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A New Tire Design for High Demand & Extreme Duty Heavy Lift Equipment Customers

Advertisement - 06 Sep 2012

Superior Tire & Rubber Corp. manufactures heavy-duty tire and wheel assemblies for the material handling, road construction and mining industries with more than 25 in-house elastomeric compounds. They produce all associated components that could be used with a tire and wheel assembly.

The success of the Kalmar DCG 90-180 continues

Advertisement - 06 Sep 2012

Cargotec's new DCG90-180 range of Kalmar lift trucks promise to deliver improvements in fuel efficiency, safety, serviceability and ergonomics while reducing environmental impact. With capacities ranging from 9-18 tonnes - it's the first of Kalmar's G generation material handling equipment.

Weichai buys stake in KION and hydraulics unit

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
Wiesbaden, Germany and Weifang, China

Chinese equipment manufacturer Weichai Power will invest EUR738 million (USD925 million) to acquire a 25% stake in the KION Group, and a 70% share in its hydraulics business. The partnership...

Forklifts play role in recovery from Isaac

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
United States

Civilian, state and federal relief operatives used forklifts in moving and loading commodities and equipment for those that Isaac impacted as a tropical storm and Category 1 hurricane. The Federal...

Discharge Testing Solutions for Forklift Batteries

Advertisement - 06 Sep 2012

Eagle Eye Power Solution's LB-Series is the industry leader in smart load testing. The motive power-specific LB-24/36/48-300 Load Bank comes standard with wireless monitoring, are portable, safe, environmentally-friendly, and are the most reliable way to measure battery capacity.

Trade Shows up the ante with innovation

Advertisement - 06 Sep 2012

Visitors to the Safety Show Sydney and Sydney Materials Handling will have a unique opportunity to check out the latest OHS and materials handling products all under one roof, along with hundreds of new and innovative ways to improve workplace performance.

MCFA to add 40% to production space in Texas

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
Houston, TX, United States

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc (MCFA) plans to break ground during the first quarter of 2013 on an expansion of its manufacturing and assembly facilities in Houston. In particular, MCFA...

ONLINE AUCTION: September 18 - 19

Advertisement - 06 Sep 2012

MH & Packaging Equipment of SONY, a 650,000 Sq. Ft. Distribution Center in Fishers, Indiana Includes: * (8) Electric Forklift Trucks by Yale and TCM, as late as 2001 * (28) Raymond Electric...

Sany appoints Binder for reach stacker distribution

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
South Plainfield, NJ, United States

Family-owned and -operated Binder Machinery Co was named as the first North American distributor of reach stackers by a unit of China's Sany Group Co Ltd. Sany America Inc made...

Cargotec delivers terminal tractors to Gran Canaria

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
Helsinki, Finland

Cargotec has completed the delivery of 12 Kalmar TT616i terminal tractors to one of the largest port terminals under Spanish jurisdiction as part of a 14-machine order for new equipment...

Cascade gains in sales, loses portion to currency charge

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
Fairview, OR, United States

Forklift attachments maker Cascade Corp reports a 4% gain in sales for the second quarter ended July 31. Cascade records profit of USD12.6 million on sales of USD136.4 million versus...

Bernstein launches student scholarship program

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
Highland Park, IL, United States

The Howard Bernstein materials handling industrial distribution scholarship program will award a minimum of five USD5,000 scholarships for five years to at least five students. Bernstein of Highland Park established...

Logistics lifeline for Channel Islands

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Condor Logistics has replaced its existing trucks with 32 Yale VL and VT four-wheel and three-wheel electric counterbalance forklifts. The Forkway Group supplied the new fleet, which will handle the...

Forklift competitions give operators chance to excel

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
United States

Organisers in two north-west states are preparing for upcoming forklift rodeo competitions. The Washington state governor's industrial safety and health conference includes the 2012 forklift rodeo events on September 26...

Briefs

News Story - 06 Sep 2012

Nissan awards dealers Marengo, IL, United States Nissan Forklift Corporation has honoured its dealers who have achieved the highest standards of aftermarket service with the Service Excellence Program (SEP) Awards...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 06 Sep 2012

Alton, United Kingdom Peter Harvey MBE has been appointed the new chief executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA). He succeeds David Ellison, who has retired after more than...

CEO rides bike for charity

News Story - 06 Sep 2012
London, United Kingdom

The CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) cycled from London to Paris last week to raise money for The Royal British Legion in support of British armed forces...

Inside the News - Edition #580

Inside the News - 30 Aug 2012

It's been rumoured for some time, but at last there's confirmation that Briggs Equipment UK Ltd will take over UK Hyster distributor Barloworld Handling UK. This is a further step...

LiuGong Forklift Americas Announces SME Forklifts, S.A. de C.V. as New Dealer in Mexico City

Advertisement - 30 Aug 2012

SME forklifts, a privately held company with six years in the material handling industry, has joined LuiGong Forklift Americas as their new dealer in Mexico City, Mexico. SME Forklifts will feature the entire line of LiuGong forklifts.

UN Reach Trucks

Advertisement - 30 Aug 2012

UN reach trucks have 30 years' development history. It compromises advanced international technologies and design ideas, taking ergonomic as guiding principle and adopting excellent design. Our trucks are known for their comfortable operation, safe driving, effectiveness and easy maintenance.

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