If you are researching contract hire counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Cardiff CF5 be aware that a newspaper company settled a claim for £140,000 accepting 85% liability for an incident where a worker was pushed off a ladder by an automated guided electric forklift truck. The worker broke his wrist and could not return to the same work.

Whilst investigating contract hire counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Cardiff CF5 you may be interested to know that a specialist technician is usually required to repair an electric forklift truck; electric forklifts do not climb ramps well and they are not usually good for heavy pushing or pulling.

Whilst looking for contract hire counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Cardiff CF5 you may be interested to know that a manufacturing company was fined £30,000 when a young employee was pinned against a wall and killed instantly. In this case a forklift truck was unloading a lorry in a narrow road when an oncoming vehicle forced it to reverse quickly to get out of its way. The forklift truck driver did not see the other employee who was leaving the building behind him and he reversed straight into him.

When you are investigating contract hire counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Cardiff CF5 bear in mind that in the forklift trade, as in the motorcar industry, there is a “grey market”. This is the sale of forklifts imported into the UK from foreign markets. The main problem with these units is that they look the same as UK models but most dealers can’t support them as parts are different to those on UK models and are therefore difficult and expensive to source.

While trying to find contract hire counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Cardiff CF5 it may be worth knowing that the Atlet Tempo is a quick, low level order picker which has a unique Friction Force system to give even traction, make cornering stable and therefore safer and reduces wear on the drive wheel.