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China 11th biggest importer of US equipment

News Story - 07 Sep 2006
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States

Canada, Australia and Mexico were the top three export destinations for US-made construction equipment in the first half of 2006, an industry report said. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM...

Business for sale in Australia Pacific region

Advertisement - 07 Sep 2006

A successful small business representing a select range of quality forklift attachments and accessories is available for sale now. The owner of this Melbourne based business is going to retire...

Case rebuilds 200 US army forklifts

News Story - 07 Sep 2006
LAKE FOREST, IL

Case Construction Equipment has won a USD15.5 million contract to refurbish more than 200 US Army forklifts over the next three years. The US Army Tank, Automotive & Armaments Command selected...

Konecranes launches new name

News Story - 07 Sep 2006
HYVINKÄÄ, Finland

KCI Konecranes has dropped KCI from its name, introduced a new logo and adopted "Lifting businesses" as a global tagline. Group company names will start with Konecranes and the group's...

FORKLIFTACTION-MAIL

Advertisement - 07 Sep 2006

From: Warehouse Safety Solutions - Bayswater, Victoria, Australia. I am writing you this letter to express my extreme happiness with the Forkliftaction Newsletter... I have placed ads in your newsletter four (4) times...

Hyundai adds to product range

News Story - 07 Sep 2006
GEEL, Belgium

Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe NV has introduced a four-tonne capacity towing truck and a 1.5-tonne capacity platform truck to its materials handling equipment range. The equipment's first public showing will...

Forklift boots unsuspecting squatter off land

News Story - 07 Sep 2006
LONDON, United Kingdom

A farmer used a yellow JCB telescopic handler to evacuate an unsuspecting squatter from his land on an early morning last week. The Evening Standard reported Alan Roberts, 46, who...

TVH to distribute Sonatic®Kit for LPG trucks

Advertisement - 07 Sep 2006

viaSonic - a division of the German company Truma - found a partner in TVH for the world-wide, exclusive sale of the Sonatic®Kit. The Sonatic®Kit, based on an ultrasonic sensor system, is used for an accurate measuring of the fuel level in LPG-powered lift trucks. viaSonic was looking for a partner with customers and branches across the world; a solid base for the world-wide distribution of the Sonatic®Kit.

Task Australia: Family business to global entity

Industry Profile - 07 Sep 2006
ADELAIDE, Australia

Task Australia is one of the few Australian forklift manufacturers exporting products overseas. Based in South Australia, it began manufacturing 35 years ago, designing baby safety capsules. Today, Task has become a forklift manufacturing success story. And snakes are part of its winning formula.

Risk Management

Your Focus - 07 Sep 2006
HINSDALE, IL, United States

Employers must ensure only well-trained operators drive forklifts or face liability. By Terry Troutman.

Inside the News - Edition #275

Inside the News - 31 Aug 2006

The Forkliftaction.com News team regularly receives news releases from members of the materials handling industry. If you have any news leads that you think our readers would be interested to...

TVH “forced to keep growing”

News Story - 31 Aug 2006
WAREGEM, Belgium

By Christine Liew TVH Forklift Parts NV (TVH), of Waregem, Belgium, has acquired the global materials handling activities of IMC Holdings Inc, of Illinois, USA, for an undisclosed sum. The...

Jury finds forklift safe, imposes liability

News Story - 31 Aug 2006
PORTLAND, ME, United States

By US correspondent Roger Renstrom In a wrongful death lawsuit, a US District Court jury in Portland found a 1989-model standup forklift's design was safe but imposed liability on manufacturer...

Forklift maker Lowry enters receivership

News Story - 31 Aug 2006
GEORGETOWN, Canada

By US correspondent Roger Renstrom Rapid growth has pushed Lowry Industrial Lift-Trucks Ltd, of Georgetown, into financial receivership under provisions of Canadian law. "The business is flourishing, and we are...

Obituary: Airtrax founder Peter Amico dies

News Story - 31 Aug 2006
BLACKWOOD, NJ, United States

Airtrax Inc founder Peter L Amico Sr, 62, of Hammonton, New Jersey, died at home, of natural causes, on August 25. Amico was the principal advocate for the company's modular...

BS Forklifts International BV from The Netherlands - doubles its size!

Advertisement - 31 Aug 2006

One of Europe's biggest wholesalers of used forklifts and container handling equipment is now expanding their warehouse capacity to twice their current size. Their goal is to have more than 1,000 units in stock, in order to serve their customers even better than they have for the past 25 years. This Euro top 3 company plans to expand their business from 3,000 units per year to 5,000 units.

The 'TELL US YOUR FRIENDS' promotion

Advertisement - 31 Aug 2006

Help us expand this newsletter's readership and we'll help you promote your business! Tell us your clients or colleagues who are interested in receiving our newsletter and if they are...

South African forklift business gives “fine” performance

News Story - 31 Aug 2006
CAPETOWN, South Africa

South African transport and logistics company Imperial Holdings Ltd has released its financial results for the year ended June 25, 2006, which show profits across the board, including in the...

Jungheinrich on track for China growth

News Story - 31 Aug 2006
HAMBURG, Germany

Jungheinrich AG has officially opened a new assembly plant in the Qingpu industrial zone in China. The plant is expected to start producing electric pedestrian pallet trucks in the northern...

JCB tech climbs Kilimanjaro for hospice

News Story - 31 Aug 2006
ROCESTER, United Kingdom

An IT technician for telehandler manufacturer JCB will scale Africa's tallest mountain next month to raise more than GBP1,000 (USD1906.30) for a UK hospice. Derek Truby, 50, was inspired to...

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