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This is issue #128 - 09 October
2003 of the weekly newsletter for industry
professionals.
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Welcome to part one of this month's focus on
"Materials Handling in Australia". This two-part editorial
series is designed to showcase the industry "down under" and
give the world a bird's eye view of Australia's materials
handling professionals and how they sell forklifts. Several
Australian companies have taken advantage of this spotlight
edition to showcase their own companies and products. If you
missed out, never fear. Part two of the Australian feature
appears on October 23. Contact Penryn
Maddrell for more information on advertising in this
special edition.
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1.
**SPECIAL FEATURE** AUSTRALIA ALREADY BOOMING AS WORLD
RECOVERS 
SYDNEY, Australia
While the world is
only now beginning to shrug off the worldwide economic
shutdown attributed to September 11 and the subsequent
war on terror, the Australian materials handling
industry has been booming for well over a
year.
In what appears to be a snub to the world's
problems, the Australian market has happily continued to
grow, with all manufacturers contacted by
Forkliftaction.com reporting growth both in sales and
market share.
While Australia represents only a
fraction of the world market for industrial forklifts
and materials handling machinery, this self-contained
market has operated separately from the world market for
many years.
Continued... Click here to read more of
this special feature. 
2.
AUSA ON THE CHARGE IN JAPAN
TOKYO, Japan
AUSA is confident of
capitalising on renewed growth in the Japanese economy
after a strong showing on the Japanese exhibition
circuit this year.
TOYO, AUSA's distributor in
Japan, has received solid interest in AUSA's
four-wheel-drive CE 7 forklift.
AUSA export
manager Claudio Hoyos said despite the large number of
manufacturers in Japan, the Spanish company was
"surprising all" with its results.
Mr Hoyos said
rental companies and distributors had "shown a keen
interest" in the forklift, and in AUSA's street sweeping
machine. In response, AUSA's local personnel had
embarked on an intense demonstration tour of the
country.
TOYO general manager Ken Ohno said he
was confident AUSA's Japanese presence would grow. The
company's vehicles "have features better than those of
even the best machines on the market in Japan".
- AUSA website -
3.
JLG AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FOR PRODUCTION
INTEGRATION
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United
States
JLG Industries Inc has begun producing Sky
Trak telehandlers at its facility in
McConnellsburg.
JLG is moving the manufacturing
operation from the OmniQuip facility in Port Washington,
Wisconsin.
The first Sky Trak unit assembled in
McConnellsburg was a Legacy Model 6036 telehandler with
a lift capacity of 6,000 pounds (2.7 tonnes) and a
maximum lift height of 36 feet (11 metres).
JLG
acquired OmniQuip from Textron Inc on August 1,
completed the last Sky Trak machine in Port Washington
on September 17 and started production in McConnellsburg
ahead of schedule on September 25.
"In less than
two months, we have successfully completed the
groundwork for additional assembly lines in our
McConnellsburg facility," said Peter Bonafede, senior
vice president of manufacturing.
"This puts us in
a prime position to complete the transfer of telehandler
production, including Sky Trak, Lull and
military-specific models, from the Port Washington
facility by the end of January 2004."
JLG
chairman Bill Lasky said moving the operations would
increase the McConnellsburg site's capacity utilisation
to 63% from 5%. Initially, JLG anticipated the
integration process would take 14 months.
- JLG website -
4.
MANITOU PROFITS DOWN SLIGHTLY
PARIS, France
French forklift maker
Manitou posted a EUR22.5 million (USD26.6 million) net
profit for the first half of 2003, down 1.8% from
EUR22.9 million (USD27 million) in the first half of
last year.
Manitou's operating profit fell 2.6%
to EUR34.3 million (USD40.5 million), and group turnover
fell 7.3% to EUR329.5 million (USD389
million).
Manitou, in its financial report, said
it would reach its target of a 7% turnover increase for
the second half.
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Manitou website -
5.
BRIEFLY...
SINGAPORE, Singapore
The materials
handling industry has been declining for the last six
years due to reduced demand from private and public
construction, says John Wilson, managing director of
Arian Engineering Corporation.
Mr Wilson said the
market was "slow", with fewer requirements for cranes,
forklifts, and other materials handling equipment.
"Demand has been relatively flat this year, except for
the government's mass railway transit
project."
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Kalmar
Industries' paper handling forklifts are attracting
attention from potential buyers after performing well in
the harsh conditions of the paper handling
world.
Five machines were delivered to Assi Domn
Frvi, one of Sweden's leading board mills, in June (Forkliftaction.com News #126). That
was followed by an order from Stora Enso and SCA in
Germany.
MONTERREY, Mexico - Five
forklift manufacturers - Hyster, Nissan, Prime Mover,
Raymond and Toyota - were represented at last week's
TEMAC Expo in Monterrey, Mexico, despite the show being
an exhibition of machine tools.
