If you are looking for a fork lift truck in and around scotland remember that productivity can be enhanced by looking for lift trucks with a compact turning radius for confined areas.

Whilst you are looking for a fork lift truck in and around scotland you might like to be aware that a business was fined over £50,000 when a 60 year old employee was crushed and later died as a result of his injuries. It was found that the lift truck had been going round a corner when its driver performed an emergency stop in order to avoid hitting a member of staff. However the sudden breaking cause a steel coil situated on the forks to fall off pinning the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no safe system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.

While you are looking for a fork lift truck in and around scotland it might be worth considering that electric lift trucks are a necessity in certain environments such as food applications that require going in and out of refrigerators and freezers because both gas and diesel lift trucks give off emissions that can contaminate the food.