News Edition #1286
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18 June 2026
Inside The News

Leading the news in this week’s Forkliftaction News , Hyster launches a new electric counterbalance forklift which it describes as “a high-performance evolution of a proven workhorse”... Continue reading

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Inside the News - Edition #1286
Global Industry News
Hyster launches new counterbalance forklift
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Greenville, NC, United States
Equipment delivery to remote Saint Helena
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Rupert's Bay, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Tanzania takes delivery of electric reach stacker
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic Of
Eneroc first lithium-only battery builder to join BCI
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Industrial City, CA, United States
Movers & Shakers
News Story 2 minute read
Steve Strenck, Gregory Poole Lift Systems
Scot Aitcheson, EP Equipment
Zach Hanson, Raymond Storage Concepts
18 June 2026
UKMHA opens new headquarters
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Briefs
News Story 2 minute read
Hangcha Brazil’s headquarters opens
Industry stalwart David Callis passes away
18 June 2026
Steinweg orders reach stackers
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cascade completes 60% acquisition of Eurofork
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Portland, OR, United States
UK business fined GBP146,700 for forklift accident
News Story 2 minute read
18 June 2026 - Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Exide Technologies re-awarded EcoVadis Gold
News Story 1 minute read
18 June 2026 - Gennevilliers, France
Movers & Shakers
Steve Strenck Steve Strenck
Director of sales, Gregory Poole Lift Systems
Vice president aftersales Europe, EP Equipment
Chief financial officer, Raymond Storage Concepts
Vice president of sales, material handling, Flux Power
Upcoming industry events …
June 23-25, 2026 - Melbourne, Australia
September 15-17, 2026 - SÃO PAULO, Brazil
September 16-17, 2026 - Dallas, United States

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CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
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FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
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CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
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The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000-degrees C (54,000-degrees F), five times hotter than the surface of the sun which is about 5,500-degrees C (10,000-degrees F).

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PREMIUM business

Powerfleet
AI-enabled safety and compliance solutions for material handling operations.
Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
Fact of the week
The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000-degrees C (54,000-degrees F), five times hotter than the surface of the sun which is about 5,500-degrees C (10,000-degrees F).
Words of support …

After advertising with Forkliftaction.com, we got many enquiries regarding interest to be our distributor. Mostly from Europe and USA but including a few in ASEAN. We feel that the advertisement was useful and good for market expansion.

Lawrence Xu, Assistant Sales Manager