Whilst you are looking for linde lift trucks in and around Ayrshire you might like to be aware that an employer was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay over £800 in costs when a HSE inspector noticed an employee being lifted eight feet into the air on a lift truck to fit a company sign to their own premises. Although no one was injured on the occasion, this incident had all the hallmarks of an accident waiting to happen. Accidents involving fork lift trucks account for a large proportion of accidents in the workplace and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that drivers are properly trained and use the equipment properly.

If you are looking for linde lift trucks in and around Ayrshire you might like to note that a used lift truck might have had numerous previous owners and therefore the likelihood of experiencing problems and breakdowns is reasonably high. Therefore when purchasing either a new or used lift truck consider who will be attending to its ongoing service and maintenance.

While you are searching for linde lift trucks in and around Ayrshire bear in mind that electric lift trucks run on batteries that require regular charging. On a new battery you can typically expect to get around 6 hours of running time from a standard 4 wheel lift truck. The batteries also need regular maintenance and are expensive to replace once their useful life has been exceeded.