While you are looking for new counterbalance forklift trucks in and around scotland it might be worth considering that electric lift trucks are a necessity in certain environments such as food applications that require going in and out of refrigerators and freezers because both gas and diesel lift trucks give off emissions that can contaminate the food.

When you are looking for new counterbalance forklift trucks in and around scotland then be aware that the lift truck you buy needs to fit the application you require it for. A standard mast will generally only lift to about 10ft, which is fine for offloading goods and moving them around a yard but won’t necessarily be suitable if you have high shelving/racking.

Whilst you are looking for new counterbalance forklift trucks in and around scotland you might like to be aware that a company was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay over £11,000 in costs after one of its workers died in a lift truck accident. The company was prosecuted under the Health & Safety at Work Act for failure to use trained staff to drive its lift trucks and protect the safety of its employees.