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Linde buys gas, sells forklift business?

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
WIESBADEN, Germany

After months of speculation, Linde AG has confirmed that it has made an all-cash bid for British gas group BOC Group plc (Forkliftaction.com News #224). Dow Jones International News reported...

SMH moves to double-sized HQ

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
OLATHE, KS, United States

TVH Group's US division, Systems Material Handling Co (SMH), has moved to a new Kansas headquarters double its previous size. Its new headquarters, at 16355 South Lone Elm Road, in...

Briefs

News Story - 26 Jan 2006

Police appeal for assistance SYDNEY, Australia New South Wales police are seeking help on an attempted theft of a forklift at Darling Harbour, Sydney, last weekend. Five men stole a...

First Hyster for Columbia Containers

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
VANCOUVER, Canada

Columbia Containers Ltd, an agricultural transload facility based at the Port of Vancouver, has received its first Hyster laden container handler. The Hyster H1150HD-CH, to be commissioned on Canada's west...

Forklifts in the logging and timber industry

Advertisement - 26 Jan 2006

Next month, February 16, Forkliftaction.com news looks at the forklifts and attachments used in the logging and timber industry. Feature your product, your brand or your company in this special...

Ten years for gun thief?

News Story - 26 Jan 2006
LEHI, UT, United States

A man who used a forklift to steal a safe full of guns has pleaded guilty in the US District Court. Deseret Morning News reported that Ryan Ferguson, 30, entered...

Regulators to learn about forklift best practices

Fork Talk - 26 Jan 2006
TAMPA, FL, United States

Equipment manufacturing engineers will explain forklift best practices to federal and state safety regulators on February 9 at an inaugural regional seminar in Tampa, Florida.

Person: James Brindley

Industry Profile - 26 Jan 2006
RIPLEY, United Kingdom

James Brindley has forklifts in his workshop he never wants to sell or rent. Keeping names like Towmotor, Lansing Bagnall and Coventry Climax alive is the aim for Brindley, 62, who opened the UK's National Fork Truck Heritage Centre in 2004. Forkliftaction.com News reporter Christine Liew spoke to the amicable Brindley this week.

Inside the News - Edition #243

Inside the News - 19 Jan 2006

Increased awareness of explosion-proof (EX) forklifts, which occupy a small - but very important - market, is needed to prevent costly workplace accidents from happening. Our special report this month is on...

Explosion-proof forklifts

Feature Article - 19 Jan 2006

The explosion-proof forklift industry may be small but it is essential because it ensures forklifts do not spark disastrous workplace incidents. No organisation that counts the number of explosion-proof (EX) forklifts exists, but an industry source says the EX forklift market is around two per cent of the total forklift market. by Christine Liew

INTRUPA Names New Sales & Marketing Director in Singapore

Advertisement - 19 Jan 2006

George Bitar has been appointed as the new Sales & Marketing Director for INTRUPA Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., based in Singapore. Bitar previously managed his own company, Rolotec, based in France, for more than four years before joining TVH Group for the last five years as Business Development Manager in Australia and New Zealand.

Cascade Introduces High-Visibility 45G, 55G and 65G Rotator

Advertisement - 19 Jan 2006

Portland, OR, USA--Cascade Corporation introduces the new High-Visibility G-Series Rotator, with capacities of 4,500, 5,500 and 6,500 lbs. This new rotator design includes several excellent new features, such as a large visibility hole included as a standard feature!

Certifier sets standard for fuel cells in forklifts

News Story - 19 Jan 2006
NORTHBROOK, IL, United States

Product safety certifier Underwriters Laboratories Inc (UL), of Northbrook, is creating a standard for an emerging power source for forklifts.

Sichelschmidt completes reorganization manufacturing facilities

Advertisement - 19 Jan 2006

Returning to their core business of designing and building explosion proof forklift equipment, Sichelschmidt has completed an extensive reorganization of their manufacturing capabilities. "The increasing cost of doing business forced us to take these drastic measures", Mr. Ralf Sichelschmidt said. Closing the German manufacturing plant and streamlining production in two new locations allows us to remain competitive for years to come. The new production facilities are located near Vienna, Austria and Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Report: Thieves exploit hurricanes

News Story - 19 Jan 2006
NEW YORK, NY, United States

Construction equipment thefts in the US gulf states and surrounding areas rose sharply after Hurricane Katrina and were worse after hurricanes Rita and Wilma, a report says. The National Equipment...

Explosion proof industry

Advertisement - 19 Jan 2006

Wheels and castors with Electrically Conducting VULKOLLAN®-(ELF) treads RÄDER-VOGEL offers wheels and castors with the patented material VULKOLLAN®-ELF for industrial trucks, materials handling and mechanical engineering applications in plants with a high risk of fire and explosion, e.g. those involving the production, and storage of chemicals, cosmetics, and pyrotechnics as well as paint and lacquer manufacturing and the petroleum and the automotive industries.

EV Alert's NEW cost effective safety systems

Advertisement - 19 Jan 2006

EV Alert started out as a single product 20 years ago for emergency services. It has been developed over the past three years into a range of units that cross multiple industries. There seems to be no end to what EV Alert & EV Fork can do in an industrial situation to assist with safety between forklifts, pedestrians and other fixed & moving plant and equipment.

Tsunami memory can’t spoil honeymoon

News Story - 19 Jan 2006
ROCESTER, United Kingdom

A JCB employee and his wife, who survived the tsunami disaster in December 2004, spent their honeymoon at the place they almost died (Forkliftaction.com News #192) Richard Galley, JCB parts...

VULKOLLAN® C (Electrically Conductive): A NEW Vulkoprin Product

Advertisement - 19 Jan 2006

Vulkoprin has manufactured polyurethane elastomere Vulkollan® since 1964 and is known for high-quality wheels, castors, rollers, tyres and technical parts. Vulkollan® C (Conductive) is a new product in the Vulkoprin range of materials. Thanks to an intensive research Vulkoprin has succeeded in developing a type of Vulkollan® which is electrically conductive.

Briefs

News Story - 19 Jan 2006

Terex Euro business moved WESTPORT, CT, United States The European telehandler business of TerexLift, formerly part of the Terex construction segment, will be part of the Terex aerial work platforms...

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