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A hair's breadth away from the curve
Hupac aims to shift more freight back to rail by increasing the use of the left bank of the Rhine corridor and digitally transforming the intermodal transport chain. The company has now closed its 2025 financial year with a profit of CHF 3.5 million, and transport volume increased by 4.3 percent.
Top retrofit of the «World Cup camp»
In 2007, the German women's national football team won the World Cup and Apple presented its first iPhone. For KWM Weisshaar, the year was also marked by the construction of a new multi-story production hall equipped with Kasto's Unigrip buffer storage system. A retrofit was now underway, which was implemented smoothly.
New building with a signal effect
Not a "lighthouse" in the true sense, but a construction project that has a signal effect in its dimensions, architectural design as well as its future function, is now being created with the groundbreaking ceremony for the doubling of the office capacity of TGW Logistics for around 50 million euros at the main site in Marchtrenk.
GS1 Excellence Day at StageOne
Prominent speakers from across the world of logistics, business, science, and technology will converge on June 18th at the GS1 Switzerland Excellence Day at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon . The focus will be on data-driven intelligence and sustainable supply chains.
Opposite in Duisburg
Directly opposite its European headquarters, Clark is celebrating the expansion of its direct sales operations in Duisburg with the official opening of its premises in the Asterlagen business park. The "Western Branch" is intended to serve as an "exclusive interface" to drive market potential in the region.
A new hunt for record times
The StaplerCup season is starting again at Linde Material Handling in Germany. Experienced forkliftoperators and enthusiastic newcomers can now register to qualify at over 20 venues both in Germany and abroad. The final will be held in Aschaffenburg in October.
Kemaro establishes US subsidiary
“The USA is no longer an experiment; it is our next major revenue driver”says Kemaro, the Eschlikon-based manufacturer of cleaning robots. The company has already sold over 1,500 robots to more than 600 industrial customers worldwide. With $5 million in fresh capital, it now aims to enter the next phase of its expansion.
SVTL meets in a historic setting
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .
Logistics expert: "Masters at balancing uncertainties"
The days of unlimited supply chains are over. Global just-in-time supply chains are now on new leadershipThe 20th Logistics Day of the Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg focused
New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. "Grey Orange" be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose "GreyMatter"software Dematic now wants to profit from.
Clark returns to the States
Clark returns to the States
The forklift manufacturer, which made history in Michigan in 1917 with Eugene Clark's invention of the lifting device, is relocating its headquarters from Korea back to the United States. US CEO Chuck Moratz will initially lead global operations from Lexington on July 1, 2024, and from Dallas, Texas, starting in 2025.
With the relocation of its global headquarters, one of America's leading brands is returning to the United States. Clark's management states that this return lays the foundation for a new global growth strategy. At the same time, the Clark Global Headquarters will be merged with the North American branch of the Clark Material Handling Company (CMHC) in Lexington, Kentucky.
Ch. Moratz
The new organization will take effect on July 1, 2024, and will be headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The official opening of the new Clark Global Headquarters is planned for January 1, 2025.
Chuck Moratz, President of Clark Global Headquarters, will lead the new organization and simultaneously serve as CEO of CMHC. He has more than 30 years of experience in the material handling equipment industry and is tirelessly committed to Clark.
Chuck Moratz held various key positions at CMHC, including Engineering Director, Vice President of Truck Operations, and COO. At the global level, he served as Vice President of Global Engineering, among other roles. He also oversaw the market launch of numerous new IC and electric forklift trucks, including the groundbreaking S-Series.
Photos: Clark Material Handling
Moratz holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from West Point and served in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Korea. These qualifications provide him with excellent skills to maintain his course even under the increasingly challenging global conditions and to strategically expand the position of the material handling equipment supplier.
Chuck Moratz speaks of an "exciting new chapter." Together, they will build on the more than 100-year-old legacy "and help Clark achieve new heights."
