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Kalmar wins SPRC contract

News Story - 17 Jul 2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Container and heavy-duty materials handling equipment supplier Kalmar Industries has been awarded a contract to supply Colombia's Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena (SPRC) with a variety of container handling equipment...

GS Yuasa to produce batteries in Thailand

News Story - 17 Jul 2008
KYOTO, Japan

GS Yuasa Corp. has announced plans to produce batteries for forklifts at a Thai plant to be operated jointly with a local car-maker. The facility is scheduled to go online...

Webb names resellers for SmartCarts

News Story - 17 Jul 2008
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, United States

Jervis B. Webb Co named nine value-added resellers (VARs) to supply, install and service the firm's SmartCart automatic guided carts (AGCs) in certain geographic areas. Under agreements with Webb, the...

Grow your Business with Forkliftaction.com

Advertisement - 17 Jul 2008

Forkliftaction.com news reaches over 120,000 mail boxes every week. This makes it the biggest materials handling publication. Forkliftaction.com's online industry centre gets 250,000 visits and serves over 3,000,000 page views per month. Take...

Safety speakers unveiled

News Story - 17 Jul 2008
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom

Program details have been released for the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Safety Conference at Warwick University on September 25th. FLTA chief executive David Ellison says this year's conference centres...

ITA sets agenda for October event

News Story - 17 Jul 2008
WASHINGTON, DC, United States

The Industrial Truck Association (ITA) will review industry issues, regulatory developments and business trends during its 57th annual meeting 2-5 October in Scottsdale, Arizona. Delegates will hear a report on...

EnerSys works with Lithium Technology

News Story - 17 Jul 2008
READING, PA, United States

Industrial battery manufacturer, marketer and distributor EnerSys has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lithium Technology Corporation. The agreement calls for the establishment of a relationship for the advancement of...

New products

News Story - 17 Jul 2008

Om shows off new ICEs HANNOVER, GERMANY Italian munfacturer Om Carrelli Elevatori used the recent CeMAT show to launch its new XD 15 and XD 25 forklifts. The XD 15-30...

Forklift operator gets probation in stock scheme

News Story - 17 Jul 2008
NEW YORK, NY, United States

A judge has sentenced former forklift operator Juan Renteria Jr. to two years' probation and ordered him to forfeit USD5,000 in illegal profits from an insider trading scheme. US District...

BITA Golf Day bookings open

Fork Talk - 17 Jul 2008
BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom

The British Industrial Truck Association will hold its annual Golf Day on September 9th at the popular Moor Hall Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield, the venue for the past five...

Inside the News - Edition #368

Inside the News - 10 Jul 2008

This week, we farewell a very familiar name. Christine Liew makes her final contributions to the newsletter this week after three-and-a-half years with Forkliftaction.com News. Over that time, Brisbane-based Christine...

RAVAS high quality mobile scales now available on the US market

Advertisement - 10 Jul 2008

RAVAS, innovative producer of mobile scales, has established a US sales and assembly facility in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. From these offices located north of Chicago, RAVAS will start its US distribution of scales for counterbalanced trucks, walkie and rider pallet trucks, stackers, stock selectors and hand pallet trucks.

UKWA: British government adds to sector’s woes

News Story - 10 Jul 2008
LONDON, United Kingdom

The British government has added to the third-party logistics (3PL) sector's problems, Derrick Potter told the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) members at its AGM. Potter, the national chairman of...

Tailift Unveils All New Style

Advertisement - 10 Jul 2008

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

Moffett denies downsize report

News Story - 10 Jul 2008
DUNDALK, Ireland

Truck-mounted forklift specialist Moffett Engineering has rejected as inaccurate a report that it had downsized. The article published by the Irish Independent last month said that while Moffett had a...

Ningbo Ruyi Introduces New Stacker Models

Advertisement - 10 Jul 2008

Leading light logistics equipment manufacturer Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co. Ltd has applied its advanced technology and manufacturing expertise to two new stacker models. Both reflect Ruyi's commitment to design and innovation.

Balkancar company eyeing rival in Europe

News Story - 10 Jul 2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria

Bulgarian steel wheel manufacturer Balkankar Zarya plans to take over a European rival, See News reported. The manufacturer is quoted saying it will assess the economic expedience of acquiring all...

Are you compliant for California Fleet Regulations on January 1, 2009?

Advertisement - 10 Jul 2008

Initial reductions for fleet average emissions for large forklift fleets, medium forklift fleets and non-forklift fleets must be met either by retrofitting or replacing the exhaust system to be compliant...

JLG builds 1,000th military telehandler

News Story - 10 Jul 2008
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States

JLG Industries Inc has shipped its 1,000th Millenia Military Vehicle (MMV) telehandler to the US Navy as part of a contract to provide 197 MMVs to the Naval Construction Battalion...

Forklift operators can win cash at rodeo

News Story - 10 Jul 2008
SPRINGFIELD, OH, United States

Around 150 forklift operators will gather in Clark County, Ohio from November 7-8 for the annual US Open Forklift Safety Rodeo that had its beginnings in an event for a...