If you are trying to find forklift hire in and around Worcestershire bear in mind that while some older lift trucks have a strong resale value, there are newer machines that were not designed as well and as a result have a lower resale value.

While you are trying to find forklift hire in and around Worcestershire then be aware that a used lift truck should start easily when cold. Bear in mind that it might start easily when you go to look at the used lift truck if the seller has already warmed the motor before you arrive to look at it.

Whilst you are looking for forklift hire in and around Worcestershire 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.