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Doubling up on Advantages with Aisle-Master

Advertisement - 14 Jan 2010

A combination of two AC electric powered Aisle-Master articulated forklifts fitted with telescopic forks and a double-deep storage system is enabling North of England based Walkers Transport to make maximum use of its warehousing facilities in Leeds.

Canadian distributor adds wholly owned brand

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Thorold, ON, Canada

Canadian Forklift Distributors Ltd (CFDL) has launched the Stärke Material Handling Group as a new division. The Stärke brand is a wholly owned CFDL trade name. CFDL general manager Jim...

Avesco opens new head office

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Langenthal, Switzerland

Yale's sole authorised dealer in Switzerland, Avesco AG, has opened a new head office for its materials handling division. Located at the group's headquarters in Langenthal, the 6,100 sqm (65,660...

FORKLIFTACTION.COM THANKS LOYAL AND NEW ADVERTISERS – EXPECTATIONS FOR 2010

Advertisement - 14 Jan 2010

This is the last newsletter edition for 2009 and Forkliftaction closes on another year, happily taking a good rest after an eventful and successful year's work. We are proud and...

Konecranes starts new statutory negotiations

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Hyvinkää, Finland

Konecranes has started new statutory negotiations for possible temporary and permanent layoffs in Konecranes Service Corporation, Finland. The company says the measure was taken to combat continuing weak demand for...

Union, Central Grocers agree on pact

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Joliet, IL, United States

Union members including about 100 forklift operators in a Joliet warehouse of Central Grocers Inc adopted a three-year contract on 9 January and stepped back from a threatened strike. Each...

Inventor launches economical Palletcap

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Cannock, United Kingdom

The Staffordshire inventor who claims his cardboard cone has saved the global materials handling industry millions in damaged stock has launched a new, cost-effective version of the Palletcap. Inventor and...

PSA reports nearly 10% decline in container volumes

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Singapore

PSA International Pte Ltd has reported that it handled 56.93 million TEUs at its port projects around the world for 2009. The group's handling volume represents a 9.9% decline from...

JCB undertakes large training exercise

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Rocester, United Kingdom

JCB has partnered with Derby College's skills solutions provider, Corporate College, to enhance the skills of over 600 of its employees. Graeme Macdonald, JCB's group managing director for business operations...

Briefs

News Story - 14 Jan 2010

Konecranes outsources data centre services Hyvinkää, Finland Hewlett Packard will operate Konecranes' data centre services under a seven-year agreement. Konecranes' data centre services include the hosting of application servers, back-up...

Product News

News Story - 14 Jan 2010

Cargotec launches new reach stacker Stockholm, Sweden Cargotec has added the Kalmar DRF420-450L, which is suitable for terminals with medium capacity, to its reach stacker range. Cargotec vice president for...

Flexi EURO carries components for top-end cars

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Tipton, United Kingdom

Narrow Aisle Ltd has won a contract to supply Flexi EURO articulated forklifts to automotive component supplier Magna Intier's Leipzig factory. The Flexi EURO has a compact chassis and narrow...

Reach truck carries world champion

News Story - 14 Jan 2010
Xiamen, China

A Linde R14S reach truck participated in the launch of the Xiamen International Marathon early this month. The reach truck lifted Bai Xue to complete the marathon's torch-lighting ceremony. Bai...

Inside the News - Edition #443

Inside the News - 31 Dec 2009

As we enter a new decade, it's interesting to note the growth of Forkliftaction.com News since its first edition in July 2000. That newsletter was emailed to 50 subscribers. This...

Thank goodness that’s over!

News Story - 31 Dec 2009

By anyone's standards, 2009 was a tough year in global business, and the materials handling sector was not immune. Melissa Barnett reports that many of the grim financial predictions for the year came to pass, and by the end of the year's first financial quarter, the mild-sounding "credit crunch" of 2008 had turned into a full-blown "global financial crisis". The US-based Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) predicted in January an 18% - 20% decline in new equipment orders for 2009. This forecast turned out to be extremely optimistic, with a revised MHIA report published in October showing in fact a decline of 44.9% in just the first half of 2009. MHIA expected the drop to steady over the remainder of the year to hold the total year decline at 35% to 38%. The North American conditions were echoed around the globe, with a general drop of around 40% in new sales recorded by most of the large European and Asian manufacturers and dealers. Forkliftaction.com News recently reported that the recession had to date cost the UK forklift industry GBP344 million (USD 559.5 million) in lost profit. Many companies weathered the financial storm by closing manufacturing facilities or by reducing staff.

FORKLIFTACTION.COM THANKS LOYAL AND NEW ADVERTISERS – EXPECTATIONS FOR 2010

Advertisement - 31 Dec 2009

This is the last newsletter edition for 2009 and Forkliftaction closes on another year, happily taking a good rest after an eventful and successful year's work. We are proud and...

Inside the News - Edition #442

Inside the News - 24 Dec 2009

As the man in the red suit sets off on his materials handling mission around the world, it's interesting to note in this week's newsletter that one industry player has...

Omega lift delivers 30,000 lbs. HERC Series forklift to Lihir Gold in Papua New Guinea

Advertisement - 24 Dec 2009

Omega Lift recently delivered one of its 30,000 capacity, 4-wheel drive HERC Series forklifts to Lihir Gold's open pit gold mining operation in Papua New Guinea. Omega Lift was sourced from Lihir Gold because of its expertise building heavy duty forklifts designed for mining applications, as well as their global support network. "Omega Lift has worked extremely hard over he last number of years to develop a truly global product range that can be supported anywhere in the world", explains Nick Acocella, Omega Lift's Director of International Sales & Marketing. "The HERC Series provides 4-wheel drive, and full Rough Terrain certification which is very unique for a forklift of this heavy capacity. Obviously, there are many manufacturers that build heavy trucks, but the Rough Terrain certification and 4-wheel drive really set us apart."

High Performance Solid Tyres from 'Royal'

Advertisement - 24 Dec 2009

When a major European roll-trailer manufacturer fitted their 140 ton port trailer with world's leading brand of solid tyres, they faced a rather unusual problem: the trailer did not move! Even after a higher capacity hauler was called in, the trailer moved only after over-heating the hydraulic axle gear-box. It was then that the manufacturer chose 'Royal' tyres for the same application and found them to give superior performance - surpassing ETRTO's recommended load carrying capacity by at least 25%. For Royal Tyres, it was just another day at work: performances are routinely exceeded here.

NITCO acquiring assets of Hyster New England

News Story - 24 Dec 2009
North Billerica, MA, United States

Charlie Haywood is moving toward retirement and the sale of the business assets of his Hyster New England Inc to Yale dealership Northland Industrial Truck Co Inc (NITCO). Principals anticipate...

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