Steris Plans To Close Plant in Mentor, OH and Eliminate 100 Jobs – Cleveland.com Ford Announces $500 million Investment in Lima OH – Expected to bring 300 jobs to engine plant – Toledo Blade Investor Group led by Viking Partners…
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Ohio Business News Roundup – March 28, 2014
Tagged with: Columbus, Lima, Mentor, Norwood, Rickenbacker, Steris
Posted in Blog, Material Handling News
Posted in Blog, Material Handling News
Exports from Northeast Ohio return to pre-recession levels
Exports from Northeast Ohio returned to pre-recession levels in 2012, topping $31 billion after sinking to nearly $23 billion in 2009. That’s a 34% increase, according to quarterly economic indicators released by Team Northeast Ohio, the regional business attraction nonprofit.…
2007 Taylor TH350L For Sale
Taylor high capacity forklift new to our inventory. 2007 Taylor TH350L 35,000lbs capacity at 48″ load center Two Stage Mast 160″ Lowered Mast Height 156″ Max Fork Height Independent Fork Positioning 96″ Forks 12,363 Hours Cummins Diesel Engine Call for…
Giant Eagle Increases Warehouse Efficiency With Robotic Lift Trucks
Modern Material Handling’s latest issue has a detailed article about Giant Eagle’s efforts to reduce forklift operator travel time and to improve warehouse efficiency. Giant Eagle is using four Seegrid pallet-handling robotic industrial trucks in a 440,000 square-foot distribution center…
Tagged with: cleveland, Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, Robotic Pallet Jacks, seegrid
Posted in Material Handling News
Posted in Material Handling News
60 Years in The Netherlands – Congrats to Hyster
Hyster’s global center for high capacity lift truck manufacturing and design in Nijmegen celebrated 60 successful years in business. The facility had a record year in 2012 and sees ongoing growth in markets like China and India. Hyster’s Nijmegen facility…
Jay Leno & REO Speedwagon at Material Handling & Logisitics Conference
Jay Leno will be the keynote speaker and REO Speedwagon will play to close out the 2013 Material Handling & Logistics Conference in Park City, Utah. The 28th annual educational event will provide attendees with the tools they require to design…
Tagged with: Conference, Jay Leno, Material Handling, REO Speedwagon
Posted in Material Handling News
Posted in Material Handling News
Zero-Emission Electric Forklifts Gaining Popularity
In the material handling market, an increasing number of companies are re-ordering Plug Power GenDriveTM systems after experiencing financial savings from initial system deployments. For example, Walmart Canada deployed 95 fuel cell lift trucks at its sustainable refrigerated distribution centre…
Robot Forklifts – Cutting Costs
Labor is certainly a large expense, and when that labor doesn’t add to the bottom line, it’s even harder to accept on the P&L statement. Material Handling & Logistics News wrote an interesting article last October about American Packaging Corportation’s…
Nissan Forklift Corp. and TCM Combine to Form UniCarriers Americas Corporation
As of April 1, 2013, Nissan Forklift Corp. North America and TCM America merged their operations under the new name, UniCarriers Americas Corporation. Nissan Forklift Corp. (previously operated under the parent company, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.) and TCM America (previously…
Great Lakes Shipping Revival
As nicer weather approaches the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway is awaiting its greatest shipping renewal in the last 30 years. Due to an expected long-term economic growth period, approximately 30 new cargo carriers are being manufactured to meet shipping…
Ohio Warehouse Equipment 