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It seems that each week, we get more releases about materials handling companies getting awards. If it's not suppliers patting their dealers on the back, it's awards from local business communities, environmental groups, design organisations, government export promotion bodies or charity institutions.
Awards, it appears, are one of the fastest-growing industry sectors, fuelled by vanity and the need for approval.
One has to wonder whether the plethora of accolades actually means all that much in a tough business environment. Without taking anything away from the winners, we have to speculate that there's only really one award that counts - customer loyalty. If you can't meet customer needs and retain their business, the gleaming trophies and glossy certificates will do little to appease your creditors.
We'd like to hear your views
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 | | Local News | FROM THE FORKLIFTACTION.COM EDITORIAL TEAM
| Komatsu Forklift Australia relocates Perth branch Australasia News
Perth, Western Australia After 15 years in Kewdale, Komatsu Forklift Australia has moved into new 1,900 sqm premises in Maddington, a short drive from the previous location.
Branch manager Glen Young says ... [more] | Mobicon launches new mini-straddle carrier Australasia News
Brisbane, Queensland Equipment manufacturer Mobicon Systems has launched a new range of mini-straddle carriers, the Eco range based on the 2T Mobicon.
Managing director Tom Schults tells Forkliftaction.com News that unlike ... [more] | Equipment Safety Systems wins another award Australasia News
Melbourne, Victoria Equipment Safety Systems of Seaford, Victoria has been named a winner in this years National Safety Awards of Excellence.
The company's new telehandler load management system {statlink|1|(Forkliftaction.com News # ... [more] | Court issues fine for forklift injury Australasia News
Sydney, New South Wales The NSW Industrial Court has fined two companies a total of $130,000 after a truck driver was struck by a defective forklift and seriously injured in 2007.
Transport company ... [more] |
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| 3PL firms forecast boost in investment
UNITED KINGDOM More than half (51%) of UK third-party logistics (3PL) companies expect to invest more in equipment, people and premises in 2014 than they did in 2013.
This was ... [more] | Linde snubs CeMAT, has regional focus
GERMANY European forklift industry leader Linde Material Handling has snubbed the materials handling industry's largest tradeshow, CeMAT 2014, deciding not to participate at Hannover in May.
Linde MH head of ... [more] | Rental firm sees modest growth
UNITED STATES US non-residential construction spending is recovering at a modest pace with the bulk of the upswing expected in 2014 and 2015, according to a quarterly report from United Rentals Inc. ... [more] |  | Xtreme plans to operate Snorkel as separate entity
UNITED STATES Xtreme Manufacturing LLC plans to operate the Snorkel telehandler business as a separate entity under the same equity control.
On 16 October, Xtreme acquired 51% ownership of Tanfield Group ... [more] | Masate plant ready for new truck
ITALY The NACCO Material Handling Group (NMHG) warehouse business in Europe has averaged 14% annual growth since 1996 and its new reach truck, reported in Forkliftaction.com News Product News this week, ... [more] | Funding for BMW plant forklift project
GERMANY The BMW Group, Linde Material Handling and the Munich Technical University have received EUR2.8 million (USD3.9 million) in funding from the German Ministry of Transport for the field test of ... [more] | Movers & Shakers
Linde Material Handling GmbH, Toyota Material Handling USA Inc [more] | Regulators push for closure of battery recycling facility
UNITED STATES Environmental regulators are pressing Exide Technologies to close a battery recycling plant and halt its lead smelting operations.
When operating, the Vernon plant recycles about 25,000 lead-acid batteries daily, ... [more] | Product News
FB Chain introduces new range
- Letchworth, United Kingdom
Award for attachment
- Plaidt, Germany
Hyster shows new truck
- Fleet, United Kingdom
Lift truck reaches new heights
- Fleet, United Kingdom [more] | Briefs
STILL wins prestigious design award
- Hamburg and Berlin, Germany
Event results in sales talks
- Szydlowiec, Poland
Manitex in Forbes list
- Bridgeview, IL, United States
CEO lauded at special ceremony
- Xiamen, China [more] | Bill Bolin ends lengthy career
UNITED STATES At 88 years old, Bill Bolin "still works a full day, every day," says Doug Iannone, who is Bolins successor as president of the Lift Truck Center Inc.
