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There’s a strong merger and acquisition theme this week, with coverage of UniCarriers’ completion of the operational integration of the Nissan and TCM forklift businesses a year ahead of schedule - and implications for the North American market. Meanwhile, we note that Toyota Industries Corp’s purchase of Cascade has moved a step closer after the deal was cleared by US competition authorities. And from the UK comes an update on Briggs’ integration of its Barloworld acquisition - a hot topic on our Discussion Forums.
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| |  | | Local News | FROM THE FORKLIFTACTION.COM EDITORIAL TEAM
| TMHA opens new branch in Darwin Australasia News
Darwin, Northern Territory Forklift distributor Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has opened a retail branch in Darwin aimed at increasing its customer support capability.
Branch manager Paul Allen says establishing a direct... [more] | Toll plans acquisition of Linfox Trans-Bass business Australasia News
Burnie, Tasmania Logistics giant Toll plans to purchase the Trans-Bass freight forwarding service of Linfox Australia, subject to approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Both Toll and Linfox... [more] | Melbourne Airport leads way in freight exports Australasia News
Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Airport has taken the lead in air freight exports, following a 32% increase in exports during January 2013 compared to a year ago.
The airport handled a record... [more] | Police arrest drunken forklift driver Australasia News
Sydney, New South Wales Police have arrested a 27-year-old man from Queensland who took a drunken joyride on a forklift at the Sydney showgrounds on the weekend.
Police responded to reports in the... [more] |
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|  | |  | | Global News | FROM THE FORKLIFTACTION.COM EDITORIAL TEAM
| UniCarriers merger ahead of schedule
JAPAN UniCarriers has completed the operational integration of the Nissan and TCM forklift businesses one year ahead of its original schedule. When the agreement was first entered into, shareholders estimated the... [more] | TICO nears completion of Cascade acquisition
UNITED STATES The tender offer of a subsidiary of Toyota Industries Corp (TICO) for the acquisition of attachments maker Cascade Corp cleared US antitrust reviews on 27 March, and the deal is... [more] | Briggs ‘doing well’ post-integration
UNITED KINGDOM Briggs Equipment says it has been closer to its customers since purchasing Barloworld Handling UK last year (Forkliftaction.com News #586).
Despite former Barloworld Handling UK staff airing their complaints... [more] |  | Jungheinrich achieves value growth
GERMANY Jungheinrich managed to achieve value growth in all its divisions for 2012, despite its key market in Europe shrinking by 6%.
The value of incoming orders for its new... [more] | Crown establishes two sites in Louisiana
UNITED STATES Crown Equipment Corp has opened company-owned facilities for the Louisiana market in Metairie and Shreveport.
“These new company-owned branches will allow us to take our customers’ experience to a... [more] | New company wants to be in Top 3
JAPAN Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co Ltd, the company that has merged the forklift operations of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and Nippon Yusoki Co Ltd (Nichiyu), wants to be in the... [more] | Packed IMHX breaks records
UNITED KINGDOM The International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX 2013), which was staged at Birmingham’s NEC on 19-22 March, had the highest attendance ever, with over 19,500 visitors attending the triennial show.... [more] | Plug Power faces capital challenges, makes fuel cell sale
UNITED STATES Fuel cell specialist Plug Power says it is experiencing “capital challenges” and may seek to sell the company. Strategic options include asset sales and the possible sale of the company,... [more] | Movers & Shakers
GERMANY Linde Material Handling GmbH [more] |
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