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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING!

Advertisement - 21 May 2009

Research by global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers indicates that survivors of the last downturn kept advertising and marketing through the bad times. We at Forkliftaction.com would like to do our bit...

Yale forklifts handle mature whiskies

News Story - 21 May 2009
Fleet, United Kingdom

William Grant & Sons Distillers' fleet of Yale forklifts handles over 150,000 pallets at its Bellshill site each month, ensuring that over 11 million cases of whiskey are delivered to over...

Briefs

News Story - 21 May 2009

JCB enters portable lighting market Rocester, United Kingdom JCB Power Products has entered the portable lighting tower market with the JCB LT9, a dedicated lighting tower featuring a nine-metre hydraulically...

MHIA plans for NA 2010 trade event

News Story - 21 May 2009
Charlotte, NC, United States

Preparations for next year's North American Material Handling & Logistics Show, known as NA 2010, are well under way. Show producer Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) anticipates about 500 exhibits...

Succession planning opportunities

Your Focus - 21 May 2009
Bridgewater, NJ, United States

Attorneys Jeremy I. Silberman and Charles A. Bruder at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. look at the need to plan for business transition, especially in these tough times.

Inside the News - Edition #410

Inside the News - 14 May 2009

There's another mixed bag of financial results this week, but the trend appears to be downward - for the time being anyway. In Europe, the USA and Asia, sales volumes are...

Leader In High-Capacity Cushion Tire Forklifts

Advertisement - 14 May 2009

Hoist Liftruck is the leader in high capacity cushion tire forklifts, operating in steel, forging and paper facilities in the United States and around the world.

Oversized loads no problem with Combilift and KOOI-Reachforks^®

Advertisement - 14 May 2009

Combilift Ltd is the world's leading supplier of 4-way handling solutions, and has over 9,500 units operating in 50 countries around the world. This Irish based manufacturer has carved itself a very successful niche in the long load handling market by focusing on customised products according to individual user requirements.

Barloworld faces challenging conditions

News Story - 14 May 2009
Johannesburg, South Africa

Barloworld faced challenging trading conditions in its international operations for the first six months of financial year 2009, and the South African forklift market also declined from last year. Clive...

Cascade announces HFC (Hydraulic Force Control).

Advertisement - 14 May 2009

Cascade has added a new damage reduction option for Paper Roll Clamps, HFC (Hydraulic Force Control). Designed to automatically control clamp force proportional to load weight, using the hydraulics of the lift truck, all without driver input. Quick and Easy to install and simple to adjust, HFC is an economical way to relieve the driver from the task of determining the correct pressure settings for different roll sizes.

Nacco, Manitex report lower sales

News Story - 14 May 2009
Mayfield Heights, OH, United States

A significant drop in volume at the materials handling group of Nacco Industries Inc resulted in a companywide loss of USD9.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31 versus...

United Contact: Manufacturers of electrical contacts and kits. Suppliers to OEMs and wholesalers.

Advertisement - 14 May 2009

For over 25 years, United Contact (1985) Inc. has played a leading role in delivering a wide range of high quality electrical contact products to various Lift truck OEM's, wholesalers and distributors across North America, Europe and Asia. We have grown from a local contact re-tipping company to a one-stop source for all your electrical contact and contactor needs.

BITA predicts significant downturn

News Story - 14 May 2009
Sunninghill, United Kingdom

The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) predicts an extended and significant downturn for the forklift industry. At its 2009 AGM last month, the association revealed the key points in its...

Global Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Packaging and Material Handling Expo heads to Miami in 2009

Advertisement - 14 May 2009

Companies involved in Manufacturing, Packaging, Material Handling, Logistics and Supply Chain Industries may want to mark their calendars for this year's MATTECH 2009 - the Global Material Handling, Manufacturing & Packaging Technology, Logistics & Supply Chain Expo. This world leading event will take place in the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA on August 5-6, 2009.

Big Joe forklift brand undergoes renewal

News Story - 14 May 2009
Lonbard, IL, United States

Equity fund Granite Creek Partners LLC of Chicago, Illinois and forklift manufacturer E-P Equipment Co Ltd of Hangzhou, China are giving new life to the Big Joe brand. Granite Creek...

48 fast-charging systems sold since January

News Story - 14 May 2009
Phoenix, AZ, United States

Electric Transportation Engineering Corp of Phoenix has sold 48 of its Minit-Charger FC heavy-duty battery, fast-charging systems since launching the product in January. "All are for forklift applications in the...

Container handlers save Malcolm Group money

News Story - 14 May 2009
Kenilworth, United Kingdom

Malcolm Group has invested GBP2 million (USD3.02 million) in five new Konecranes (formerly SMV) container handlers from Cooper Specialised Handling. According to Cooper, its bespoke machine design and all-inclusive, five-year...

JCB marks delivery of 100th machine with scale model gift

News Story - 14 May 2009
Rocester, United Kingdom

A UK chain of builders' merchants has been presented with a commemorative scale model of a JCB Loadall telehandler to mark the delivery of its 100th machine. Jackson Building Centres...

Safety violation results in fine for ArcelorMittal

News Story - 14 May 2009
Brampton, ON

An Ontario court has fined ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Canada Inc CAD110,000 (USD89,900) for a safety violation in an industrial accident at its Brampton plant. In addition, the court imposed a...

With over 35,000 searches per month … this BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the professionals’ guide to materials handling businesses

Advertisement - 14 May 2009

Forkliftaction.com's Business Directory currently features over 30,000 business listings. Use the directory to locate businesses that manufacture or supply products and services to the materials handling industry: forklifts, attachments, engines, components...