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| ¡¡ Top 20 Lift Truck Suppliers |
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By Corinne Kator, Associate Editor -- Modern Materials Handling, 8/1/2008
Last year was another good year for the industrial lift truck industry. Worldwide orders grew 12% in 2007, and sales revenue among the world¡¯s largest industrial lift truck suppliers grew even more. [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Linde Scoops Major Product Design Awards for 5th Time |
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London, 22 July 2008 ¨C Linde Material Handling has again scooped one of the most coveted product design awards in the world. Linde's H80/1100 diesel truck, with an immense load capacity of eight tonnes, picked up the "red dot design award." In conjunction with this award, Linde is granted use of the "Product Design" title of 2008. [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Asia's Largest Material Handling and Logistics Exhibition Held Once Every Two Years |
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LOGIS-TECH TOKYO 2008
Date: September 9 (Tuesday) to 12 (Friday), 2008, 10:00 to 17:00
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight East Halls 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Sponsors: The Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers, Japan Industrial Vehicles Association, Japan Pallet Association, Japan Material Handling Association, Japan Institute of Logistics Systems, Japan Management Association [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Air Force Base Officially Kicks Off Fuel-cell Lift Truck Project |
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WARNER ROBINS, Ga.¡ªOn July 24, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officially kicked off its previously announced fuel-cell lift truck program at Robins Air Force Base.
The Defense Depot Warner Robins (DDWG) teamed up with the DLA Research and Development program to introduce the second in a series of pilot projects to demonstrate the use of hydrogen fuel cells in lift trucks. [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Industrial Vehicle & Parts Enterprises Entering 2008 World Top 500 |
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Celebrating more than 40 years of established operations in the United States, Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc., (TMHU) has been the number-one selling lift truck supplier in the U.S. since 2002 and currently offers a full line of high-quality lift trucks sold under the Toyota brand. Built on a reputation of excellence, [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Leading Industry EHS - Green Purchasing Seminar Series: Tianjin |
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On Jul. 22nd, 2008, Linde (China) continued the Leading Industry EHS ¨C Green Purchasing Seminar Series at SINOPEC, Tianjin. About 100 participants from various departments and branches of SINOPEC attended the event.
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| ¡¡ Sany Continued to Promote Internationalization |
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In the first half year of 2008, Sany Group realized direct export of more than 200 million dollars and products were sold to 109 countries. On July 15th, Sany held 2008 First Half-Year Global Dealing Meeting and announced to continue the promotion of internationalization strategy. [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Yuchai Group Honored to Be No.22 among China 2008 Machinery Top 500 |
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Recently, the release conference of China 2008 Machinery Top 500 was held in the Great Hall of People. Yuchai Group ranked to be No.22 among the Top 500, 2 spots forward than last year.
The election of China 2008 Machinery Top 500 was sponsored by China Machinery Enterprise Management Association (CMMA) and undertaken by World Executive Weekly, [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Hyundai Heavy Industries Ranked No.378 among World Top 500 |
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Hyundai Heavy Industries ranked to be No.378 among Fortune 2008 World Top 500 (based on the sales in 2007) and No. 6 in the column of Industrial & Farm Equipment. In 2006, Hyundai was No.501 among World Top 501 and this year, the company moved 44 spots forward from No.422 in 2007, showing its rapid growth speed in the world stage. [>> More<<] |
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| ¡¡ Equipment Supplier Launches New Container Handling Range |
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Rough-terrain equipment specialist Manitou has announced its appointment as the distributor for automotive company Ferrari¡¯s container handling products in Southern Africa.
Manitou South Africa MD Lindsay Shankland says the range offers features to meet all customer requirements and includes six main handlers. [>> More<<] |
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