If you are searching for forklift truck rental in and around Somerset it might be worth considering that if you already own a lift truck and are purchasing another one because you need to upgrade for any number of reasons, then it will usually pay you not to mention that you have a lift truck to trade in until you have negotiated the best price on the new lift truck.

If you are looking for forklift truck rental in and around Somerset 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 forklift truck rental in and around Somerset you might like to be aware that an employer was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay over £800 in costs when a HSE inspector noticed an employee being lifted eight feet into the air on a lift truck to fit a company sign to their own premises. Although no one was injured on the occasion, this incident had all the hallmarks of an accident waiting to happen. Accidents involving fork lift trucks account for a large proportion of accidents in the workplace and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that drivers are properly trained and use the equipment properly.