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	Inside Forkliftaction.com Contact the Forkliftaction team If choosing equipment is not hard enough, the decision is further complicated by the many finance options. Do you buy it outright, lease it or do it by hire purchase? And once you’ve made that decision, you need to determine whether to source the package from your own financier, from the dealer or via some third party. It’s an complex area and one we explore in detail in our special report this week. For anyone about to make a purchase, this feature is certainly essential reading.   This Week's Feature FROM THE FORKLIFTACTION.COM EDITORIAL TEAM    Forklift financing - lifting its game Navigating your way through the murky waters of asset financing can be confusing. Melissa Barnett looks at what drives financial institutions when dealing with the materials handling sector, what financing options are available and what the next two years may bring. [Read the full report] Local News FROM THE FORKLIFTACTION.COM EDITORIAL TEAM Companies fined for forklift incident Australasia News Perth, Western Australia Two companies, a host employer and a labour hire company, have been fined a total of $120,000 for an incident in which a worker’s leg was severely injured and later... [more] Women invited to mentor scheme Australasia News Gold Coast, Queensland Registration for the third session of CILTA’s (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia) mentoring program, Women Moving Forward, will close on 3 June 2011. The previous two sessions... [more] Toyota aims for better forklift safety Australasia News Sydney, New South Wales Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) is designing new equipment aimed at increasing safety when working at heights on forklifts. Its forklift technicians based in Sydney have already been recognised... [more] Compressed air forklift one step closer Australasia News Melbourne, Victoria The forklift that runs on compressed air, flagged earlier in Forkliftaction.com News #411 has arrived. The project to convert a forklift to operate using compressed air instead of batteries... [more] Global News FROM THE FORKLIFTACTION.COM EDITORIAL TEAM BITA: Forklift market outlook improving UNITED KINGDOM Members of the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) are optimistic about general prospects for the UK forklift market over the next 12 months and many expect company sales to rise... [more] Bolzoni acquires Australian company AUSTRALIA Bolzoni Auramo CEO Roberto Scotti has announced that the Italian forklift attachment maker will acquire South Australia-headquartered forklift attachment specialist Eurolift Pty Ltd from Peter Beaumont and Elme Spreader AB... [more] Eastern Lift Truck plans for 11th branch UNITED STATES Eastern Lift Truck Co Inc intends to establish another location to complement its 10 facilities in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Eastern Lift has hired Sam Burch to... [more] Hugg & Hall acquires Arkla Taylor UNITED STATES Hugg & Hall Equipment Co of Little Rock has added branch locations and Big-Red-brand representation with its acquisition of Arkla Taylor Inc of Ruston, Louisiana. Principals of the firms... [more] FEM, CECE and CEMA issue joint position on air quality BELGIUM FEM (European Federation of Materials Handling) and two other European industry associations have issued a position paper announcing that they are in favour of cost-effective measures to improve air quality,... [more] Palfinger NA adds training sites in New Jersey, California CANADA The North American operation of Palfinger AG is opening training facilities in Trenton, New Jersey and Cerritos, California to complement its initial US Tiffin, Ohio training site that opened in... [more] Deadly collision prompts safety reminder UNITED KINGDOM A fatal crash between a forklift and a heavy goods vehicle has prompted the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) to remind forklift users of the laws governing safe operation on... [more] Briefs Resin makers tackle explosion risks - Shoreham by Sea, United Kingdom Cooper SH supplies flexible truck - Kenilworth, United Kingdom Forklift executive’s poems feature in business magazine - Hangzhou, China [more] Liquidating business peddles two Lulls, five SkyTraks UNITED STATES Peninsula Masonry Inc is selling what it describes as “seven rough-terrain forklifts” in the process of liquidating the two-decade-old contracting business. “We are closing the doors as soon as... [more] Forklift fleet shows longevity in cold UNITED KINGDOM The typical life expectancy of forklifts working multiple shifts in a -25 degree cold store can be as low as three to four years but a fleet of Flexi forklifts... [more] Publish your brief here Reach targets through Forkliftaction.com Forkliftaction.com is the established brand for independent materials handling news and online business resources. Over 52,000 industry professionals worldwide are members of Forkliftaction.com and receive the weekly newsletter in their inbox. The weekly news is re-produced in magazines, websites, intranets and extranets. It is shared with colleagues and customers by email. It is indexed by Google and listed in ‘Google News’.   