While trying to find new counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland if you are looking at a used or second-hand forklift it is worth testing the hydraulic pumps before purchase as repairs can be expensive. Many forklifts have an internal chain-driven hydraulic pump that makes a clacking sound if there are major problems with it.

Whilst you are looking for new counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland you might like to be aware that wherever possible pedestrians should be segregated from forklift traffic in order to minimise the risk of the two coming into contact and causing an accident.

If you are researching new counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland be aware that a newspaper company settled a claim for £140,000 accepting 85% liability for an incident where a worker was pushed off a ladder by an automated guided electric forklift truck. The worker broke his wrist and could not return to the same work.