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PlugPower powers ahead with General Hydrogen acquisition

News Story - 10 May 2007
LATHAM, NY, United States and RICHMOND, Canada

New York-based fuel cell provider PlugPower Inc has bought Canadian company General Hydrogen Corp for USD10 million. The acquisition price consists of about USD7 million in cash and the assumption...

RICO introduces new all electric - coil handling AGV design

Advertisement - 10 May 2007

BPR/RICO Equipment, Inc. has just announced their completion of a revolutionary, high tonnage, all electric coil handling design for an AGV system to move massive steel coils weighing up to 23 metric tons. The system will handle steel coils moving through the manufacturing process for a major US steel producer located in the United States. "As the premier leader in our industry, we pride ourselves on staying two steps ahead of the competition. Our newest generation of ram straddle trucks is no exception. Our engineers were intent on improving upon their previous designs," says company president Dave Mueller.

Fork trucks lift former addicts out of despair

News Story - 10 May 2007
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia

Hiring a forklift driver with a known history of heroin use is a policy that seems to run counter to common sense. Yet it is a policy applied consistently at...

Clark goes pink for worthy cause

News Story - 10 May 2007
LEXINGTON, KY, United States

Clark Material Handling Company is helping fight breast cancer by donating pink pallet jacks to supporters of a leading breast cancer advocacy organisation. The idea for a pink pallet jack...

CITA 2007 3rd China International Forklifts & Parts Exhibition (Shanghai)

Advertisement - 10 May 2007

Asia's biggest professional, annual grand ceremony for forklifts & parts, CITA 2007 3rd China International Forklifts & Parts Exhibition (Shanghai) is the best platform for any buyer, seller and professionals from all over the world to display high quality products, advanced technology and communicate with Chinese partners face to face.

Hyundai forklift sales grow 50 per cent

News Story - 10 May 2007
GEEL, Belgium

Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) is upbeat in its outlook for this year, after revealing at Bauma 2007 that its construction equipment and forklift sales grew 40 per cent for...

New Toyota plant meets US forklift demand

News Story - 10 May 2007
FRANKLIN, IN, United States

Toyota Industries Corp (TICO) will invest USD12 million in a new plant to produce hydraulic valves for Toyota forklifts and, in future, other OEM forklifts and construction equipment. An official...

Briefs

News Story - 10 May 2007

Crown, you did it again NEW BREMEN, OH, United States Crown's TSP6000 turret stockpicker has won another design award. The forklift was honoured in the "Best of the best" category...

Get Your Warehouse Running In Top Gear with MHL, 2007.

Advertisement - 10 May 2007

Saigon Newport orders Kalmar RTGs

News Story - 10 May 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Saigon Newport Company (SNP) has awarded Kalmar Industries a contract for 10 E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for its container terminal near Ho Chi Minh City. The order is estimated...

Jungheinrich launches EKX in NA

News Story - 10 May 2007
RICHMOND, VA, United States

Jungheinrich has introduced a new version of its EKX 513-515 man-up turret truck to the North American market. Jungheinrich product manager Paul Moffatt said the Munich, Germany-manufactured models had RFID...

Expose your business with a Forkliftaction.com ShopFront!

Advertisement - 10 May 2007

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Forklift a slow getaway vehicle

News Story - 10 May 2007
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom

A robber was caught by police while escaping from an office building in northwest England in a stolen forklift. Christopher Croston, 24, was jailed for six-and-a-half years after Liverpool Crown...

It’s all good

Safety First - 10 May 2007
BLAINE, WA, United States

If you have trained a forklift operator or two in your time you can probably relate to the experience of seeing the emotional state of some trainees when they show up for training sessions. Often displaying signs ranging from utter apathy to immobilising fear, their state is usually due to the fact that they have been sent, usually against their will ...

The role of independent forklift distributors

Your Focus - 10 May 2007

As the need to keep downtime to a minimum has emerged as a key driver in the forklift fleet selection process, Europe's leading forklift manufacturers have sought to differentiate their product offering by the quality of the after-sales care they provide. ByBill Pfleger.

Inside the News - Edition #308

Inside the News - 03 May 2007

Forkliftaction.com publishes this weekly e-newsletter that is read by more than 80,000 industry professionals. If you would like to receive the newsletter in your inbox, please write to www.forkliftaction.com. Each...

Forklifts and Global Warming

Feature Article - 03 May 2007

Climate change is a hot topic. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, established by the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Program in 1988, met in Bangkok, Thailand, this week to discuss and accept one of its working groups' reports, titled Mitigation of Climate Change. According to an industry source, the report's findings say humanity has until 2020 to prevent the earth's climate from collapsing. That is why any contribution from forklift manufacturers to reduce greenhouse gases counts.

Managing your future with MHL 2007

Advertisement - 03 May 2007

MHL 2007 will be an exciting event for in-plant materials handling and logistics technologies providing specialist companies from throughout New Zealand with a dedicated venue to present their services to manufacturers, warehousing, storage and distribution businesses. MHL offers industrial professionals the opportunity to talk to colleagues and meet face to face with new and familiar suppliers.

Hytsu’s release new products to meet the world market

Advertisement - 03 May 2007

Hytsu Group is a professional manufacture in material handling equipment field. Both at home and abroad, HYTSU's products have been well recognized by our clients. With certificates of CCC, CE and UL our products have been exported to more than 70 countries and regions globally and the brand HYTSU has also been proved to be one of the most valuable names in material handling industry. HYTSU is proud to announce the release of four new products.

Jungheinrich chairman forecasts market growth

News Story - 03 May 2007
HAMBURG, Germany

The world materials handling trucks market is expected to grow 6.4 per cent from 855,000 units in 2006 to 910,000 units this year, Jungheinrich AG board of management chairman Wolfgang...

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