Langley

21 Jun

How to Look After Your Forklift Battery

How to Look After Your Forklift Battery Around 30% of the total cost of your new electric forklift is the battery as it is your fuel for the next few years; as such it is important to take good care of it. A poorly maintained battery will cause unnecessary downtime and repair costs and will need to be replaced much sooner at significant expense. Inspections The battery and charger should always be checked as part of your daily routine Check the water levels [...]

Advice

21 Jun

Leaving Keys in the Ignition Can Cost Lives

Leaving Keys in the Ignition Can Cost Lives! A local company was fined £20000 with £15000 costs after a worker was killed by an unauthorised person driving a fork lift truck – they made the mistake of leaving keys in the ignition. Please do not risk it, people’s lives could be in jeopardy. You might not be aware but it is actually illegal to leave the keys in an unattended Forklift. This measure is to prevent unauthorised use of the Forklift. [...]

News

21 Jun

Is Your Forklift Truck up to the Mark?

Is Your Forklift Truck up to the Mark? If you own or operate a truck, you are required by law to ensure that it holds a valid report of Thorough Examination. This also applies to trucks on hire. If you fail to comply with this legislation you could invalidate your insurance and you are putting yourself at risk of prosecution, or even a serious accident that could occur due to faulty equipment. A Thorough Examination is a detailed inspection of all [...]

Advice

21 Jun

How Much Could You Save by Fitting an Attachment?

How Much Could You Save by Fitting an Attachment? The STILL range of electric and engine forklift trucks are proven to save you time and money in many ways, but did you realize you could make even more savings and improve working efficiencies by fitting an attachment? Every day throughout the UK, hundreds of vehicles are being loaded and unloaded but fork truck users could be making huge savings by reducing the loading time, travelling distances, fuel costs and damage to [...]

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