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UniCarriers at work in Sketchers European Distribution Centre

UniCarriers at work in Sketchers European Distribution Centre

Business, Euronews, Handling, Manufacturer
The Belgian municipality of Herstal near Liège is a paradise for all shoe lovers: The place is home to the European Distribution Centre for American shoe manufacturer Skechers. It is from this site, that the company is responsible for distributing its sports and casual shoes to the entire European market. Skechers has automated many operations in its 118.000 m2 facility to speed up processes. However, forklifts are still in demand. Some 75 UniCarriers warehouse trucks help to load and unload delivery trucks, ensure that the high-bay warehouse is restocked and assist in picking and preparing shipments for up to 3,500 customer orders a day. Here’s how they do it. The Skechers and UniCarriers brands share a long history together: UniCarriers original brand Atlet delivered the first ...
Bobcat Celebrates 60 Years with New Compact Telehandler

Bobcat Celebrates 60 Years with New Compact Telehandler

Euronews, Featured, Handling, Manufacturer
This year Bobcat celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the loader and a sixty year legacy second to none in the worldwide construction equipment market. The story began in 1958, when Melroe Manufacturing Company, the forerunner to Bobcat Company, introduced a compact front-end loader that evolved quickly into the M-400, the world’s first true skid-steer loader.  The M-400 was succeeded by the M-440 and in 1962, Melroe adopted what would become the world famous ‘Bobcat’ brand for the M-440 loader and its success created the global compact equipment industry we know today. In 2000, Bobcat Company purchased Sambron S.A., a long-established French manufacturer of telescopic handlers based at Pont-Château in northwest France. Sambron was one of the founding companies in the telehandler categ...
Yale confirms availability of Stage V engines

Yale confirms availability of Stage V engines

Euronews, Manufacturer
Yale Europe Materials handling is pleased to advise that Stage V engines will be available for ordering in some Yale trucks from the fourth quarter of 2018. The new EU standards will come into force from 1 January 2019 for Diesel and LPG engines from 19-56 kW and above 130 kW. For engines in the 56-130 kW range the standards will take effect a year later on 1 January 2020. Stage V calls for a further reduction in particulate matter and levels of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) from diesel engines and for the first time also the emissions of LPG engines installed in non-road mobile machinery. EU legislations will allow the manufacture or import of materials handling equipment with power level between 19 and 56 kW and power level over 130 kW that does not comply with Stage V until 30 June 202...
Toyota launches the new Traigo80 heavy-duty electric forklift

Toyota launches the new Traigo80 heavy-duty electric forklift

Euronews, Latest, Manufacturer
Toyota Material Handling is showcasing the all-new Toyota Traigo80 6 to 8 tonnes at the CeMAT fair in Hannover, Germany. This heavy-duty 80-Volt counterbalanced truck excels in performance, manoeuvrability and efficiency. A true all-rounder that’s built to work hard in silence: all power, all electric, all Toyota. The new Toyota Traigo Heavy Duty electric forklift has class-leading driving and lifting speeds, ideal for heavy-duty applications. These 4-wheel electric forklift trucks offer high performance and efficiency even in tough environments. All power The powerful motors offer strong climbing ability and high travel speed, making the forklift suitable for demanding applications normally reserved for engine-powered forklifts. The truck can also manoeuvre in compact spaces wher...
Still Time to Enter IFOY 2019

Still Time to Enter IFOY 2019

Euronews, General, Industry, Manufacturer
The IFOY organisation has appointed four more jurors for the 2019 staging, including Logistics Business and www.logisticsbusiness.com editor in chief, Paul Hamblin. He is joined by Winfried Bauer, editor-in-chief of the German intralogistics journal “f+h Fördertechnik, Materialfluss, Logistik 4.0” and Gilles Solard, publisher and editor-in-chief of  French logistics magazine “Stratégies Logistique” as the newly elected jurors. Anders Karlsson was re-elected after transferring to the Swedish logistics magazine “Svensk Åkeritidning” as editor-in-chief. A total of 28 editors-in-chief of leading international logistics publications from 19 nations are now part of the IFOY jury. Once again, in spring 2019 they will test and select the world’s best intralogistics products and solutions. Th...
A Strong 2nd Quarter for Kion

A Strong 2nd Quarter for Kion

Business, Euronews, Industry, Manufacturer
Kion confirms positive trend with a sharp rise in orders The KION Group benefited from sustained strong growth in the markets for industrial trucks and supply chain solutions in the second quarter of 2018. The group's order intake rose by 23% to EUR2.424 billion (USD2.8 billion), one of the main contributors being its project business for automated systems. At EUR3.06 billion (USD3.54 billion), the order book was up significantly compared with December 31, 2017 (EUR2.614 billion). Revenue rose by 1.5% to EUR2.031 billion (USD2.35 billion) in the second quarter. "Our record order intake in the second quarter confirms our excellent positioning in fast-growing core markets. The growth drivers remain intact both for industrial trucks and in the supply chain solutions market, ensuring sus...
Refurbished Options from Hubtex

Refurbished Options from Hubtex

Euronews, General, Industry, Latest, Manufacturer
Buying a refurbished vehicle represents a good alternative to investing in expensive new forklift trucks. At its service workshop, Hubtex Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG conducts maintenance work and general overhauls to its own vehicles. As a result of the wide range of refurbishment possibilities at the manufacturer's factory, users benefit from forklifts that are particularly durable, highly productive and perfectly tailored to their new area of application. Hubtex, the manufacturer of special-purpose vehicles and multidirectional sideloaders for heavy and bulky goods, offers to refurbish used vehicles at its forklift factory in addition to its range of new vehicles. "You don't necessarily have to buy a new vehicle for every single application," explains Pascal Haack, responsible f...
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