While you are researching lease counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland you might wish to know that a worker had to have a leg amputated after it was crushed when the forklift he was driving toppled over when it hit a pothole. It was later found that he had not received any training in driving the forklift.

When you are investigating lease counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland bear in mind that in the forklift trade, as in the motorcar industry, there is a “grey market”. This is the sale of forklifts imported into the UK from foreign markets. The main problem with these units is that they look the same as UK models but most dealers can’t support them as parts are different to those on UK models and are therefore difficult and expensive to source.

Whilst investigating lease counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland remember that safety can be improved by looking for a low dashboard that allows better sight of the fork tips.