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The Middle East seeing rapid growth in the material handling industry

The industrialization around the world has seen the material handling industry grow in different regions around the globe. Areas with little to no material handling companies are frantically looking for companies to suit their needs. Arabian Business had some interesting commentary regarding the Kanoo Group’s recent purchase of a material handling company in that region:

“Stor-mat is one of only a few, locally based storage and material handling companies, with the in-house expertise to carry out the design of complex storage facilities. There is a strong demand for material handling in the region and we have taken over Stor-mat Systems to satisfy this demand. The global potential of the material handling services sector is growing fast”

Source: Arabian Business

 

Material Handling Industry is Improving

Bob Trepilak, from MMH, provided some interesting insight into the current conditions of the material handling industry. Here are a couple of take aways:

  • Wages are steadily increasing in China and some manufacturers are starting to relocate. Some of these companies have moved to North America. Could this be the start of a trend?
  • The natural disasters in Japan have caused companies all over the world to take a pro-active strategy in protecting their businesses. Material handling can play a big role in this.

Source: MMH (full article)

Growth is Expected for the Material Handling Industry

Hal Vandiver, executive vice president of business development for Material Handling Industry of America, delivered an economic outlook for the material handling sector at the recent ProMat 2011 Show Pro event in Atlanta.  His assessment was a mix of optimism and caution.

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Source – MHIA

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