Tip – If you are searching for companies selling counterbalanced forklift trucks near Kent and are considering a second hand machine remember to treat the purchase in a similar way to how you would buy a second hand car. Check out the machine as much as possible, test drive it and look for a service or maintenance history.

If you are looking to purchase companies selling counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Kent remember that if you mention that you have an old machine to trade at the beginning of your negotiations you may risk being quoted an inflated price to compensate for the trade-in. It may behove you to wait until later in the negotiation process before mentioning your trade-in machine.

While searching for companies selling counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Kent you may like to know that a timber merchant was fined over £100,000 after an incident in which a forklift truck drove onto a public road and into a car. The raised forks of the truck broke the windscreen of the car and stabbed the driver in the neck, causing his death.

If you are looking for companies selling counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Kent be aware that Reach trucks are very popular for narrow aisle applications as the forks can be extended into the pallet racking/shelving and are designed with masts that can lift up to around 10m (30ft).

When searching for companies selling counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Kent it might interest you to know that reconfiguring a warehouse for double-deep pallet racking can give significant extra storage capacity but often requires special Reach trucks with extending forks such as the Atlet XTF ride-on or ATF stand-on.