While you are looking for fork lift sales in and around Coatbridge ML5 then be aware that a Reach truck is a type of lift truck used in narrow-aisle applications and because it is a ride-on truck it is generally more expensive than a pedestrian stacker.

If you are looking for fork lift sales in and around Coatbridge ML5 bear in mind that that a new lift truck is a very costly item, but it is a necessity if you have a double shift or a 10 hour plus per day application. A used lift truck will be more suitable if your usage is much less than 10 hours per day or as a backup to another lift truck.

Whilst you are looking for fork lift sales in and around Coatbridge ML5 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.