On 7th October 2016, Matthias Fischer, President and CEO, Toyota Material Handling Europe, was nominated Member of the Board of FEM further to his election as President of the FEM Industrial Trucks Product Group. He succeeds Ken Dufford (Crown), who leaves after 4 years. Matthias Fischer was appointed President and CEO of Toyota Material Handling… Read more »
Christophe Lautray, CSO of Linde Material Handling, was elected President of FEM on the occasion of the FEM Biennial Congress on 6-7 October 2016 in Bordeaux. He takes over from Jan van der Velden, who stepped down after 4 years. Born in 1962, Christophe Lautray started his career in the Saft – Alcatel Group before… Read more »
With the packaging industry alone boasting 300 trade shows around the world, ALL4PACK Paris, organised by the COMEXPOSIUM Group, announces the launch of “THE NETWORK”, an international network federating several packaging shows, granting their community access to the market information of its members. Through this initiative, ALL4PACK Paris, the international benchmark trade show for the… Read more »
FEM statistics show that growth experienced in 2014 was confirmed in 2015. The European materials handling production value increased by 5.1% at €61.5bn. Exports although grew, though more modestly. 2015 confirmed the trends observed in 2014 though the explanations are slightly different. Whereas repair and maintenance played an important role in 2014 (+7%), this time… Read more »
