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Rico Equipment Knows No Limits When It Comes To Pallet Stackers

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2008

Whether you know them as straddle trucks, pallet stackers, reach trucks, or high lifts, RICO Equipment has the market cornered on these versatile lift trucks to innovatively solve problems that material handlers face everyday. Each space shuttle has SRB's designed to produce the main thrust to lift the space shuttle off the pad and up to an altitude of about 150,000 feet, or 24 nautical miles. The two SRB's carry the entire weight of the external tank and orbiter. The SRBs are the largest solid-propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. Each is 149.16 feet long and 12.17 feet in diameter.

Mitsubishi bid for Rocla

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Tokyo, Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) subsidiary Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe (MCFE) has announced plans to take a controlling interest in Rocla. MCFE already owns 28.1% of the Finnish company. MCFE and...

FMH lands USD7.66 million order

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Denver, CO, United States

Equipment dealer FMH Material Handling Solutions Inc has logged an order for USD7.66 million. From January through to March, FMH is scheduled to deliver 22 Cat, Kalmar, Doosan and Clark...

Equipment use suspended after incidents

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Loch Ness, Scotland, United Kingdom

The UK's Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has suspended use of all vehicle and plant equipment at a Scottish worksite after two workplace incidents. Hochtief UK, the main contractor on Scotland's...

Equipment Depot brand gains broader use

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Waco, TX, United States

Three more regional forklift dealerships in the Pon North America (PNA) materials handling group are adopting the common brand name Equipment Depot. Two dealerships currently carry that identity. The five...

Spread your advertising dollar further

Advertisement - 30 Oct 2008

In the current tight economic conditions, you will be expecting maximum results from your marketing budget. And targeted online advertising delivers real results for a modest investment. Forkliftaction.com has the...

Kalmar wins three-year contract

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Scandinavia, Sweden

Kalmar has been awarded a three-year contract to supply empty container handling capacity to a container terminal in Sweden. The Port of Gothenburg will be supplied with seven of Kalmar's...

Lowry joins Taylor Machine Works

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Louisville, MS, United States

Taylor Machine Works Inc has hired Bill Lowry in a fulltime position as special projects manager. The inventive industry veteran founded a namesake brand of heavy capacity, cushion-tyred forklifts that...

UK forklift driver a whiz in the kitchen

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Lowescroft, United Kingdom

Forklift drivers are not usually known for their creative culinary expertise, but one British bloke proved it is possible to be a whiz at both after showing off his cooking...

Wisconsin Lift Truck resells automatic guided carts

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Brookfield, WI, United States

Jervis B Webb Co has named Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp as a value-added reseller (VAR) to supply, install and service Webb's SmartCart automatic guided carts (AGCs) in Wisconsin. Brookfield-based Wisconsin...

Forklift champion a first time winner

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Telford, United Kingdom

A Swansea forklift driver has won a national forklift competition, making him the safest operator in the UK. Kenneth Saward beat nine of the best forklift operators in the first...

Briefs

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
International

Konecranes moves into Canada Allanburg, ON, Canada Konecranes' purchase of a Canadian crane service company will help the Finnish company expand its services into other industries, such as steel and...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
International

Santa Fe Springs, CA Jeff Elder has been promoted to chief operating officer at Trojan Battery. He has been with Trojan for more than three years and was previously chief...

Cat launches new website design

News Story - 30 Oct 2008
Houston, TX, United States

Cat Lift Trucks has invested in a redesign of its customer website. Web design company 4 Guys Interactive Inc, of Houston, handled the project. It infused a new appearance, feel...

Inside the News - Edition #383

Inside the News - 23 Oct 2008

We're very rapidly approaching the big four-oh. This week's newsletter is going out to more than 39,500 members - a significant jump from the 34,000 registered subscribers in January. If the...

Prestigious 2008 Global Trader of the Year from Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce awarded to Omega Lift Manufacturing of Bolton

Advertisement - 23 Oct 2008

Regonizing Omega Lift's acheivements and expansion into the global marketplace, the joint 2008 OMED-OCC Ontario Global Traders Award has been awarded to the growing forklift manufacturer.

ICEM release GP100 truck

Advertisement - 23 Oct 2008

Backed by its well-established experience within the high-load sector, ICEM has recently introduced another 'heavy weight' product: the GP100 truck.

Hoist Liftruck expands its UK presence

News Story - 23 Oct 2008
Bedford Park, IL, United States

Hoist Liftruck's new UK partnerships will be the key to opening up new sales opportunities to the region's ports. Five new dealerships have recently been established in the UK and...

BFE 2009 brings big players to China

Advertisement - 23 Oct 2008

BFE, the 5th Guangzhou International Brand Forklift & Accessory Exhibition, approved by Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, is to be held in Pazhou Complex, the biggest exhibition complex in Asia, on Mar. 6th-8th, 2009.

Tailift Unveils All New Style

Advertisement - 23 Oct 2008

Completely new design by the Tailift R&D team. Streamlined chassis, inspired by automotive styling to enhance looks and ergonomics. Read more .............