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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 1 Mar 2012 (#554) It seems that the UK market is bouncing back, with orders growing 20% last year. Even more impressive are some specific market sectors - powered pallet trucks growing 50% and counterbalance...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 23 Feb 2012 (#553) It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dick "Big Bug" Higgins, probably best known to Forkliftaction.com News readers for his role in the US Open Forklift...

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Inside the News - 16 Feb 2012 (#552) This week's newsletter includes a couple of stories about port equipment, one of the cornerstones of materials handling growth. Even at the height of the recession, large orders were delivered...

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Inside the News - 9 Feb 2012 (#551) One of the key industry events, MODEX 2012, is currently under way at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center. Since Monday, industry representatives from materials handling, supply chain and logistics have...

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Inside the News - 2 Feb 2012 (#550) It hasn't been often that we've started a month with positive economic news, but the major markets have entered February in growth mode. Latest reports from Wall Street say the...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 26 Jan 2012 (#549) The consolidation of the forklift industry continues with this week's major announcement by giant Barloworld Ltd that it will quit the United States forklift market after 33 years. Barloworld, which...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 19 Jan 2012 (#548) Most businesses would be happy with an 8% increase, especially in tough economic times. That's what Forkliftaction.com News can boast for 2011, with newsletter subscriptions rising from just over 51,000...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 12 Jan 2012 (#547) There's no doubt that safety will remain a big issue for managers of forklift fleets this year. Reflecting that, Forkliftaction.com News will continue to run regular Safety First columns highlighting...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 5 Jan 2012 (#546) Happy New Year. This newsletter is our first of 2012 and it's a bit smaller than usual but contains valuable forecasts for the year ahead. Of course, it's very difficult...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 22 Dec 2011 (#545) This is the last newsletter of 2011 - and what a year it has been. Those taking a break will no doubt deserve it. We'd like to end the year with...

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