If you are searching for Forklifts in and around Lancashire 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.

When you are trying to find Forklifts in and around Lancashire it might be worth considering that with a used / secondhand lift truck the hydraulic pumps should be tested before purchase as repairs can be quite costly. Many lift trucks have an internal chain-driven hydraulic pump that will make a loud clacking sound of metal on metal if there are serious problems with it.

Whilst you are looking for Forklifts in and around Lancashire you might like to be aware that an employee was run over by a lift truck resulting in both his legs being broken, leaving him unable to walk for almost two years. This was one of two lift truck incidents that led to the employer being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.