While you are trying to find Lift Trucks in and around the UK you might like to note that leaks on a second hand lift truck can be expensive to fix and although some leaks can be fixed in a couple of hours with a relatively inexpensive seal kit, leaks on triple stage masts can take considerably longer and lend themselves to very expensive repair costs.

Whilst you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around the UK you might like to be aware that a man was awarded compensation to help pay for a specially adapted house for him to live in and round-the-clock care costs after the lift truck he was driving toppled over onto him and crushed him causing spinal and head injuries. It was found that his employer had allowed him to drive the lift truck without any training or a valid licence.

Whilst you are looking for Lift Trucks in and around the UK you might like to be aware that a business was fined over £50,000 when a 60 year old employee was crushed and later died as a result of his injuries. It was found that the lift truck had been going round a corner when its driver performed an emergency stop in order to avoid hitting a member of staff. However the sudden breaking cause a steel coil situated on the forks to fall off pinning the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no safe system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.

Submit your Lift Truck enquiry and let us search the UK's largest forklift network.