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In the eye of the beholder

News Story - 12 Jul 2007
MÜNSTER, Germany

For their designers and perhaps even their operators, forklifts are often objects of art. Now, however, they are being taken to an even higher level of art appreciation at Sculpture...

Inside the News - Edition #317

Inside the News - 05 Jul 2007

China, with its booming economy and massive infrastructure development, is emerging as a major market for heavy equipment, including forklifts. But it is also becoming a key source of manufactured...

More than 5000 flock to second Queensland Safety Show and Conference

Advertisement - 05 Jul 2007

In just its second year, the Queensland Safety Show and Queensland Materials Handling, together with the Queensland Safety Conference, recorded 5203 visits across the three days of the event.

The All-New TCM PRO Four Wheel Electric Lift Trucks

Advertisement - 05 Jul 2007

SWEDESBORO, N.J. - July 03, 2007 - The New TCM PRO-CB Class 1 four wheel electric lift trucks are clean sheet designs engineered to increase your operation's productivity and profitability. In capacities ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 lbs, they deliver reliable day-to-day performance, improved safety, easy operation in restricted spaces, and reduced maintenance.

New machines and buy-outs in China

News Story - 05 Jul 2007
BEIJING, China

Chinese forklift manufacturers are expanding their range of domestically-made machinery and buying up subsidiaries to help boost domestic production, forliftaction.com News correspondent Paris Lord reports. Linde China recently unveiled its...

Forklift Safety Seminars

Advertisement - 05 Jul 2007

Forklift Safety is pleased to announce the first dates & venues of a new series of Forklift Safety Seminars with major sponsorship support from CHEP Asia-Pacific & Ausfork Pty Ltd.

Speedshield announces “RFID Zone Control technology is mass market ready”

Advertisement - 05 Jul 2007

Speedshield today announced mass-production of its RFID based Forklift Zone control technology. In a move set to bring the cutting edge technology to the lift truck market, Speedshield Engineering Director, Paul Dawson, said "Speedshield is willing to work with any manufacturer or large distributor of IC and Battery Electric equipment in order to integrate RFID Zone Control with their product offering."

Kalmar installs Smartpath for 183 machines

News Story - 05 Jul 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

Maher Terminals has outfitted its straddle carrier fleet with Kalmar's Smartpath container position verification system and Fleetview fleet management system. Through Smartpath, the straddle carrier driver receives instructions for tasks...

Ashtead realises more cost savings

News Story - 05 Jul 2007
SURREY, United Kingdom

Ashtead Group can look forward to a year of significant cost savings after integrating US equipment rental company NationsRent's 268 stores into its US subsidiary's network. Ashtead Group plc says...

Speedy service on two wheels

News Story - 05 Jul 2007
FLEET, United Kingdom

Yale Europe Material Handling's UK service engineers are trading their service vans for BMW motorcycles to respond quicker to clients in London and south east UK. Yale UK's regional business...

Toyota diesel forklifts (used)

Advertisement - 05 Jul 2007

Our client has 4 low hour forklifts for sale as follows:Toyota 02-7FD25-29893, auto, V300, 1998 year, 1723hoursToyota 02-7FD30-15535, auto, FSV450, 1995 year, 990hoursToyota 02-7FD25-30985, auto, V300, 2000 year, 1539hoursToyota 02-7FD25-31002...

Toyota recognises AWA quality

News Story - 05 Jul 2007
PLYMOUTH, Mich, United States

Aisin World Corp. of America (AWA), a worldwide supplier of automotive components, has been named Supplier of the Year by Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM). The award acknowledges suppliers who...

Rocla leads industry group

News Story - 05 Jul 2007
JÄRVENPÄÄ, Finland

Kari Hämäläinen, Rocla's domestic sales manager, has been elected chairman of the Industrial Trucks Section of the Association of Finnish Technical Traders. The association consists of 22 sections of operation...

Briefs

News Story - 05 Jul 2007

Forklift parts company for sale SOFIA, Bulgaria The Bulgarian privatisation agency has called tenders for a 67.92% stake in forklift parts manufacturer Balkancar Georgi Mihailov. The starting price is LEV80,000...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 05 Jul 2007

HYVINKÄÄ, Finland Teo Ottola has been appointed Konecranes Plc's chief financial officer. He replaces Teuvo Rintamäki who announced his resignation in February 2007. Ottola has worked at Elcoteq SE since...

Making money with forklifts

News Story - 05 Jul 2007
GWINNET, GA, United States

The use of forklifts has spiked in banking and finance in the United States, but not for regular materials handling operations. In recent weeks, forklifts have been used in a...

Danny Maron, Ideal Forklift Training

Industry Profile - 05 Jul 2007
OTTAWA, Canada

Danny Maron, proprietor of Ottawa-based Ideal Forklift Training (IFT), believes more must be done to make forklift safety training a priority.

Inside the News - Edition #316

Inside the News - 28 Jun 2007

This week's newsletter has a strong innovation theme. Besides snippets about new forklift models, there are also stories detailing battery break-throughs, collision avoidance technology and harsh environment computers for forklifts...

Patented plastic could hasten energy adoption

News Story - 28 Jun 2007
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom

Bac2, the manufacturer of an electrically conductive polymer used in fuel cell stacks, will open new offices and a test laboratory in Southampton, UK, in August. Its ElectroPhen polymer has...

Energic Plus Chargers - The New Standard For Advanced Technology Chargers

Advertisement - 28 Jun 2007

Energic Plus, a new line of battery chargers specifically designed for the North American market, is now available from Systems Material Handling (SMH), Olathe, Kan.

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