The United States is in the early stages of a mild recovery, according to the quarterly economic outlook report released by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).

Barloworld Handling has signed an exclusive agreement with Smith-Gramley to distribute Mariotti lift trucks throughout the southeastern United States.

More than 200 managers from IFCO Systems helped repair, paint and landscape three homes in New Orleans’ Gentilly District, which was severely damaged in 2005 by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Clark Material Handling Co.’s aftermarket lift truck parts distribution center (DC) in Louisville, Ky., has earned the Governor’s Safety & Health Award for the fourth year in a row.

What will it take to gear up for recovery? Material handling industry leaders weigh in.

Wal-Mart Canada builds a super-sustainable, refrigerated DC to show global industry the business case for green.

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Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), a provider of plastic pallets, says more than 15 wood pallet fires over the past year illustrate the need for U.S. Congress to set national fire safety standards for shipping pallets.

Atlas Copco to Open $6 Million Distribution Center
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