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JCB plan further push into Australia for the Teletruk

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

As JCB's 7,500th Teletruk starts work in a UK recycling plant this month (February) the company has its sights set on expanding sales to the other side of the world in Australia. This makes particular sense because in 2009 the counterbalance forklift market in Australia (Class 4 & 5) leveled with, and some months exceeded, that of the UK. The UK market, as with other leading European markets Germany and France, was significantly adversely affected by the recession. Meanwhile Australia was, and still is, in much better shape. Soon after signing New Zealand dealers Centra Forklifts to the Teletruk franchise in 2008 JCB linked with Western Australia's growing force Allied Forklifts, based in Malaga near Perth. In 2010 Allied are expanding premises, staff and product offering. Owner and Managing Director Wayne Adams has even started the year with a new TV advertising campaign specifically for the Teletruk.

Argentine dealer adds electric vehicle line

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Harbor City, CA, United States

Electric vehicle maker Balqon Corp completed a distribution agreement with Autoelevadores Yale SA, which has more than 18 forklift sales and service locations in Argentina. Industrial startup Balqon of Harbor...

Nexen Lift Trucks Is One Of The U.K.’S Best Kept Secrets.

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

The company that plans to take the Australian Materials Handling Industry by storm has revolutionised lift truck design with the arrival of it's new "X" range series. European designed and manufactured at Nexen's wholly owned facility in Taiwan, the "X" range is built to the highest standards, incorporating the very best equipment & materials from Europe and Japan. All major components are easily accessible thus drastically reducing maintenance time, and increasing productivity it is believed to be one of the easiest and quickest lift trucks in today's market place to maintain. There are three drive-train configurations; Powershift, Optimal and Optimal + which incorporates oil cooled disc brakes. Other features include anti-rollback, Driver Presence Sensing and Controlled Deceleration to name but a few. Following the successful launch of the "X" range into the U.K. and European markets, the company sees Australia as the next important step in its growth. This new design has already been nominated for two prestigious industry awards including The British Forklift Industry Award for Safety Innovation.

USD5.5 million in budget for fuel cell project

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Warner Robins, GA, United States

An operation of the US Defence Logistics Agency (DLA) has a previously unpublicised budget of USD5.5 million for a fuel cell demonstration project at a depot in Georgia (Forkliftaction.com News #448). The...

Every day 950 users search the Business Directory for suppliers: can they find your company?

Advertisement - 25 Feb 2010

After nine years of operation, the independent industry portal Forkliftaction.com has become an established brand for forklift related news and online business resources. More than 160,000 industry professionals read Forkliftaction.com...

UKWA urges suppliers to enter awards

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
London, United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) is inviting third-party logistics (3PL) companies to enter its 2010 awards to be presented at a luncheon at the Dorchester Hotel in London on...

Cooper meets urgent Haiti need

News Story - 25 Feb 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Cooper Specialised Handling is another forklift supplier to respond to the UK government's urgent request for equipment to be used in Haiti, within 48 hours. Last week, Forkliftaction.com News reported...

Briefs

News Story - 25 Feb 2010

Barloworld teams up with JLG Maidenhead, United Kingdom Barloworld Handling will supply its customers with JLG equipment including over 50 models of boom lifts, scissor lifts, mast booms and vertical...

New Products

News Story - 25 Feb 2010

Hyster launches new forklifts Greenville, NC, United States Hyster Company has launched a new forklift series in the 55,000lbs-70,000lbs (24,948kg-31,752kg) lifting capacity range. The H550-700HD models are suited for a...

USA forklift industry prepared for recovery

Feature Article - 25 Feb 2010
United States

It has been a cautious start to the new year with many USA forklift dealers, manufacturers and service providers welcoming the ninth consecutive month of improved economic activity. Melissa Barnett reports. Economic activity, particularly in the manufacturing sector, saw across-the-board growth for the sixth consecutive month, with both new orders and production indexes above 60%, indicating strong current and future performance. The Industrial Truck Association's (ITA) past president, Stan Simpson, says that new factory orders are up 21% for the first month of 2010 compared to the same time last year. The National Bureau of Economic Research believes the recession most likely reached its nadir in June to August, 2009 and has predicted 2010 GDP growth of 2.6% - traditionally enough of a rise to kick-start expansion in the forklift market. Many of the people Forkliftaction.com interviewed for this report predicted a conservative growth in equipment sales of between 4% and 10% over 2010. Ilidio Alves, director of marketing for Nissan Forklift Corporation, believes that the US forklift market could realistically achieve 100,000 unit sales in 2010. This is particularly encouraging given that 2009 produced sales figures not seen since the mid-1980s. Don Chance, president of sales at Nacco Materials Handling Group (NMHG), notes last year was a tough year with the overall US forklift market down more than 50% from its 2006 level. "The numbers we saw for the industry were 92,000 units for 2009, compared to nearly 208,000 units for 2006. This has made for a very challenging business environment."