The good showing
from the materials handling industry has prompted TEMAC
organisers to plan a show combining machine tools and
materials handling machinery in Mexico City in 2005.
6.
THIRSTY THIEVES IN DARING BEER HEIST
QUEANBEYAN, Australia
Thieves have
used forklifts to steal 700 cartons of beer in a daring
heist.
According to Foodweek, the beer, worth
more than AUD20,000 (USD13,800), was stolen from a
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) warehouse late last
month.
The thieves, whom police described as "a
well-organised group", used two CUB forklifts to lift 10
pallets of beer, including 580 cartons of Melbourne
Bitter and Victoria Bitter, onto a truck.
Police
were baffled as to how the thieves achieved the theft
without tripping security systems, the report said.
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7.
TOYOTA: WORLD'S NO. 1 FORKLIFT
SUPPLIER
SYDNEY, Australia
Toyota is the
world's leading forklift supplier, according to results
published by Modern Materials Handling.
The
company had revenue of USD3.1 billion in 2002. Linde was
second with USD3 billion. The next three best were NACCO
(USD1.6 billion), Jungheinrich (USD1.5 billion) and
Crown (USD984 million).
Toyota recently grouped
its Toyota, Raymond and BT Industries forklift
businesses as Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) of
Japan. Subsequently, Toyota Industries Corporation
Australia Pty Ltd was established to distribute TICO
equipment.
For more information, see www.toyotaindustrial.com.au or call
1800 425 438.
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release, including pictures.
8.
A SMORGASBORD OF FORKLIFT SAFETY
PRODUCTS
MELBOURNE, Australia
Ozweigh
Innovations offers an extensive range of aftermarket
forklift safety products designed and manufactured in
Australia.
~ Speed Control Systems: Set
& Forget limits forklifts' speeds. Zoned control
allows variable speed settings for 63 zones, for safer
speed management in pedestrian zones.
~ Driver
Access Systems: Keyless entry systems to prevent
unauthorized access to forklifts and pallet trucks. A
more sophisticated version addresses operator damage,
productivity and OHS regulations.
~ Mobile
Weighing: A range of digital scales that are simple
to operate and easy to maintain.
CONTACT Colin
White: Email ozweighaus@bigpond.com
, phone
+61-3-9431-6575 or fax +61-3-9439-3437.
Click here for the full text of this
release, including pictures.
9.
KEYTROLLER RELEASES
MELBOURNE,
Australia
The KEYENABLER system uses a
wireless starter relay. Operators receive an input code
and when accepted, the START button can be
pushed.
Model 700 includes the keypad and
wireless relay. Model 701 includes event monitoring.
Downloading these events is accomplished by connection
to a PC or with the new CYBERKEY option, which downloads
multiple vehicles.
KEYENABLER is available
nationwide through forklift, equipment and boat dealers
and sells for under AUD500 plus installation and
GST.
For more information visit www.keytroller.com or contact Dunham
Instruments on 03 9876 4784 or email info@dunhaminstruments.com.au.
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release, including pictures.
10.
STAY INFORMED WITH FORK-SAFE
INTERNATIONAL
MELBOURNE, Australia
With
the changing nature of OH&S legislation, it's no
wonder companies are turning to the industry leader in
forklift safety solutions for answers.
Fork-SAFE
International provides a complete package tailored to
your requirements, with solutions for speed limiting,
pedestrian warning systems, driver ID and other
packages.
Being Australian-based, Fork-SAFE
International can make your forklift operations safer,
increase productivity and reduce stock damage. Fork-SAFE
International is more than safety solutions, it's the
industry standard for your workplace.
We're
Serious about Safety.
CONTACT:
Email: sales@forksafe.com
Phone:
1300 723 326
Web: www.forksafe.com
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release, including pictures.
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12.
SPECIAL PALLETS
Bremerton WA, United
States
Closing: 15 October 2003 TBA - Contract:
N00406-04-T-0013
13.
PUMP, FUEL, METERING USED ON 10,000 LB. CAPACITY
FORKLIFT TRUCK
Warren, MI, United
States
Closing: 17 November 2003 TBA - Contract:
DAAE07-03-R-T191
14.
ROUGH TERRAIN TELESCOPIC BOOM MATERIAL
HANDLER
McConnell AFB, KS, United
States
Closing: 20 October 2003 TBA - Contract:
FA4621-04-Q-0003
15.
LIFTING AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT. CRANES
San
Donato Milanese, Italy
Closing: 16 October 2003 TBA -
Contract: CPV: 29221000
16.
HARBOUR CRANES
Aken ( Elbe ).,
Germany
Closing: 24 October 2003 TBA - Contract: CPV:
29221411
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