KION GROUP AG, Germany, constructed a new industrial truck plant in Kołbaskowo, Poland.

Harrington Hoists, Inc., Manheim, Pa., introduced the HTBP Telescoping Pivot Fork Truck Boom, a fork truck attachment used to lift and carry loads via a telescopic pivot boom.

KION GROUP AG, Germany, joined forces with BMZ Holding GmbH, Germany, to form a joint venture under the name of KION Battery Systems GmbH.

The Raymond Corp., Greene, N.Y., partnered with faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, N.Y., to develop and demonstrate a new energy storage process and solution for warehouse energy management.

Flux Power, Vista, Calif., relocated to a new 60,000-square-foot building that more than triples the size of its previous building.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, announced the opening of a new sales and service facility in Tulsa, Okla.

OneCharge Inc., Irvine, Calif., reached an agreement with Combilift to fit its trucks with lithium-ion batteries.

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., Greenville, N.C., announced plans to collaborate with Honeywell, Morris Plains, N.J., to develop a new line of pallet trucks controlled by voice technology.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, introduced the V-ForceÒ Lithium-Ion Energy Storage System (ESS) for forklift users considering alternative energy sources.