If you are investigating dealers of counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland it may be important to know that a company was fined £20,000 plus over £11,000 in costs after one of its workers was killed in a forklift truck incident. The company was prosecuted under the Health & Safety at Work Act for failing to use trained staff to drive its forklift trucks and which put the safety of all its work force at risk.

Tip - If you are researching dealers of counterbalance forklifts near scotland you might not be aware that LPG gas fuel is probably the easiest option for most users – fuel is supplied in gas bottles and is easy and quick to use, whereas with diesel you will need access to a diesel pump and for battery trucks you need a proper charging unit and to manage charging down-time.

Tip - If you are considering dealers of counterbalance forklifts near scotland it may be useful to you to know that in the UK a standard pallet is around 2tonnes in weight and therefore a standard forklift will carry up to 2.5tonnes.