When you are looking for fork truck hire in and around Middlesbrough TS2 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.

Whilst you are looking for fork truck hire in and around Middlesbrough TS2 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.

If you are trying to find fork truck hire in and around Middlesbrough TS2 bear in mind that lift trucks are a highly mobile commodity with a turnover rate not that dissimilar to the auto trade. They are bought and sold all the time and some people make a living out of buying them at auctions and reselling them at a profit.