News Edition #1272
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12 March 2026
Inside The News

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Inside the News - Edition #1272
Global Industry News
Inaugural CEOs of Toyota Automated Logistics named
News Story 2 minute read
12 March 2026 - Aichi, Japan
Dutch company starts production of Hexabot AGV
News Story 1 minute read
12 March 2026 - South Holland, Netherlands
Alstef Group launches “evolution” of AGV
News Story 1 minute read
12 March 2026 - Centre-Val de Loire, France
New materials handling products unveiled at CONEXPO
News Story 2 minute read
12 March 2026 - Las Vegas, NV, United States
Award winners Linde, Knapp and SSI SCHAEFER
News Story 2 minute read
12 March 2026 - Munich, Germany
Movers & Shakers
News Story 1 minute read
Eldo Verhaagen , GRI
Cullen Wurzer, Big Joe Forklifts
12 March 2026
The International Federation of Robotics honours 11 women
News Story 1 minute read
12 March 2026 - Frankfurt, Germany
Chilean terminal accepts first electric reach stacker
News Story 1 minute read
12 March 2026 - Lirquén, Chile
Clark names dealer award winners for 2025
News Story 1 minute read
12 March 2026 - Flower Mound, TX, United States
Influencer program encourages women into manufacturing
News Story 1 minute read
12 March 2026 - Queensland, Australia
Briefs
News Story 2 minute read
Legal action after forklift accident causes uranium oxide spill 
MLA scholarship winner named 
Easy Grip forklift seat released
12 March 2026
Movers & Shakers
Eldo Verhaagen Eldo Verhaagen
Sales & operations director – material handling & agriculture Benelux, GRI
Director, dealer development Midwest & Southeast, Big Joe Forklifts
Director, Cyngn
Vice president people Americas, TVH Americas
Upcoming industry events …
April 22-23, 2026 - Atlanta, United States
June 3-5, 2026 - Guangzhou, China
June 9-11, 2026 - Istanbul, Turkey
Latest job alerts …
New Haven, Ct, United States

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PREMIUM business

Zhejiang UN Forklift Co., Ltd
Manufacturer of IC forklifts, electric forklifts and warehouse equipment.
Fact of the week
Since February 2016, it has been against the law for grocery stores and supermarkets in France to throw away unsold or expired food which is still edible. Instead, it must be donated to food banks or composted.

Even the heaviest lifts must be easy to handle. That’s why N.C. Nielsen raises the bar in lifting capacity, maneuverability, operator comfort, flexibility and technical capabilities.
Heavy duty reach stackers – lifting capacity from 85 to 180 tons.
VIEW ALL OUR CUSTOM-BUILT HEAVY DUTY REACH STACKERS

Contact us now: +45 99 83 83 83 - www.nc-nielsen.com

Find the right machine for your business with F. Uchiyama, exporter and wholesaler of used forklifts and construction machinery. With 100 years of experience in the trade, you can leave the export procedures to us!
FOR SALE:
2017 Unicarriers Counterbalance ICE Forklift
2006 TCM FD115-3 High Capacity Forklift
1992 Mitsubishi FD200 High Capacity Forklift 

Find more machines here | Contact us with enquiries 

Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
Words of support …

Undoubtedly, peer experience plays a crucially important role in our industry and it is extremely valuable for us to be part of the platform, where industry professionals, as well as end users can discuss and learn more about the materials handling world.

Alexandra Artemova, Marketing Specialist

Even the heaviest lifts must be easy to handle. That’s why N.C. Nielsen raises the bar in lifting capacity, maneuverability, operator comfort, flexibility and technical capabilities.
Heavy duty reach stackers – lifting capacity from 85 to 180 tons.
VIEW ALL OUR CUSTOM-BUILT HEAVY DUTY REACH STACKERS

Contact us now: +45 99 83 83 83 - www.nc-nielsen.com

Find the right machine for your business with F. Uchiyama, exporter and wholesaler of used forklifts and construction machinery. With 100 years of experience in the trade, you can leave the export procedures to us!
FOR SALE:
2017 Unicarriers Counterbalance ICE Forklift
2006 TCM FD115-3 High Capacity Forklift
1992 Mitsubishi FD200 High Capacity Forklift 

Find more machines here | Contact us with enquiries 

PREMIUM business

Zhejiang UN Forklift Co., Ltd
Manufacturer of IC forklifts, electric forklifts and warehouse equipment.
Editorial calendar - planned features
CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFTS
HANDLING GOODS IN THE COLD
LOADING/UNLOADING FREIGHT
BROWNFIELD AUTOMATION
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS
BATTERY AFFORDABILITY AND LIFETIME
FORKLIFT SAFETY
Words of support …

Undoubtedly, peer experience plays a crucially important role in our industry and it is extremely valuable for us to be part of the platform, where industry professionals, as well as end users can discuss and learn more about the materials handling world.

Alexandra Artemova, Marketing Specialist

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Fact of the week
Since February 2016, it has been against the law for grocery stores and supermarkets in France to throw away unsold or expired food which is still edible. Instead, it must be donated to food banks or composted.

Even the heaviest lifts must be easy to handle. That’s why N.C. Nielsen raises the bar in lifting capacity, maneuverability, operator comfort, flexibility and technical capabilities.
Heavy duty reach stackers – lifting capacity from 85 to 180 tons.
VIEW ALL OUR CUSTOM-BUILT HEAVY DUTY REACH STACKERS

Contact us now: +45 99 83 83 83 - www.nc-nielsen.com

Find the right machine for your business with F. Uchiyama, exporter and wholesaler of used forklifts and construction machinery. With 100 years of experience in the trade, you can leave the export procedures to us!
FOR SALE:
2017 Unicarriers Counterbalance ICE Forklift
2006 TCM FD115-3 High Capacity Forklift
1992 Mitsubishi FD200 High Capacity Forklift 

Find more machines here | Contact us with enquiries 

PREMIUM business

Zhejiang UN Forklift Co., Ltd
Manufacturer of IC forklifts, electric forklifts and warehouse equipment.
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
Since February 2016, it has been against the law for grocery stores and supermarkets in France to throw away unsold or expired food which is still edible. Instead, it must be donated to food banks or composted.
Words of support …

Undoubtedly, peer experience plays a crucially important role in our industry and it is extremely valuable for us to be part of the platform, where industry professionals, as well as end users can discuss and learn more about the materials handling world.

Alexandra Artemova, Marketing Specialist