If you are searching for second hand forklifts in and around Hampshire you might like to be aware that an 18 year old worker had to have his leg amputated after it was crushed when the lift truck he was driving overturned in a pothole. It was later found that he was not trained or qualified to drive the lift truck.

Whilst you are looking for second hand forklifts in and around Hampshire you might like to be aware that an employee was injured when the lift truck he was operating fell down a gap between a refrigerated trailer and a loading platform. This was one of two lift truck incidents that led to the business being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.

While you are trying to find second hand forklifts in and around Hampshire it might be worth considering that a good well maintained battery on an electric lift truck will generally last 5-7 years but can often last as long as ten years. However a battery’s life expectancy will diminish considerably if it is consistently run hard and not given sufficient time to cool down.