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Seven-minute forklift assessment raises eyebrows
  • News Story - 22 Feb 2007
  • MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
An Australian forklift assessor has been fined AUD2,000 (USD1,579.80) after she was found guilty of conducting fraudulent assessments. Maryann deFrutos, 40, who worked at Civic Workplace Training, a licence training...
Briefs
  • News Story - 22 Feb 2007
Picking platform wins award MILTON KEYNES, UK Hubtex UK Ltd's twin masted picking platform, the EZK20, has won the 2007 Fork Lift Truck Association award for ergonomics. The award was...
Forklift contractors take public for a fine ride
  • News Story - 22 Feb 2007
  • LAHORE, Pakistan
Motorists in Pakistan have complained that forklift contractors are helping the government take money from the public, after cars and No Parking signs were removed by government-contracted forklift operators. According...
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Komatsu releases new vertical order picker
  • News Story - 22 Feb 2007
  • MILAN, Italy
Komatsu has released a vertical order picker. Komatsu's MWQ07-3R model was released last December. It is manufactured at Komatsu's Luzzara plant, in Italy. It is being released in the UK...
Movers & Shakers
  • News Story - 22 Feb 2007
ALPHARETTA, GA, USA Major lead acid battery manufacturer GNB, part of Exide Technologies, has made several staff changes. Taylor Frederickson is the new western regional sales manager. He was previously...
Forklift driver picked for cricket
  • News Story - 22 Feb 2007
  • TORONTO, Canada
A forklift driver, a marketing graduate and a banker are members of Canada's 15-man cricket team playing in the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean next month. Canada will compete...
The BIG One is here!
  • Advertisement - 22 Feb 2007
Exhibitors at the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) are now counting down the days until The BIG One begins! Taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 13-16th March, IMHX is the UK's premier logistics event and will showcase thousands of products and services from the handling and storage industry.
PYROBAN® BRING EXPLOSION PROTECTION TO IMHX 2007
  • Advertisement - 22 Feb 2007
PYROBAN® (www.pyroban.com), the safety and environmental company will be exhibiting at IMHX, the UK materials handling and logistics show, in hall 18, 13-16 March, 2007. Companies using or supplying explosion proof equipment are warmly invited to join the company at the show and learn more about the fascinating world of Pyroban.
Vulkoprin introduces completely NEW WHEEL CATALOGUE!
  • Advertisement - 22 Feb 2007
Since 1964, Vulkoprin has been manufacturing, in Belgium, polyurethane elastomere Vulkollan® under Bayer license and is especially known for its high quality wheels, castors, rollers, tyres and technical parts. Today Vulkoprin is one of Europe's leading manufacturers in the "wheel industry" and is exporting to more than 50 countries worldwide.
Two seminars planned for “Music City, USA”
  • Fork Talk - 22 Feb 2007
  • MILWAUKEE, WI, United States
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will hold product liability and safety seminars at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, in Nashville, Tennessee, in April.
Person: Loren Swakow
  • Industry Profile - 22 Feb 2007
  • ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, United States
Industry leader Loren G Swakow succeeded his older brother, Paul, as president of Scott Lift Truck Corp, a Komatsu Ltd distributor, on January 1. Loren Swakow was the 2004 president of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors' Association (MHEDA) and the 1995 president of the then-active Chicago Industrial Truck Dealers' Association. He said the factory-direct trend and dealer profitability were among issues facing independent US forklift distributors.
Easyramps will be at IHMX 2007
  • Advertisement - 22 Feb 2007
The biggest selling container-loading ramp in the United Kingdom and Europe will be on display at IMHX 2007 in Birmingham, England. Easyramps, the UK's only specialist loading ramp manufacturers, will display an ER7.1 on their stand in the National Exhibition Centre from 13-16 March.
Inside the News - Edition #297
  • Inside the News - 15 Feb 2007
Forkliftaction.com's Discussion Forums is a place for networking and a platform for you to exchange ideas with industry colleagues. If you haven't visited the forums yet, go to www.forkliftaction.com/forum to...
US forklift industry steady and shifting
  • Feature Article - 15 Feb 2007
Sales statistics on the US forklift industry show little change from last year. But, inside the forklift industry, in terms of business savvy and consumer patterns, there is a shift.
South African forklift sales double in five years
  • News Story - 15 Feb 2007
  • PRETORIA, South Africa
Forklift sales in South Africa have more than doubled since 2001, a materials handling company has found. Truck manufacturer and forklift distributor Nissan Diesel South Africa (NDSA) is 80 per...
President Bush praises Caterpillar
  • News Story - 15 Feb 2007
  • PEORIA, Il, United States
President George W Bush has visited Caterpillar's manufacturing facility in East Peoria, Illinois, and commended Caterpillar for demonstrating that US companies could "successfully compete on the world stage". A Caterpillar...
Dutch warehouse wins safety award
  • News Story - 15 Feb 2007
  • BERGEN, Netherlands
DHL Exel Supply Chain, a logistics warehouse operation in The Netherlands, has been awarded 'Safest Warehouse of 2006' after its safety initiatives were judged "best integrated into the daily operation...
Linde Material Handling North America at 2007 MCPX Concrete Show, Orlando. FL.
  • Advertisement - 15 Feb 2007
Linde MH NA will participate in the 2007 MCPX Concrete Show in Orlando, Florida on February 22nd - 24th 2007 at the Orange County Convention Center. Linde will feature its unique...
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