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Pyroban enters North American market

News Story - 24 Jan 2008
BLOOMFIELD, NJ, United States

Explosion-proof specialist Pyroban has high hopes for its US subsidiary established in December. The company is looking to Robert Zuiderveld, former US vice president of global marketing and sales for...

Clark CEO buys equity in company

News Story - 24 Jan 2008
LEXINGTON, KY, United States

Clark Material Handling Company CEO Dennis Lawrence has emerged as the largest individual owner of stock in the Lexington, Kentucky-based forklift manufacturer. Young An Hat Company Ltd (YAHC), which bought...

Seven things to consider when preparing your marketing plan

Advertisement - 24 Jan 2008

Forkliftaction.com has 33,000+ registered members and 125,000+ newsletter readers worldwide41% of members are forklift owners, operators and fleet or warehouse managers36% of members are dealers in forklifts and related products19...

Continued growth for portal

News Story - 24 Jan 2008
BRISBANE, Australia

The past year has been one of growth and consolidation for Forkliftaction.com and 2008 promises even more developments for the industry's only online global resource portal. As 2008 begins, Forkliftaction.com's...

Ritchie Bros sells 35% more forklifts online

News Story - 24 Jan 2008
VANCOUVER, Canada

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers sold nearly 11,000 forklifts at its auctions worldwide in 2007, about 7% more than in 2006. The world's leading industrial auctioneer tells Forkliftaction.com News over 10,800 electric...

New Products

News Story - 24 Jan 2008

Rocla's new stacker JÄRVENPÄÄ, Finland Rocla Oy has introduced the Rocla SPac stacker suitable for warehouses and the loading and unloading of lorries. The forklift comes in 1,200kg (2,646lb) and...

Kylie Minogue rescues with forklift

News Story - 24 Jan 2008
MAIDENHEAD, United Kingdom

Millions of Doctor Who fans watched pop singer Kylie Minogue prevent a spaceship crash by ramming a villain with a forklift on Christmas Day. But few know that under the...

Doosan company tops Koreans in overseas sales

News Story - 24 Jan 2008
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of

Doosan Infracore's sister company, Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, was one of the highest performing South Korean companies in 2006. South Korea's ministry of construction and transportation has released statistics...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 24 Jan 2008

GREENE, NY, United States Raymond Corp has appointed David Furman as vice president of marketing. Furman has over 15 years' experience in marketing management including multi-channel distribution, marketing, business and...

Injured ex-forklift driver not entitled to benefits

News Story - 24 Jan 2008
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom

A former UK forklift driver who lost the use of his leg in a work accident could face jail for illegally obtaining social security benefits. Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd reported...

Briefs

News Story - 24 Jan 2008

Equipment Inc wins more Nissan awards JACKSON, MS, United States Equipment Incorporated has won the Nissan Nine Award for the 29th time and the SEP Award for service excellence for...

AEM spotlights skills need with youth challenge

Fork Talk - 24 Jan 2008
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States

Over 700 high school students from 18 US states participated in team events for a chance to compete in the Construction Challenge from 11-15 March in Las Vegas. After regional rallies in Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin, 51 student teams will be taking part in the challenge held at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show.

It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Tailswing

Safety First - 24 Jan 2008
BLAINE, WA, United States

I have been asked too many times to return to a site after training has occurred, only to find that the forklift operations do not resemble anything that would suggest the operators have been properly trained.

David Shillingford, National Equipment Register

Industry Profile - 24 Jan 2008
NEW YORK, NY, United States

David Shillingford, president of the National Equipment Register (NER), has just been named one of the "Top 25 Newsmakers of 2007" by a McGraw-Hill publication. He has appeared on CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC and BBC television networks to give his expert commentary on equipment theft.

Inside the News - Edition #343

Inside the News - 17 Jan 2008

In last week's newsletter (Forkliftaction.com News #342), it was reported in Chinese debuts in latest world ranking list that all the companies in dhf-intralogistik's 2006/07 annual world ranking list enjoyed...

Opening Ceremony of Yixing FAAM Industrial Batteries Co Ltd

Advertisement - 17 Jan 2008

In October 2007, Chinese customers and government officials were treated to a spectacular show during the presentation of the new FAAM facility in China, Yixing IBF, which is located in Xushe, Jiangsu Province (250 km from Shanghai).

Crown adds IC forklift to product line

News Story - 17 Jan 2008
COVINGTON, GA, United States

Crown Equipment will distribute Komatsu-built internal combustion forklifts through its 40 dealers in the US and Canada. The forklifts will be marketed under the new Hamech brand and are based...

4^th Guangzhou International Brand Forklift & Accessories Exhibition China 2008

Advertisement - 17 Jan 2008

The 4th Guangzhou International Brand Forklift & Accessories Exhibition China 2008 is due to be held in the Liuhua Complex of Chinese Export Commodities Fair during March 13-15, 2008 .It will become an important platform for the enterprises of forklift & accessories to publicize the brands, process the effective transactions and open up the international markets.

Associations focus on global competition, safety and skills

News Story - 17 Jan 2008

Forklift and telehandler industry associations around the world say their goals for 2008 include promoting safety, assisting members to become globally competitive and tackling skills shortages. Industrial Truck Association (ITA...

United Rentals ends merger agreement

News Story - 17 Jan 2008
GREENWICH, CT, United States

United Rentals has received USD100 million after terminating a merger agreement with RAM Holdings Inc and RAM Acquisition Corp, Cerberus Capital Management LP's acquisition vehicles. United Rentals sent Cerberus a...

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