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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 23 May 2019 (#924) As we have reported previously, the 'trade war' between the United States and China is already affecting the forklift industry, but now there is a warning that its impact will...

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Inside the News - 16 May 2019 (#923) Some readers might have received their newsletter a little later than usual last week. Unfortunately, we encountered some issues during our send process and our programming team is continuing to...

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Inside the News - 9 May 2019 (#922) All eyes are on the US-China trade negotiations, which resume this week. There are expectations that President Trump will push for increased tariffs, even though the imposts on some forklift...

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Inside the News - 2 May 2019 (#921) Sometimes, news follows cycles. The last few weeks have been dominated by trade shows and new models. Now, we enter another financial reporting season as companies confirm their fortunes over...

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Inside the News - 25 Apr 2019 (#920) One of the biggest changes in materials handling is the electrification of models previously powered by IC engines. We are seeing more and more equipment powered by batteries, and this...

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Inside the News - 18 Apr 2019 (#919) Organisers of the ProMat 2019 show promised to "wow" visitors, and it seems they did just that. As we report, there was a very positive vibe at the Chicago show...

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Inside the News - 11 Apr 2019 (#918) Today is the last day of Promat in Chicago, and it looks like it's been a record-breaking show so far. For those at the event, if you haven't already done...

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Inside the News - 4 Apr 2019 (#917) This week's news seems to be dominated by the access market. Besides another acquisition by Dutch hire giant Riwal, the newsletter includes some product and dealer developments. The elevated platform/access...

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Inside the News - 28 Mar 2019 (#916) More and more people are using our Machinery-onQ platform for equipment trading. Those users will notice a number of improvements which were introduced this week. They include new-look forms which...

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Inside the News - 21 Mar 2019 (#915) The German materials handling industry group, VDMA, recently shared its production estimates for 2019, indicating that the market has only just started to overtake its pre-GFC levels. It has taken...

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