If you are looking for small lift trucks in and around Gullane EH31 bear in mind that that a new lift truck is a very costly item, but it is a necessity if you have a double shift or a 10 hour plus per day application. A used lift truck will be more suitable if your usage is much less than 10 hours per day or as a backup to another lift truck.

Whilst you are looking for small lift trucks in and around Gullane EH31 you might like to be aware that a lift truck driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 after an incident in which he was driving a lift truck with a stack of 12 modular sheds. The sheds obscured the drivers vision and as a result he hit a fellow employee with the load causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. In this case the employer had employed an in-house lift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.

When you are searching for small lift trucks in and around Gullane EH31 then be aware that electric lift trucks are virtually emission free, extremely quiet, generally experience fewer breakdowns and on average tend to cost about 25% less to operate and maintain than internal combustion gas or diesel lift trucks.