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Ambitious Doosan acquires Bobcat

News Story - 02 Aug 2007
INCHEON, Korea, Republic Of

Construction equipment and forklift manufacturer Doosan Infracore has signed a definitive agreement to acquire three of Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd's businesses including Bobcat, for USD4.9 billion. The deal could be South...

Myths blamed for incidents in the UK

News Story - 02 Aug 2007
United Kingdom

Despite advances in forklift design and technology, the number of forklift incidents remain "stubbornly high", according to David Ellison, chief executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA). The UK...

Manitou and Toyota partnership change

News Story - 02 Aug 2007
ANCENIS, France

Manitou BF has halved its shareholding in its Toyota Industries Corp (TICO) joint venture company, Toyota Industrial Equipment (TIE) SA. The move to cut shareholding in TIE from 40% to...

Omega Lift wins Canadian Dept of National Defence contract

News Story - 02 Aug 2007
BOLTON, Canada

Omega Lift Manufacturing Inc has won a contract to supply the Canadian Department of National Defence with four all-terrain 50,000lb HERC Series forklifts. Two HERC forklifts will be delivered in...

Samuk finalising new forklift range

News Story - 02 Aug 2007
BEDFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

Samuk is planning to launch a new forklift range following a three-day meeting between its management team and Chinese partner, Hangcha. Samuk chairman Sir Neville Bowman-Shaw travelled to China with...

Briefs

News Story - 02 Aug 2007

Lift System distributes Bolzoni PIACENZA, Italy Bolzoni Auramo has appointed Lift System srl in Bucharest as its distributor in Romania and Bulgaria. Previously, Bolzoni did not have a local presence...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 02 Aug 2007

CHARLOTTE, NC, United States Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) has appointed Gary Forger as senior vice president of professional development. Forger was editorial director of Modern Materials Handling magazine...

AEM gives forklift companies awards

Fork Talk - 02 Aug 2007
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States

Eight forklift manufacturers are among the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)'s 39 recipients of its annual "statistics outstanding merit award".

Due diligence required

Safety First - 02 Aug 2007
HAMILTON, Canada

In recent weeks, there's been heated debate over who is responsible for workplace incidents. This week, a new Safety First contributor, Canadian Rich Dal Bello, looks at the concept of "due diligence".

Juliet Elidemir, Toyota Material Handling

Industry Profile - 02 Aug 2007
MELBOURNE, VIC, Australia

She's fashionable, female and knows forklifts. Although it's still a man's world when it comes to the materials handling industry, particularly in the sales arena, Juliet Elidemir is one of a growing number of women challenging the status quo.

Inside the News - Edition #320

Inside the News - 26 Jul 2007

Looking for equipment, service or advice? There's no better place than Forkliftaction.com's Business Directory. With an ever-increasing number of visitors, the directory is growing each day, and boasts suppliers from...

Forklifts in Harsh Applications

Feature Article - 26 Jul 2007

As forklifts are used in a growing range of applications, more of them are deployed in harsh conditions. These range from extreme temperatures to dusty environments and uneven surfaces.

Speedshield’s Fleet Weigh product to address loaders/packers responsibility in Road Transport

Advertisement - 26 Jul 2007

In both Australia and New Zealand government transport authorities have included Transport Loaders / Packers in the "Chain of Responsibility" for breaches of road laws and stated that they may be held legally liable for any such breaches. In particular Loaders / Packers have a responsibility for ensuring the vehicle's load does not cause vehicle mass limits to be exceeded. Fleet Weigh ensures loaders / packers have taken all reasonable steps to prevent a road vehicle exceeding its set mass limit.

World’s largest rental company could be sold this year

News Story - 26 Jul 2007
GREENWICH, CT, United States

United Rentals has signed an agreement to be acquired by private equity company Cerberus Capital Management LLC for USD6.6 billion. In April, United Rentals announced it had retained UBS Investment...

CRAYLER Forklifts: Designed to be better…..Built to PALFINGER Standards!

Advertisement - 26 Jul 2007

Behind every CRAYLER feature is PALFINGER'S dedicated, respected pool of specialists - crane engineers, forklift engineers, tailgate engineers - the best minds in the business, worldwide.

Nissan Forklift AC Platinum Pallet Trucks Efficiently Increase Performance And Comfort

Advertisement - 26 Jul 2007

Nissan Forklift's newest generation of Walkie/Rider pallet trucks, the Platinum RPX Series, incorporates advanced AC power technology for increased performance and efficiency. Its AC drive motor means maintenance is greatly reduced while increasing performance and overall battery life. In addition, the RPX Series is ready for the future, with demonstrated ability to provide environmentally friendly performance and reliability using hydrogen fuel cell power. These rugged pallet trucks are available in both 6,000-lb. and 8,000-lb capacities.

Emissions test online

News Story - 26 Jul 2007
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA, United States

A simple automatic calculator has been posted on the Internet to allow fleet managers to test their compliance with the 2009 California Air Resource Board (CARB) requirements. The self-assessment tool...

CenturyYuasa introduces Australian materials handling industry to PosiCharge fast charging technology.

Advertisement - 26 Jul 2007

CenturyYuasa has announced their partnership with AeroVironment to bring the successful US brand of fast chargers, PosiCharge to Australian shores.

The 3^rd Trans Middle East 2007 Egypt Exhibition and Conference

Advertisement - 26 Jul 2007

The 3rd Trans Middle East 2007 Egypt Exhibition and Conference will take place on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 November 2007 at the luxurious 5 star InterContinental Citystars Cairo - attracting 350 international cargo handling conference delegates together with 50 international exhibitors and sponsors in a concurrent 2 days international Trade Exhibition.

MMH: Watch these companies

News Story - 26 Jul 2007
WALTHAM, MA, United States

Two Asian forklift manufacturers and an established European group with a new name are suppliers to watch, says Modern Materials Handling (MMH). Modern associate editor Corinne Kator says every year...

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