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Growth program a factor in Linde profit boost

News Story - 17 Aug 2006
WIESBADEN, Germany

Linde's cost savings program was a major factor in increased profitability for the first half year in its materials handling segment, the company said in a statement. Linde AG reported...

Forklift rental, AGV and parent to merge

News Story - 17 Aug 2006
JÄRVENPÄÄ, Finland

Two Rocla subsidiaries will merge with parent company Rocla Oyj in a bid to improve business efficiency and cut costs. Rocla Rent Oy, a Finnish forklift rental business, and Rocla...

Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific receive Cat machines

News Story - 17 Aug 2006
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States

JLG Industries Inc started shipping Cat-branded telehandlers to Caterpillar dealers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region on July 26. "Production of these models was successfully transferred...

Komatsu revises projection for 2007

News Story - 17 Aug 2006
TOKYO, Japan

Komatsu Ltd has revised projections for its consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, due to stronger demand for its construction and mining equipment than previously projected...

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Advertisement - 17 Aug 2006

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Movers & Shakers

News Story - 17 Aug 2006

McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States JLG Industries Inc has promoted Craig E Paylor to senior vice president of marketing. Paylor joined JLG in 1978 as assistant district manager and is a...

Internet turns 15

News Story - 17 Aug 2006
GENEVA, Switzerland

Fifteen years ago, on August 7, 1991, a British computer programmer introduced his WorldWideWeb project to the world via alt.hypertext.newsgroup. Tim Berners-Lee said the philosophy behind the project was to...

Site and equipment training must be specific

Safety First - 17 Aug 2006
BLAINE, WA, United States

Training delivered on any equipment other than that which the operator is assigned to use is not acceptable. Any performance evaluation performed outside the operator's workplace is not acceptable. Those kinds of operator training are non-compliant and therefore unacceptable.

Inside the News - Edition #272

Inside the News - 10 Aug 2006

Forkliftaction.com helps you plan your advertising by providing a calendar of editorial features appearing in Forkliftaction.com News in the coming months. Features planned are: August: Container attachments September: Truck mounted...

Combilift, Hangzhou new to US top 20

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
NEWTON, MA

Two of China's biggest forklift manufacturers are in the newly released Modern Materials Handling (MMH) magazine's list of top 20 global forklift suppliers. The list ranks forklift suppliers according to...

Jungheinrich’s Nordestedt plant plays catch up

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
HAMBURG, Germany

Global demand for materials handling equipment grew "substantially" in the first half of 2006, with Eastern Europe's 44 per cent growth the largest, Jungheinrich AG said in an August 2...

New Toyota series reaches the market

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
NAGOYA, Japan

After months of rumours, Forkliftaction.com News understands Toyota will be introducing its 8 Series forklift this month. A Toyota Industries Corp (TICO) spokesperson told Forkliftaction.com News the forklift was slated...

Ballard targets forklifts for fuel cells

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
VANCOUVER, Canada

by US correspondent Roger Renstrom Fuel-cell-stack developer Ballard Power Systems Inc is focusing on forklifts while it waits "seven or eight years" for the automotive world to broadly implement its...

Patented Forklift Attachment- Seeking Manufacturer

Advertisement - 10 Aug 2006

Safe-Sheet, LLC is actively pursuing a company to license, produce and manufacture our Safe-Sheet forklift attachment, which virtually eliminates product damage caused by forklifts. Safe-Sheet is a clear attachment that...

Clark ex-exec gets community service

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
WASHINGTON, DC, United States

A former Clark executive who pleaded guilty to lying to US federal agents investigating a trade embargo violation with Iran last year has been fined USD5,000. David S C Tatum...

Airtrax delivers Sidewinders, copes with FiLCO

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
BLACKWOOD, NJ, United States

by US correspondent Roger Renstrom Airtrax Inc has delivered about 50 of its ATX-3000 Sidewinder forklifts and is exploring other applications possibly involving tow motors, scissor lifts and cranes. Also...

Former Crown CEO relieved after wife's killer gets life

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
SYDNEY, Australia

Former long-serving Crown Australasia CEO Bernard Whelan this week expressed some relief after the New South Wales Supreme court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the death of Mr...

Amsterdam north-western Europe’s fastest growing port

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands

Total cargo throughput in the Amsterdam Port Area grew faster than in any other north-western Europe port in the first half of 2006, the Port of Amsterdam said in a...

Movers & Shakers

News Story - 10 Aug 2006

HYVINKÄÄ, Finland Mikael Wegmϋller has been appointed KCI Konecranes Group director of marketing & communications and a member of the executive board, starting on September 18. Wegmϋller is currently CEO of...

Teen arrested for forklift theft

News Story - 10 Aug 2006
EDGEWATER, FL, United States

A US teenager is facing grand theft charges after police caught him driving a forklift away from a rental shop. Daytona Beach News-Journal reported a police officer saw 15-year-old Berny...

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