The web portal www.forkliftaction.com assists industry professionals with the Business Directory, Discussion Forums, the Marketplace of used forklifts and much more. The website serves over 4,500,000 web pages monthly, during +300,000 visits (+12,000,000 hits). To ADVERTISE your products, PUBLISH your media release or INSERT your banner Contact Us. [more] Company Media Releases Publish your article here MIRETTI Flameproof Conversion - More than 30 years for workers' safety With the celebration of its 35th year of activity Miretti, a world leader in the field of explosion & flameproof conversions, puts another significant milestone in its history of technological improvement and progress. [more] Oorja Protonics Named Top 50 Startup at TiECon 2011 Oorja Protonics Inc. - a world leader in development and commercialization of Liquid Alcohol based fuel cells for Material Handling applications, was chosen as a winner of the highly coveted TiE50 Award. [more] HUAHE Forklift thanks to all visitors at CeMAT Hannover Fair and Canton Fair Zhejiang Huahe Forklift Co., Ltd, would like to thank everyone who showed an interest in HUAHE forklifts during the recent 109TH Canton Fair, and CeMAT HANNOVER 2011. Huahe introduces the HH30Z-N2-D special promotional forklift. [more] Students learn the importance of forklift chain measurement The forklift truck engineers of tomorrow are learning the importance of regular chain inspections with the help of FB Chain’s chain wear gauge. City of Bristol College students are using the gauges as part of their forklift maintenance course work. [more] Publish your brief here Visit Forkliftaction at the Queensland Materials Handling trade show - Stand I20 Visit the Forkliftaction team at the Queensland Materials Handling trade show, co-located with the Queensland Safety Show, from June 21 to 23 - Stand I20. Catch up with us at the show to discuss your advertising needs - we offer a range of marketing and advertising options. Learn more about how Forkliftaction.com can assist you with our Independent News, Business Directory, Discussion Forums, the Marketplace of used forklifts and much more. Contact Us if you would like to pre-arrange a personal meeting. Register to visit the Queensland Materials Handling trade show [more] Product Watch Promote your products here Narrow Aisle Lift Truck Model CDD15C, 1500kg capacity Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co., Ltd. introduces the Narrow Aisle Lift Truck Model CDD15C (1500kg capacity). The Narrow Aisle Lift Truck's many features will increase safety and productivity, structural capability, and serviceability. [more] Introducing the G generation: a new era in Kalmar counterbalance equipment At CeMAT 2011, Cargotec unveiled its new DCG90-180 range of Kalmar lift trucks. This new range of forklift trucks - with capacities ranging from 9-18 tonnes - is the first of Kalmar’s G generation material handling equipment. [more] KEYTROLLER provides a range of wireless options to suit different monitoring capabilities and different budgets Wireless options are designed for different monitoring capabilities and different budgets.KEYTROLLER offers 3 different types of wireless radios: the LCD 601 device, KEYTROLLER’S keypad 105 model and the inexpensive CYBERTOOTH Bluetooth “matched” radio pair. [more] Davis Derby's TruckLOG range tells you everything you need to know about who's driving your trucks Designed for demanding material handling environments, Davis Derby’s new TrucKLOG Generation 5 Driver Access and Fleet Management System offers many new features as well as including those from the previous product generations. [more] CM News on the move Container Management is the pre-eminent maritime industry publication specialising in global port and terminal development, privatisation, cargo and container handling technology, logistics and intermodalism. Now, the publication launches a free App for iPod, iPad and iPhone. [more] Media Releases MIRETTI Flameproof Conversion - More than 30 years for workers' safety  Oorja Protonics Named Top 50 Startup at TiECon 2011  HUAHE Forklift thanks to all visitors at CeMAT Hannover Fair and Canton Fair  Students learn the importance of forklift chain measurement  Product Watch Narrow Aisle Lift Truck Model CDD15C, 1500kg capacity  Introducing the G generation: a new era in Kalmar counterbalance equipment  KEYTROLLER provides a range of wireless options to suit different monitoring capabilities and different budgets  Davis Derby's TruckLOG range tells you everything you need to know about who's driving your trucks  CM News on the move  Tip Off Forkliftaction.com Do you know something our readers should know? Post your news with this form or post your news anonymously.
