Whilst you are looking for new electric forklifts in and around scotland you might like to be aware that an employer was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay over £800 in costs when a HSE inspector noticed an employee being lifted eight feet into the air on a lift truck to fit a company sign to their own premises. Although no one was injured on the occasion, this incident had all the hallmarks of an accident waiting to happen. Accidents involving fork lift trucks account for a large proportion of accidents in the workplace and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that drivers are properly trained and use the equipment properly.

If you are trying to find new electric forklifts in and around scotland then be aware that a main dealer is a supplier who generally sells a new product and an independent dealer is usually a supplier who doesn’t sell a main line but services a range of different manufacturers.

When you are looking for new electric forklifts in and around scotland it might be worth considering that the average 4 wheel sit-down ride-on lift truck will need at least a 10ft aisle to operate comfortably and a 3 wheel electric lift truck is generally easier to manoeuvre.