When you are investigating caterpillar counterbalance forklifts 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.

If you are investigating caterpillar counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland it may be important to know that a company was fined £20,000 plus over £11,000 in costs after one of its workers was killed in a forklift truck incident. The company was prosecuted under the Health & Safety at Work Act for failing to use trained staff to drive its forklift trucks and which put the safety of all its work force at risk.

Tip – If you are enquiring about caterpillar counterbalance forklifts near scotland it could be helpful for you to be aware that electric trucks are lighter and do not have any emissions so are suitable for indoor useage.