When you are investigating electric forklifts durham in and around durham it might help you to know that electric forklift trucks need a battery charger and that most of the chargers require a 3 phase electric supply, which is not always available. Single phase charging units are available in the market but they usually only work on low-amp batteries.

Whilst looking for electric forklifts durham in and around durham you may be interested to know that a manufacturing company was fined £30,000 when a young employee was pinned against a wall and killed instantly. In this case a forklift truck was unloading a lorry in a narrow road when an oncoming vehicle forced it to reverse quickly to get out of its way. The forklift truck driver did not see the other employee who was leaving the building behind him and he reversed straight into him.

When searching for electric forklifts durham in and around durham it may be worth knowing that that hourly application is generally the key to identifying which forklift to buy. The hours of usage per day for the forklift will be in direct proportion to what you will expect to pay.