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Oct32018 by adminNo Comments
Further price increases for Hyster & Yale forklifts in the USA

Further price increases for Hyster & Yale forklifts in the USA

Business, Manufacturer
Hyster-Yale has followed the lead of Crown Equipment Corporation and announced price increases for its forklifts. Separate statements for the Yale and Hyster brands indicate that the price of products up to 19,000 lb. (8,600 kg) will rise on November 1. "Steadily increasing costs from freight providers, struggling with crippling driver shortages and demands for high salaries, and the ripple effect of recently imposed tariffs on steel, aluminium and durable goods have resulted in escalating cost inflation in both the upstream and downstream supply chain," the statements say. "While the long-term impact of these inflationary pressures is uncertain, Yale (and Hyster) remain committed to providing customers with best-in-class quality products at the best possible price." There’s no m...
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Sep282018 by adminNo Comments
New Edinburgh depot gives Scot JCB room to grow

New Edinburgh depot gives Scot JCB room to grow

Business, General
Plant dealer Scot JCB has opened a new Edinburgh depot that is more than six times the size of its previous operation. The new Scot JCB premises are in Sighthill, five miles west of Edinburgh city centre and a quarter of a mile from old depot. The 6,000 m² building sits on a 1.4-acre site, with more and better workshop and warehousing space, and a training room. It has four double workshop bays, served by an electric overhead travelling crane, automated oil and services delivery to the central workshop module, a 225 m² parts warehouse and a large yard for showcasing new and used equipment. Scot JCB Group joint managing director Robin Bryant said: “Every aspect is bigger and better than before and the overall impact will be a significant enhancement of the fantastic service we a...
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Sep252018 by adminNo Comments
Cargotec refines its strategy:

Cargotec refines its strategy:

Business, Industry, Latest
Focus on digitalisation and services continues, emphasis on customer centricity and productivity, financial targets remain unchanged Cargotec's Board of Directors has confirmed the company's refined strategy for 2019-2021. With its business areas Kalmar, MacGregor and Hiab, Cargotec will continue to work towards the vision "Becoming the global leader in intelligent cargo handling". During the current strategy period 2015-2018, the focus has been on leadership, services and digitalisation, and good progress has been made in all three areas. Services and digitalisation will continue to have a key role during the next strategy period, while leadership - still fundamentally important to the company - will now become an integrated part of Cargotec's processes. In the coming strategy pe...
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Sep182018 by adminNo Comments
Coming to a town near you – VR Forklift Driver Training

Coming to a town near you – VR Forklift Driver Training

Business, Featured, Industry
The manufacturing industry continues to be challenged with a shortage of skilled workers. A survey of manufacturing executives conducted by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte ranked access to a highly skilled, flexible workforce as the most important factor in their success—20 percentage points higher than other factors, such as new product innovation or increased market share. While the need for skilled labour increases, so do consumer demands. These heightened demands, both for talent and quick turnaround times, are presenting the material handling industry with a big challenge. Shrinking the Skills Gap To address this concern, the industry is looking for innovative ways to attract new talent to fill these positions and reach higher operator proficiency levels efficiently....
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Sep62018 by adminNo Comments
How a $1.4 Million Contract Loss Shows No-Deal Brexit Cost

How a $1.4 Million Contract Loss Shows No-Deal Brexit Cost

BREXIT, Business, Euronews
Want to know how no-deal Brexit fears are already hurting the U.K.? Just ask Martin McVicar, who runs Combilift, which produces about 6,000 forklift trucks annually in Ireland for export. Up until this year, he imported seats costing about 200 euros ($232) apiece from a Welsh factory. Now, he’s switched the 1.2 million-euro contract to a German manufacturer, fearing a hard Brexit will hit his existing supply chain. “Brexit’s the driver -- we wouldn’t have changed otherwise,” McVicar said, sitting in Combilift’s gleaming factory in Monaghan, about 10 miles from the border with Northern Ireland. “We’re not growing our supply chain in the U.K., we’re curtailing it until we see clarity.” McVicar’s decision is a microcosm of the pain already inflicted on the economy by Brexit, much of ...
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Sep42018 by adminNo Comments
Toyota recommits to Leicester

Toyota recommits to Leicester

Business, Manufacturer, News
Toyota Materials Handling UK has signed a new five-year lease at Old Dalby Business Park in Leicestershire. The company, the global leader in materials handling manufacture, occupies 233,000 sq ft in three buildings at the site on Old Dalby Lane, Melton Mowbray, where it carries out refurbishment of forklift trucks. It has been based at the business park since 2002. Originally occupying 136,500 sq ft, Toyota Materials Handling UK has continued to expand to accommodate its growing business. More than 70 people are employed at the site. Landlord Hortons’ Estate Limited is investing £1.2 million in Old Dalby Business Park to make essential improvements to the roads and replace the roof on Unit 4 (80,000 sq ft), which is occupied by Toyota Materials Handling UK. While the work is b...
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Sep42018 by adminNo Comments
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 ...
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Sep42018 by adminNo Comments
New appointment at Yale

New appointment at Yale

Business, Industry, Manufacturer
Michael Ganem has been promoted to Area Business Director, Southern Europe for Yale Europe Materials Handling. The Parisian will lead the Southern European team in continuing the development of the Yale® brand across the region. The spotlight will remain on driving the established dealer network to grow profitable market share, as well as providing support to new dealer start-ups. Ganem joined the company in 2007 as a Territory Manager, before progressing to Major Account Manager, Major Account Sales Manager, and Director of Business Development and Major Accounts. Prior to this he studied electronics at university before going on to work in various sales positions in the materials handling equipment sector. Commenting on his new role, Michael said: “I have spent much of my career...
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Sep32018 by adminNo Comments
Drones in 2018

Drones in 2018

Business, Logistics
The potential of unmanned vehicles in logistics and warehouse management has been talked up a lot in recent years but what is the reality? If the stories had turned out to be true and the reality had matched the enthusiasm, our skies by now would have been filled with low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, ferrying items the ‘last mile’ from mobile transport to consumer. However, our skies are not buzzing with four-propellered flying machines carrying everything from groceries to Amazon books, auto parts and customised components; they are still most likely to be found in the toys section of a department store than waiting at your door. That is not to say there have been no developments; rather, that enthusiasm collided with reality and some rethinking was neces...
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Aug272018 by adminNo Comments
Windsor Materials Handling Acquires Geolift

Windsor Materials Handling Acquires Geolift

Business, Dealer, Top Stories
Windsor Materials Handling is pleased to announce the business is expanding into the South coast area of the UK following the acquisition of Southampton-based material handling equipment supplier, Geolift. The move marks the opening of Windsor’s 13th branch across the UK. The entire workforce at Geolift will be incorporated into Windsor, their knowledge and expertise will be utilised to grow the new Southampton branch of the business. Aiming to be the leading supplier of handling equipment on England’s south coast, Geolift specialised in the hire and sale of new and reconditioned forklift trucks and sideloaders from popular brands Doosan, Boss, Combilift, Terex and Fantuzzi. Managing director at Windsor Materials Handling, Stephen Burton, said: “In addition to the local presence w...
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