The founder of what was once the largest per capita forklift manufacturer in the world has died.Moncho Behar, 79, one of Balkancar’s founders, had a heart attack last Saturday.He spent almost two decades in Balkancar’s management before serving two terms as a commercial counsellor in the Bulgarian Embassy in Prague.According to the Sofia News Agency, Behar was committed to foreign trade and diplomacy affairs all his life and, until his last day, was running a commercial venture trading with wine and other goods.His son, Maxim Behar, is the publisher of Sofia News Agency.Balkancar was declared insolvent in September 2002 with debts totalling 400,000 levs (USD99.7 million) after several failed privatisation attempts
中国叉车网按：
     保加利亚巴尔干叉车集团公司（Balkancar）曾经是世界上最大的叉车制造商之一。在苏联时代，该公司是华沙条约的重要工业车辆制造商。后来经营不善倒闭，巴尔干叉车集团在2002年宣布破产，债务超过9000万美元。Moncho Behar先生是其中之一的创立者，近日因心脏病发作在保加利亚首都索菲亚去世。，
     中国叉车网全体同仁，向这位曾经为全球搬运行业作出杰出贡献的Moncho Behar先生表示敬意！
    当然，中国叉车网依然在《进口叉车》栏目保留该公司之产品和介绍。
　　巴尔干叉车集团在九十年代曾经和中国天津一家公司成立合资公司，销售巴尔干叉车，后来撤资。