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JLG wins Atlas spare parts contract

News Story - 16 Apr 2009
McConnellsburg, PA, United States

A US Department of Defence unit has awarded a five-year spare parts contract to JLG Industries Inc for the main control valve for the current-production Atlas telehandler. The contract has...

Study: Materials handling container demand to grow

News Story - 16 Apr 2009
Cleveland, OH, United States

Demand for rigid bulk packaging is forecast to grow 2.1% annually to USD7 billion in 2013, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group Inc. Gains are expected to...

Liebherr works its Combilifts hard

News Story - 16 Apr 2009
Biberach, Germany

Combilift's first-ever 14 tonne four-way forklift and a smaller, four tonne model are working hard at Liebherr's manufacturing facility in Biberach, in southern Germany. The Biberach site specialises in producing...

New Products

News Story - 16 Apr 2009

Milan, Italy Komatsu Forklift has introduced two new rider stacker trucks with ergonomic cabs to the European market. The MWS12JA-3R highlift pallet truck is designed for transporting and stacking loads...

Briefs

News Story - 16 Apr 2009

Still honoured as Daimler supplier Hamburg, Germany Still GmbH was awarded the Daimler Supplier Award for 2008 at a Stuttgart meeting last month. Still received the award in the Manufacturing...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 16 Apr 2009

Marengo, IL, United States Nissan Forklift Corp (NFC) has appointed Peter Kruse as president for its North and South American operations. Kruse succeeds Takanobu Tokugawa and is the first American...

Linde carries Giant Panda to Xiamen zoo

News Story - 16 Apr 2009
Xiamen, China

A Linde electric tow tractor was used to transport a Giant Panda in a two-metre long cage from Sichuan Wolong Nature Reserve. The mammal, known as "Giant Panda No. 21...

China forklift expo “the industry’s choice”

News Story - 16 Apr 2009
Guangzhou, China

Organisers of the 5th Guangzhou International Brand Forklift & Accessories Exhibition (BFE 2009) are calling the event a success. The expo was held at the Pazhou Complex of Chinese Import & Export...

Inside the News - Edition #405

Inside the News - 09 Apr 2009

Unfortunately, there's more gloomy news this week, with poor financial results, staff cut-backs and reports of record low sales in some regions. As we've said before, much of this reporting...

Watts Tyre Group announce acquisition of Profix

Advertisement - 09 Apr 2009

Watts Industrie Reifen, the German subsidiary of Watts Tyre Group has today announced the acquisition of Profix GmbH, the north German based tyre services and distribution business. Current Profix Director Volker Scholze will join Watts Industrie Reifen and manage operations from the Zittau office, Profix Manager Udo Rottke will also join Watts as Tyre Services Manager responsible for the Mobile Fitting Service across the country.

Cascade, Raymond cut workforces

News Story - 09 Apr 2009
Fairview, OR, United States

Cascade Corp and Raymond Corp have trimmed operations in the face of the economic slowdown and uncertainty. Cascade says it reduced its workforce by 20%, cut executive team salaries and...

Paling Transporter Reports 60 ton Forklift, Performance, Value and Operational Cost Reduction now a Key Focus.

Advertisement - 09 Apr 2009

Paling Transporter is pleased to report this 60 ton forklift delivered last February to Syncrude in the Alberta Oil Sands has demonstrated its performance, value and benefits in improving heavy component material handling productivity and operational cost reduction, now a key focus of all Oil Sands producers.

BITA: UK forklift orders fall

News Story - 09 Apr 2009
Sunninghill, United Kingdom

UK forklift orders dropped by 14.5% in 2008, with just over 26,500 new forklift orders placed with British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) members. This is the lowest quantity since 2001...

Announcing the release of Lift Truck Parts Australasia’s online parts shopping site!

Advertisement - 09 Apr 2009

Lift Truck Parts Australasia has just released its new online shopping and parts reference web site. The site has been set up to be used as a parts interpretation tool that will allow your staff from the parts interpreter to the receptionist to easily source and price parts required for stock or for quoting any repair jobs.

Manitou affected by economic downturn

News Story - 09 Apr 2009
Ancenis, France

Manitou's 2008 results have been negatively affected by the business downturn in the second half of 2008 and its recent acquisition of US company Gehl for EUR235 million (USD311 million...

Busy Shipment Under Recession

Advertisement - 09 Apr 2009

Despite the global recession, HANGCHA and its TEAM MEMBERS are standing together and supporting each other for every potential business opportunity. The company has recently dispatched some large shipment and there is strong interest in our products.

No minimum bids on lifting equipment

Advertisement - 09 Apr 2009

It's a great time to be buying equipment - and there's no better place to buy than an unreserved Ritchie Bros. auction. On May 20, Ritchie Bros. will sell a huge...

Recycled plastic company Pack2pack saves with RollerForks^®

Advertisement - 09 Apr 2009

Pack2pack is the one-stop shop for all your industrial packaging. Pack2pack collects, reconditions and recycles industrial packaging and also produces smaller packaging made of steel or tinplate. As a manufacturer of industrial packaging, it is well aware of the customer's requirements when looking for packaging, product protection and efficient transport.

Abu Dhabi company aims to be forklift leader by 2020

News Story - 09 Apr 2009
Halifax, United Kingdom

Abu Dhabi-based Shaw Handling wants to compete with Kalmar, Hyster and Linde in the medium to heavy forklift market and will launch a "revolutionary" forklift range in the second or...

Alta Lift Truck buys Detroit Forklift

News Story - 09 Apr 2009
Detroit, MI, United States

Alta Lift Truck Services Inc has acquired the assets of Detroit Forklift. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Steven Greenawalt, Alta Lift Truck president and owner, says the...

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