Editor’s Note

By Steve Guglielmo The First Quarter Issue is always really interesting to put together and read. I first started writing for The MHEDA Journal in the First Quarter 2010 when the industry was still neck-deep in the recession. Then, 6 or 7 percent growth would have warranted a parade. But this year, in speaking with MHEDA dealers, it seems like ...

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By Steve Guglielmo Learning is always something that interested me. I’m fascinated to hear what “learning style” people prefer (for me, I’m definitely a visual learner) and to hear about important lessons that people learned along the way. At the Emerging Leaders Conference that MHEDA and MHI hosted in Chicago on July 30, I had the opportunity to facilitate a ...

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By Steve Guglielmo With every issue of The MHEDA Journal we strive to be a little bit better. It’s no accident that the articles that are the most read, most shared and most well-received are the articles written by members or written with the input of members. That’s because our members are the ones who are in the trenches every ...

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By Steve Guglielmo, Managing Editor In the 2nd Quarter 2014 issue of The MHEDA Journal, we interviewed Alan Beaulieu ahead of his presentation at the MHEDA Convention in Orlando. In his article, “Get Aggressive and Start Thinking Big,” Beaulieu said, “While we expect a bit of a soft spot in the second half of this year, there is no reason ...

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By Steve Guglielmo, Managing Editor We have spent this entire year celebrating MHEDA’s 60th Anniversary. In each issue, we have reflected on the evolution of MHEDA and the material handling industry as a whole. We have examined where we have come from, where we are going and how we’re going to get there. Though MHEDA’s founding fathers might survey the ...

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By Steve Guglielmo, Managing Editor The 3rd Quarter Issue of The MHEDA Journal is always the most interesting of the year to me because it is the issue where we recognize MHEDA members celebrating milestone anniversaries and also distributors named by manufacturers as being the “Best of the Best.” One thing that I have noticed over the years is that ...

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By Steve Guglielmo, Managing Editor Every year at the MHEDA Convention, I ask attendees what they enjoy most about attending Convention. And while there are always a variety of answers, one response that is almost ubiquitous is the networking opportunities Convention provides. Whether the networking comes from the Exhibitors’ Showcase, the Roundtable discussions or even the Sunday morning golf tournament, Convention ...

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By Steve Guglielmo, Managing Editor As MHEDA celebrates its 60th Anniversary in 2014, a large portion of each issue of The MHEDA Journal will be spent discussing the changes and evolution that the industry has gone through since 1954. When you think back to what the world and the industry looked like 60 years ago, it’s almost unrecognizable. But as ...

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