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Editor
3 Editor’s Comment
Peter MacLeod
4 Toyota / BT Merger
The marriage of Toyota and BT Rolatruc has been
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announced. We analyse the deal and the ambitions the new com-
01895 454452 pany has for the UK market.
Assistant Editor
Nikki Catchpole
7 Newsdesk
A raft of new appointments, including the exclusive unveiling
to ShD of Hyster’s new European MD.
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uk.net
01895 454495
Publishing and Exhibitions
Directors 14 Front Cover: Yale
John Garnett
Bill Pfleger, managing director of Yale Europe Materials
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uk.net
01895 454407
Handling, considers the important role that independent truck
Rob Fisher
distributors play in meeting the often diverse needs of forklift users.
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uk.net
01895 454442
Advertisement Sales
Christine Attew
17 4PL
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uk.net
01895 454537
Just getting your head around third-party logistics? Well, it’s
Classified Advertising time to look ahead as we ask, “Is 4PL the new 3PL?”.
Joel Martin
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uk.net
01895 454481
Production
20 ShD Investigates
Margi Cavanagh
Tel: 01737 855326
This month, we focus on training and skills, and why the
Managing Director future of the industry could be strongly affected by companies’
Paul Michael
lack of commitment to invest in this important area.
Published monthly by
Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions Ltd,
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38 Market Square, Uxbridge,
We look at the growing importance of the Asia-Pacific
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region from the perspective of a 3PL service provider.
Fax: 01895 454643
Subscriptions
40 Fork Lift Truck Attachments
UK £110
Rest of world (surface) £142
A focus on many various bits that can be bolted onto the
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front of your common or garden fork lift truck.
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47 Cranes and Hoists
ISSN: 0039-1832
A round-up of the many interesting ways in which things are
raised to the required height.
ABC
52 Logistics IT
Rounding up the latest news and products from the IT
world.
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