When you are searching for Forklifts in and around Highland then be aware that electric lift trucks are virtually emission free, extremely quiet, generally experience fewer breakdowns and on average tend to cost about 25% less to operate and maintain than internal combustion gas or diesel lift trucks.

Whilst you are looking for Forklifts in and around Highland you might like to be aware that a lift truck driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 after an incident in which he was driving a lift truck with a stack of 12 modular sheds. The sheds obscured the drivers vision and as a result he hit a fellow employee with the load causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. In this case the employer had employed an in-house lift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.

If you are looking for Forklifts in and around Highland remember that lift trucks with enhanced wet disc brakes will give better braking performance even in tough conditions