"Bill ... [more] | Forklift maker holds intralogistics summit
GERMANY About 400 European logistics specialists congregated at the Atlantic Hotel in Hamburg, Germany last week for a three-day conference with the theme The Future in Stock.
Organised by German ... [more] |
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| | ANNOUNCEMENTS | Publish your article here | Mobicon Systems - Introducing the ECO
Well established in the International container handling industry for the last 20 years with their Two-Tower (2T) Straddle Carrier, Mobicon Systems is this month excited to announce the launch of the newest product in the Mobicon family 'the ECO Range'. [more] |  | Baoli end-user in Malaysia
Baoli's Malaysia distributor has delivered 10 units of 5-ton to 10-ton Baoli forklifts to Amsteel Mills Sdn. Bhd., a member of The Lion Group. The new forklifts are expected to clock up at least 4,000 hours a year. [more] | BOLZONI AURAMO CANADA opens a new facility
Bolzoni Auramo Canada has taken an important step in strengthening its position on the Canadian market, with the opening of new premises in Mississauga, Toronto Area. [more] | HOIST LIFTRUCK continuous quality improvements
Due to an increase in sales, Hoist has invested significant money in the redevelopment of our existing manufacturing space and invested in new machinery to further implement automation in our factory, resulting in increased capacity and throughput.
[more] | Niuli automatic welding lines installation finished
Seven sets of automatic welding robot lines have recently been installed successfully at the Niuli forklift factory. The purchase agreement between Niuli and Huaheng was signed formally in June this year for the US$3 million contract. [more] | New CAT NPF25N2 nominated for FLTA award on ergonomics and innovation
The new CAT NPF25N2 has been nominated for the 2014 FLTA awards 2014. The platform power pallet truck, competing for the award on innovation and ergonomics, is the only product chosen in two different categories. [more] | Modernisation extends the service life of an existing AGV system
In 2002, Rocla signed the contract to deliver automated guided vehicles to international packaging giant Tetra Pak. Over a decade later, Tetra Pak is now upgrading its AGV fleet to meet the demands of a modern production environment. [more] | Forkliftcenter proudly presents Forkliftcenter Americas!
Forkliftcenter is rapidly expanding its business throughout the World. With offices in the Netherlands, Middle East and Australia, we now open Forkliftcenter Americas! [more] |  | Visit Cascade - Your Pulp and Paper Experts - at the PPI Transport Symposium
Cascade invites you to join them at the upcoming PPI Transport Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland to learn how they can make your pulp and paper handling operations more efficient.
[more] | Vmax exports to Algeria
During October 2013, VMax will export 38 forklifts, including 25 diesel forklifts and 13 pallet trucks. The customer, URL TOMACO INDUSTRY CO.,LTD., is one of the biggest construction machinery agents in Algeria. [more] | LiuGong announces new dealer Casa Rivero, S.A. DE C.V.
Katy, TX, USA October, 2013 LiuGong North America is pleased to announce that Casa Rivero, S.A. DE C.V. has joined the LiuGong dealer network for forklifts and construction equipment. [more] | UN Cup Industry Forklift Skill Competition
On 13 October 2013, the UN Cup Hangzhou Special Industry Forklift Skill Competition was launched. [more] | New Series of Products Launched by HELI at 12th China BICES
HELI recently exhibited at The 12th China (Beijing) International Construction Machinery Exhibition & Seminar (BICES). The HELI stand fielded a large number of enquiries for visitors eager to consult and discuss. [more] | CeMAT RUSSIA impresses with high visitor quality
Hannover/Moscow. CeMAT RUSSIA ended on a high note on Friday, 27th September with the shows 197 exhibitors reporting they were extremely satisfied with the quality of the visitors they encountered and the new orders that flowed from those encounters. [more] |
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FROM OUR INDEPENDENT SAFETY EXPERTS | | Nick Welch: Modernising ACoP L117
The UK’s comprehensive safety guidelines continue to evolve, and Nick Welch advises employers and operators to stay on top of the changes. [more] |
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