division has marked its 70th year as a Hyster forklift dealership. Original owners Jack and Jim Phillips signed a dealership agreement in 1944 and became the...

Dealership adds Bronto aerials

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Northville, MI, United States

Environmental equipment dealer Jack Doheny Cos (JDC) is expecting delivery of new Bronto Skylift 197 Heavy Duty Telescopic (HDT) truck-mounted aerial devices, one each in December and March. The highly...

Bolzoni Group opens new Factory in Finland

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

Bolzoni Group announces that Auramo Oy - their Finnish subsidiary and production plant - has moved to new headquarters in the industrial area of Järvenpää, 40 km north of Helsinki.

The electric lift truck that ‘knows’ what its driver wants

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

The idea of intelligent automatic adjustment of performance characteristics has been taken to a whole new level in the new EP25-35N 80V electric counterbalance range from Cat® Lift Trucks.

Survey ‘most important’ in UK forklift industry

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Newbury, United Kingdom

The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) is urging its members to participate in what it calls "the most important survey of its kind in the forklift industry". "As the only...

Heli Forklift’s expedition to South America

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

With years of development, the South American market has become one of the most important offshore markets for HELI Forklifts. HELI recently supplied a consignment of 45 4.5 T forklifts to a large beverage company in South America.

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 18 Sep 2014

Hyvinkää, Finland Konecranes has appointed Juha Pankakoski as chief digital officer, starting from 1 January 2015. He will be responsible for all information systems and the overall process architecture of...

Veshai provides new ergonomic, strain-free solution to moving heavy loads

Advertisement - 18 Sep 2014

Veshai announces new series of electric power floor crane products, designed to lift and transport up to 2,700 lb. without effort, using electrically-actuated traction and hydraulics. These products provide an ergonomic, strain-free solution to moving heavy loads.

Denholm updates fleet with new supplier

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Long Eaton, United Kingdom

Denholm Global Logistics has added six new Cat lift trucks, including four 2.5 T LPG-powered forklifts and two 1.0 T high-level order pickers to its materials handling fleet. Impact Handling's...

STILL helps Heuchemer prepare for growth

News Story - 18 Sep 2014
Hamburg, Germany

STILL GmbH has fitted a nearly 16-metre (52-foot) high VNA shuttle warehouse to the new logistics centre of Heuchemer Verpackung GmbH & Co KG in Miehlen, Germany. "The growth we have...