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Inside the News - 12 Apr 2012 (#560) As many in business stake their future on spending growth in Asia, a new report from the Asian Development Bank predicts that the region will continue its momentum for the...

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Inside the News - 5 Apr 2012 (#559) Last week's positive sales news was not a flash in the pan. It has been followed by very encouraging sales figures from the world's third-largest supplier, Jungheinrich, which produced 25...

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Inside the News - 29 Mar 2012 (#558) There's more positive business news this week, with one of the world's largest manufacturers reporting a significant growth in orders and revenue. KION saw a 20% revenue hike in 2011...

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Inside the News - 22 Mar 2012 (#557) They say there's a tool for every activity and increasingly we're seeing just how versatile materials handling equipment can be. Forkliftaction.com News tries to include case studies in our newsletters...

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Inside the News - 15 Mar 2012 (#556) There are some interesting market insights in this week's newsletter, as we report an unchanged top-three line-up in the latest ranking of forklift manufacturers. Toyota retains the top spot, followed...

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Inside the News - 8 Mar 2012 (#555) Increasingly, we are seeing evidence of growing demand for materials handling equipment from the rental and leasing markets. In part, this rise results from changing end-user trends and the move...

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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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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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