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Inside the News - Edition #300

Inside the News - 08 Mar 2007

Today, March 8, is International Women's Day. An important section of our members are women and we would like to recognise their contribution to the industry. Today we profile four...

Chicago lawyer: "Case to educate dealers"

News Story - 08 Mar 2007
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, United States

A US attorney who helped a former Raymond dealer recover nearly USD13 million in lost profits said many manufacturers were "routinely conducting themselves in violation of state dealership laws". Gary...

Gaynel Phillips, Nissan Forklift Corp - United States

Industry Profile - 08 Mar 2007
MARENGO, IL, United States

Gaynel Phillips is a mechanically minded woman who loves providing solutions to customers' difficult problems. She works as national account manager for Nissan Forklift Corp North America (NFCNA) in Illinois.

Pallet prices up in Europe

News Story - 08 Mar 2007
WEYBRIDGE, United Kingdom

The rising price of timber across Europe is increasing the cost of pallets and leading to pallet shortages, says pooled pallet service provider Chep. In a media release promoting Chep's...

Liz Richards, MHEDA - United States

Industry Profile - 08 Mar 2007
VERNON HILLS, IL, United States

The Material Handling Equipment Distributors' Association (MHEDA), which represents mostly male forklift distributors is, ironically, staffed mainly by women. Liz Richards is MHEDA executive vice president, having taken over from Tony Colletti in 1994.

High level changes at Komatsu Forklift parent

News Story - 08 Mar 2007
TOKYO, Japan

Komatsu Group has announced high-level management changes, which take effect in June. Masahiro Sakane, Komatsu Ltd's president and CEO, will replace Toshitaka Hagiwara as chairman of the board. Sakane, 66...

Sang Tian, E-P Equipment Co Ltd - China

Industry Profile - 08 Mar 2007
HANGZHOU, China

Sang Tian is only 34 but, as materials handling division 1 manager at E-P Equipment Co Ltd, she manages one of the China-based electric pallet truck manufacturer's sales teams.

For Sale: Clark Components and Spare Parts - Very Large Package For Sale

Advertisement - 08 Mar 2007

A very large package of New Clark Forklift Spare Parts including frames, counterweights, mast assemblies, carriages, steer axles and hundreds of original OEM production smaller parts originally purchased from the...

Diane Talbot, Starline Forklifts Pty Ltd - Australia

Industry Profile - 08 Mar 2007
BRISBANE, QLD, Australia

Diane Talbot, of Starline Forklifts Pty Ltd, believes there is no room for "girlie-girls" in the forklift industry.

Telehandler backs workers

News Story - 08 Mar 2007
RINGWOOD, United Kingdom

After 20 years of watching block layers damage their backs, the owner of Norfolk, UK-based On-level Paving Ltd (OLP), decided to use a telehandler for laying paving. Mark Read and...

Briefs

News Story - 08 Mar 2007

Linde signs Potter RIPON, United Kingdom UK road and rail logistics service provider The Potter Group has signed a five-year contract hire agreement with Linde Material Handling to supply and...

Advertise with Forkliftaction.com

Advertisement - 08 Mar 2007

Six years ago Forkliftaction.com's internet portal was launched (19 December 2001). Since that day the industry web portal has grown remarkably in both content and traffic. Today Forkliftaction.com is the biggest materials handling industry portal. The...

Stolen equipment unrecovered

News Story - 08 Mar 2007
NEW YORK, NY, United States

Less than 10 per cent of stolen equipment is recovered, according to the National Equipment Register's (NER) fourth annual report on equipment theft in the US. The report estimates USD300...

Konecranes strong performance for 2006

News Story - 08 Mar 2007
HYVINKÄÄ, Finland

Konecranes' operating income more than doubled for fiscal 2006 and business grew for all segments and geographic regions. Konecranes' operating income was EUR105.5 million (USD138.7 million) in 2006 compared to...

Hytsu’s release new products to meet the world market

Advertisement - 08 Mar 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.

LOGISTEX 2007, Warehousing and Transport Expo, Poland.

Advertisement - 08 Mar 2007

The Kolporter EXPO company invites you to LOGISTEX 2007, which is to be held on 24-26 April 2007, EXPO Hall, Lodz, Poland. The fair will be dedicated to logistic sector and it will provide an excellent platform for service providers and producers to show their products and services to decision makers from logistic sector.

Introducing the All-New TCM PRO Lift Trucks

Advertisement - 08 Mar 2007

The all-new 3,000 to 6,000 pound TCM PRO pneumatic lift trucks are 100% clean sheet designs engineered to increase your operation's productivity and profitability! More than 58 years of TCM innovations and continuous improvement have been built into TCM PRO, making them the most reliable, powerful, and productive TCM lift trucks ever. Optimized to deliver outstanding performance every day, they also feature improved safety, operating precision and simplified maintenance as top priorities.

SMH Promotes Gaughan to Director of Business Development

Advertisement - 08 Mar 2007

Systems Material Handling (SMH), Olathe, KS is proud to announce the promotion of John Gaughan to Director of Business Development. Located in the Grayslake, IL facility Gaughan will have will have direct responsibility for all US Sales for the brands Intrupa, LPM, and TotalSource.

Western Tydens will be at IMHX

Advertisement - 08 Mar 2007

Western Tydens, a British exhaust manufacturer, together with our partners Engine Control Systems (ECS), will be exhibiting our Combifilter range of Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF), Catalytic Converters and Spark Arresters at the IMHX show in Birmingham.

AEM initiative to attract young talent

Fork Talk - 08 Mar 2007
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has developed a youth-oriented critical thinking and creative problem-solving competition in partnership with Destination ImagiNation Inc.

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