Budget Forktrucks Blog and News

Forklifts are an essential part of the way many businesses operate. If you want the benefit of a forklift but don't want to commit to a full purchase, short term forklift hire may be the perfect solution for you. Over the course of this article, you'll learn everything you need to know about forklift hire, allowing you to make the right decision as to whether or not it's something your business can benefit from.

Forklift servicing is essential for the safety of your workforce, the effectiveness of your forklift fleet and in ensuring you are in line with health and safety regulations.

As more industries begin to reopen, we are seeing how social distancing will impact our industry as we move forward over the summer.

First let us send you our best wishes. We hope that you and your family are safe and well during the lockdown.

Here at Budget we are working and able to deliver our services as usual.

The technology of forklift trucks has been improved significantly in recent years, and none more so than electric forklifts. Doosan electric forklift trucks lead by example, but there are broad advantages to going electric when investing in new forklift trucks.

Maybe the equipment at your warehouse or site has been forced out of action, or maybe you are receiving more commercial demand and require additional resources to keep operations running smoothly. Forklifts are an absolute essential for moving heavy loads at construction sites, warehouses, storage facilities and more. Whatever your reasoning, many turn to investing in a new forklift without considering the benefits offered by short term forklift hire.

When it comes to anything from a factory or warehouse, to a distribution centre or logistics company, forklifts are a must-have essential for the safe and quick movement of products and goods. However, as with any vehicle, driving a forklift requires training in order to really get the hang of how to operate one safely. Whether you’re hiring new staff who may have never stepped foot on a forklift before, or your existing staff are in need of training for new machinery or a refresher course, forklift driver training can provide you and your staff with the resources to hit the ground running.

It’s been a great year here at Budget Fork Trucks and as we are heading towards the end of the year and the Christmas break, we thought it might be a good idea to look back over 2019 and celebrate some of the highlights.