Wednesday, May 16, 2012
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), in cooperation with its local dealer, Papé Material Handling in Portland, has donated one of its Hyster electric reach trucks to the Portland Art Museum.Posted on 05/16 at 10:00 AM
News • Lift Trucks • Forklifts • Nacco Materials Handling Group • Hyster • Permalink
News • Lift Trucks • Forklifts • Nacco Materials Handling Group • Hyster • Permalink
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Commerce reported that April retail sales at $408.0 billion were up 0.1 percent over March and 6.4 percent higher than April 2011. The NRF reported that April retail sales, which exclude autos, gas stations, and restaurants, were down 0.1 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis from March and up 2.8 percent on an unadjusted basis annually.Posted on 05/15 at 12:03 PM
News • Retail • National Retail Federation • Nrf • Permalink
News • Retail • National Retail Federation • Nrf • Permalink
Monday, May 14, 2012
Smart Packaging Systems won the award for The Cube, a transport packaging system that enables companies to move their products from factory to store with maximum efficiency and full protection of the product.Posted on 05/14 at 05:26 PM
News • Sustainability • Packaging • Retail • Smart Packaging Systems • Permalink
News • Sustainability • Packaging • Retail • Smart Packaging Systems • Permalink
Building off of the positive momentum from February to March, global trade activity continued heading in the right direction from March to April, according to data released by Panjiva
A recent donation of $1,000 in platform carts from Akro-Mils, a North American leader in storage, organization and transport products, is aiding the charity organization Mercy Ships in providing free surgical procedures to patients in West Africa.
The Rules of Thumb is a popular resource for the supply chain industry containing costing information for nearly everything that goes inside a distribution center/warehouse facility (materials handling, storage, technology, lighting, etc.).
Posted on 05/14 at 07:17 AM
News • Storage • Technology • Education • Materials Handling • Transystems • Permalink
News • Storage • Technology • Education • Materials Handling • Transystems • Permalink
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported that its March 2012 Booked Orders increased by 23.7% when compared to March 2011 orders.Posted on 05/11 at 11:46 AM
News • Automation • Conveyors • Cema • Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association • Permalink
News • Automation • Conveyors • Cema • Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association • Permalink
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
ProMat 2011 was ranked 80th among the top 250 trade shows.Posted on 05/09 at 12:55 PM
News • Promat 2011 • Materials Handling • Mhia • Material Handling Industry Of America • Promat 2013 • Permalink
News • Promat 2011 • Materials Handling • Mhia • Material Handling Industry Of America • Promat 2013 • Permalink
In its 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast, which is based on feedback from U.S.-based purchasing and supply chain executives, manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors are expected to leverage the solid levels for various metrics each has been seeing over the last several months.
Posted on 05/09 at 10:21 AM
News • Institute For Supply Management • Manufacturing • Ism • Non-manufacturing • Permalink
News • Institute For Supply Management • Manufacturing • Ism • Non-manufacturing • Permalink
For the past 5 years Combi has been supporting its network of distributors by traveling across the United States and Canada providing live demonstrations of their affordable, custom end of line packaging equipment.
Posted on 05/09 at 09:22 AM
News • Packaging • Ergonomics • Combi Packaging Systems • Permalink
News • Packaging • Ergonomics • Combi Packaging Systems • Permalink