Inside the News - Edition #449

Inside the News - 18 Feb 2010

What better way to celebrate the Chinese New Year than to note the huge potential of Chinese forklift manufacturers. Two Chinese names appear in this year's Top 20 ranking by...

Bolzoni Auramo sales force: experts in Paper Handling!

Advertisement - 18 Feb 2010

Lift truck attachment manufacturer Bolzoni Auramo has implemented an internal education program to give its sales force all around the world high competence in paper handling. "Damage free handling has always been our goal when developing new paper roll clamps" - says Lars Petersson, Bolzoni Auramo's Forest Products Handling Division Manager. "This actions allows us to help and advise our customers in a professional way. How to select the right clamp for dedicated handling? What's the correct clamping force? What kind of contact pad is most suitable? That's the question daily given to our sales force. We have the answers!" To reduce risks for paper damages Bolzoni Auramo offers the option of tools to be used in the logistic chain of paper handling. The out-of-roundness measuring device "The Spider" makes possible a quality test of the handling and the use of the correct clamping force. "Our team knows how to use this tool and use it regularly to help and give our customer the right advise!"

Dalian enters as Baoli leaves ‘the list’

News Story - 18 Feb 2010
Esslingen, Germany

Do not underestimate the Chinese, says the author of dhf-intralogistik's newest world ranking list of forklift manufacturers. Wolfgang Degenhard, editor of the German logistics magazine and the 2008-09 list, says...

Managed maintenance service for forklifts grows rapidly across North America

Advertisement - 18 Feb 2010

FleetNet, well known for emergency breakdown services now coordinates roadside services and maintenance management services for forklifts and other material handling equipment across America. Our nationwide service center will take your call 24/7 managing vendors and the maintenance process in our Roadside and TMcare programs. Our Maintenance Management Program is designed to manage material handling equipment maintenance needs while controlling maintenance costs and keeping equipment in profitable operating condition. One benefit of the program is Electronic Equipment Files.

Loading trucks one-sided using Toyota forklift trucks

Advertisement - 18 Feb 2010

Veenbaas Potgrond Drachten (Netherlands) is one of the most highly modernized potting compost companies in Europe! Veenbaas Potgrond has managed to optimize its various processes by applying a clear future vision and a broad-based market approach. The cornerstones of this approach are the quality of its products, fixed mix ratios and a sophisticated logistics system.

Zheli makes changes; Crown drops lawsuit

News Story - 18 Feb 2010
Dayton, OH, United States

Crown Equipment Corp has dropped its lawsuit against Hangzhou Zheli Forklift Group Co Ltd after the manufacturer in Fuyang, China changed selling and advertising practices and altered the colour of...

Omega reworks, extends ARM-XL line

Advertisement - 18 Feb 2010

Omega Lift Manufacturing Inc. has announced the re-design of their heavy capacity telescopic handler line, the ARM XL Series. The ARM XL offers 12,000lbs. - 20,000lbs. capacities in standard production, and up to 30,000lbs. capacity as a custom order. The ARM XL boasts a Tier III, 6-cylinder Perkins Turbo Diesel engine and hydrostatic drive with an optional shift on the fly gearbox. The ARM XL uses dual hydraulic pilot joysticks to operate boom and carriage functions and has the ability to accommodate many attachments including side shifting carriages, pipe clamps, buckets, winches etc.

Precision Castparts buys 89 Yale forklifts

News Story - 18 Feb 2010
Portland, OR, United States

Publicly traded high-performance component manufacturer Precision Castparts Corp has contracted with a fleet management and materials handling dealership for equipment and services. Under a five-year agreement, Pacific Material Handling Solutions...

JCB plan further push into Australia for the Teletruk

Advertisement - 18 Feb 2010

As JCB's 7,500th Teletruk starts work in a UK recycling plant this month (February) the company has its sights set on expanding sales to the other side of the world in Australia. This makes particular sense because in 2009 the counterbalance forklift market in Australia (Class 4 & 5) leveled with, and some months exceeded, that of the UK. The UK market, as with other leading European markets Germany and France, was significantly adversely affected by the recession. Meanwhile Australia was, and still is, in much better shape. Soon after signing New Zealand dealers Centra Forklifts to the Teletruk franchise in 2008 JCB linked with Western Australia's growing force Allied Forklifts, based in Malaga near Perth. In 2010 Allied are expanding premises, staff and product offering. Owner and Managing Director Wayne Adams has even started the year with a new TV advertising campaign specifically for the Teletruk.

In 2010 reach your market through Forkliftaction.com

Advertisement - 18 Feb 2010

After nine years of operation, the independent industry portal Forkliftaction.com has become an established brand for forklift related news and online business resources. "If it is in Forkliftaction.com, the materials...

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