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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 25 Feb 2021 (#1014) Our news this week includes Germany's Hubtex buying a 50% stake in its North American distributor, Design Storage & Handling (DSH). This deal is part of a growing rationalisation trend which...

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Inside the News - 18 Feb 2021 (#1013) This week, I led a panel discussion on the future of warehouse technology at CeMAT Australia Virtual, an online conference held to replace the postponed physical event. It was a...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 11 Feb 2021 (#1012) Friday marks Chinese New Year, welcomed around the world with the traditional Lantern Festival. In Chinese astrology, 2021 is the year of the Ox, and should be a good one...

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Inside the News - 4 Feb 2021 (#1011) Our news, by its very nature, cannot be planned. And yet, we still see patterns in our coverage. This week, for example, we have two stories about OEM agreements, two...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 28 Jan 2021 (#1010) Last year, we flagged the merger of the two UK materials handling bodies, BITA and FLTA. This week, we report on the creation of a new association, the UK Material...

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Inside the News - 21 Jan 2021 (#1009) If anyone was curious about the topics covered by Forkliftaction News, this week's newsletter would be a good illustration. Our coverage includes mergers and acquisitions, new models, case studies, appointment...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 14 Jan 2021 (#1008) If you follow the datelines (the location of our news items), Finland punches way above its weight, with at least one mention every week. This week, there are even more...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 7 Jan 2021 (#1007) We're off to a busy start of the year for dealer movements, with a couple of significant acquisitions reported from the United States this week. The sales follow increased activity...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 31 Dec 2020 (#1006) What a year 2020 has been! Floods, fires and cyclones were all dwarfed by the impact of COVID-19, with the effects felt everywhere - from Algeria to Russia, Canada to Iceland...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 17 Dec 2020 (#1005) As the year draws to a close, so too does the materials handling contributions of one of the leading UK industry figures, James Clark. Clark is stepping down from the...

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