When you are investigating companies selling reach forklift truck 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.

While you are researching companies selling reach forklift truck in and around scotland be aware that a second hand electric forklift could have a battery with a bad cell. This does not always mean that the battery needs to be changed as it is sometimes possible to just replace the damaged cell. Replacing a single cell is much less expensive than fitting a new battery but if more than one cell needs to be replaced it is usually not cost-effective to replace them.

While trying to find companies selling reach forklift truck in and around scotland it may interest you to know that a warehouseman received over £50,000 in compensation when his leg was crushed between a warehouse wall and a broken down forklift he was moving. It was found that the employer did not have adequate safety measures in place and no safe system for handling with break-downs.