Whilst you are looking for forklifts for hire in and around Shropshire you might like to be aware that a company was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay over £11,000 in costs after one of its workers died in a lift truck accident. The company was prosecuted under the Health & Safety at Work Act for failure to use trained staff to drive its lift trucks and protect the safety of its employees.

When you are looking for forklifts for hire in and around Shropshire bear in mind that if you consider purchasing a second hand gas or diesel lift truck it would be advisable to test the engine first to make sure it starts up easily and doesn’t smoke.

When you are looking for forklifts for hire in and around Shropshire then be aware that the lift truck you buy needs to fit the application you require it for. A standard mast will generally only lift to about 10ft, which is fine for offloading goods and moving them around a yard but won’t necessarily be suitable if you have high shelving/racking.