	For Sale Near You Cascade 45F-RC 2001 [more] Omega 16.6 [more] Hyster H12.00XL [more] Nissan CYM02L25U [more] Crown 30WRTL102H21264 [more] Raymond FRE60L112-01-35642 [more] Crown B57 [more] Hyster H16.00XM12EC [more] Omega 36C [more] Nissan JHR01 [more] Hyster H16.00XL [more] Toyota 7FG15 [more] Linde H30D [more] Hyster H18.00XM12 2008 [more] Raymond 112TMFRE60L1120135641 [more] [FORKLIFTACTION MARKETPLACE] Featured Businesses TERMALIFT dd Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of  [more] UEG Universal Equipment GmbH Germany  [more] Forklift Traders Pty. Limited Granville, New South Wales - Australia  [more] RecoBatt Global Templestowe, Victoria - Australia  [more] ZHEJIANG HUAHE FORKLIFT CO., LTD Luqiao, China  [more] Zhejiang Maximal Forklift Co., Ltd. China  [more] Reachable Solutions, LLC Chesapeake, Virginia - United States  [more] Ring Power Lift Trucks Florida - United States  [more] [FORKLIFTACTION BUSINESS DIRECTORY] Upcoming Events 1. CeMAT Asia Shanghai, China 24th to 27th October 2011     [more] 2. MODEX 2012 Atlanta, United States February 6-9, 2012     [more] 3. Forklift and Accessory Exhibition Guangzhou 2011 Guangzhou, China June 22th-24th,2011     [more] 4. Movimat - 26th Intralogistics Fair Sao Paulo, Brazil 2nd to 5th August 2011     [more] 5. National Fork Lift Safety Conference Warwick, United Kingdom Wednesday 21st September 2011     [more] 6. MATEXPO 2011 Kortrijk, Belgium 7th to 11th September 2011     [more] 7. Agritechnica 2011 Hannover, Germany 13 to 19 November 2011     [more] 8. Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition 2011 Orlando, Florida, United States 31st October to 3rd November 2011     [more] 9. CeMAT Russia Moscow, Russia 27th to 30th September 2011     [more] 10. EastPack 2011 New York, United States 7th to 9th June 2011     [more] 11. Reach Expo Houston TX, United States 19th & 20th July 211     [more] [EVENTS CALENDAR]   In The Discussion Forums "Can any one confirm that a couple of large European manufactures in our industry plan to exclude, by control technology, those of us who service and repair their equipment for our customers.". Splitpin, United Kingdom "Jungheinrich also makes an electric turret truck with articulated mast, specifically for narrow-aisle applications.". mark_p, United States "I recall a guy on this site and in a forum thread, a few years ago that was extolling many merits of the ball hitch that he invented for use on any forklift to tow carts around. He felt strongly everyone could use one & he would be sickening rich within a year or two. Then he learned most forklift companies won't approve (not in the States ,for sure) such a devise.". johnr_j, United States [FORKLIFTACTION FORUMS] Job Vacancies 1. Sales Representative - Full time United States, Indianapolis, IN [more] 2. Aftermarket Sales Representative - Full time United States, York [more] 3. Regional Business Development Manager - East Coast - Full time United States, East Coast [more] 4. Product Marketing Specialist - Full time United States, Marengo, IL [more] 5. National Accounts Sales Coordinator - Full time United States, Irvine, CA [more] 6. General Sales Manager - Full time United States, Salt Lake City, Utah [more] 7. Fleet Services Specialist Supervisor - Full time United States, Addison, IL 60101 [more] 8. Parts CSR - Full time United States, Columbus, OH [more] 9. Forklift Sales - Full time United States, Jackson [more] 10. Territory Sales - Full time United States, Memphis TN [more] 11. Forklift repair tech - Full time United States, Charlotte, NC [more] 12. S3 Service Technician - Full time United States, Atlanta, GA [more] 13. S2 Service Technician - Full time United States, Montgomery, AL [more] 14. S3 Service Technician - Full time United States, Decatur, AL [more] 15. Capital Equipment Account Manager - Full time United States, Nashville, TN [more] 16. Dual Role Sales Representative - Full time United States, CHarlotte, NC [more] 17. LSC Inventory Analyst - Full time United States, Atlanta, GA [more] [FORKLIFTACTION JOBS] Resumes 1. Sales, Regional or General Manager - Full time United States, Southwest or Southcentral U.S. [more] 2. Mechanic Fork Lift - Full time United States, Chicago and south and north suburbs [more] 3. Forklift tech/ manager - Full time United States, Any big city east coast [more] 4. technician - Full time United States, ohio [more] 5. Sales/ Business Management - Full time United States, Central Florida/ Orlando [more] 6. parts manager, supply chain, purchasing, customer service, product support, inventory control - Full time United States, Atlanta Area [more] [FORKLIFTACTION RESUMES] Editorial Calendar December Spare Parts January Industry Overview 2010 February North American Materials Handling Industry March Forklift Technology Trends April Accessories and Cabin Options May Forklift Rental and Financing June AGV: Automatic Forklifts July Chinese Manufactured Forklifts August Fleet and Asset Management September The Forklift Industry in Scandinavia October Fuel Cells and Hybrid Technology November Forklift Refurbishing / Reconditioning December Rough Terrain Forklifts [FORKLIFTACTION EDITORIAL CALENDAR]
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