While looking for used fork lifts in and around scotland it is worth knowing that safety features are not only important for health and safety reasons but there is also a potential cost savings in reduced insurance premiums and in the amount of damage to goods and property.

When trying to find used fork lifts in and around scotland you may wish to know that the owner of a waste firm was fined £20,000 and £6,000 costs after an accident in which an employee died when the forklift he was driving fell from a weighbridge and landed on him causing fatal head injuries. It was discovered that the forklift had no seatbelt and there were no safety railings.

When you are investigating used fork lifts 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.