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The History of The Forklift Truck – Episode 32: 1959 – Lansing Bagnall truck stars in comedy classic
During October 1959, the Paris International Handling Exhibition was held at the C.N.I.T. (National Centre of Industries and Techniques). More than 400 companies were represented, with some British manufacturers showing equipment in most of
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The History of The Forklift Truck – Episode 31: 1958/9 – Asian order for Lansing Bagnall; Hyster/Ransome link up
British car production during 1958 was reported to have exceeded one million units, for the first time in the history of British industry. This was attained during a year when the majority of industry
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The History of The Forklift Truck – Episode 30: 1958 – Linde’s first hydrostatic trucks launched; Atlet is born
Members of the materials handling industry have been very responsive over many years in offering help to customers experiencing warehousing difficulties. In the past some manufacturers had equipment that could be adapted to form
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The History of The Forklift Truck – Episode 29: 1958 – Collis and Ransomes fly British flag; BT, Jungheinrich grow
On February 1st 1958 BT Industries in Sweden commissioned a new extension to their Mjolby factory. This event was celebrated by the production of three new products. The first was an electric, rider seated,
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The History of The Forklift Truck – Episode 28: 1957/58 – USSR launches Sputnik, UK launches more forklifts
As 1957 ended, the world marvelled at Russia’s achievement with the very first launchings of man-made satellites. (For those that can remember, they were Sputnik I and II, in October and November respectively). It
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The History Of The Forklift Truck – Episode 27: 1957: Hyster opens Glasgow factory: Germans show strength in Hanover
Warehouse & Logistics News is proud to bring you the twenty-seventh instalment in our exclusive series on the history of the forklift truck, the machine that over the decades has revolutionised the face of
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The History of The Forklift Truck – Episode 26: 1957: a brace of British launches
Warehouse & Logistics News is proud to bring you the twenty-sixth instalment in our exclusive series on the history of the forklift truck, the machine that over the decades has revolutionised the face of
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The History Of The Forklift Truck – Episode 25: 1956/7: Suez crisis hits British industry
Yale introduced an entirely new range of equipment to Britain at the fifth Materials Handling Exhibition in June 1956. Known as the K51 series, these battery operated counterbalance trucks were available in lift capacities
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