If you are investigating leasing counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland it may be important to know that a company was fined £20,000 plus over £11,000 in costs after one of its workers was killed in a forklift truck incident. The company was prosecuted under the Health & Safety at Work Act for failing to use trained staff to drive its forklift trucks and which put the safety of all its work force at risk.

When searching for leasing counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland remember that the forklift you buy has to fit your requirement. A standard mast will normally lift to around 3m (10ft), which is fine for offloading goods and moving them around a yard but won’t necessarily work if you have higher shelving or racking.

Whilst trying to find leasing counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland it may be worth knowing that handling time can often be reduced by using satellite storage and retrieval systems in conjunction with an existing forklift truck fleet.

While looking for leasing counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland it could help you to know that smoke from an engine often indicates worn or cracked rings, a damaged cylinder wall or a crack in the cylinder head, each of these problems can be expensive to fix.

Tip - If you are investigating leasing counterbalanced forklifts near scotland it might help you to know that in the UK we use the term “forklift” but in America and other parts of the world “forktruck” is more common. Ultimately though whatever name we use, we mean the same thing.