While searching for suppliers of counterbalance forklifts in and around Borders you should be aware that a company was fined £60,000 plus £5,000 in costs after an accident in which an employee was hit by a reversing forklift truck in their warehouse. The employee suffered severe injuries to her left leg and ankle.

Tip - If you are considering suppliers of counterbalance forklifts near Borders it may be useful to you to know that in the UK a standard pallet is around 2tonnes in weight and therefore a standard forklift will carry up to 2.5tonnes.

Whilst you are looking for suppliers of counterbalance forklifts in and around Borders you might like to be aware that an employee was run over by a forklift truck resulting in both his legs being broken, leaving him unable to walk for almost two years. This was one of two forklift incidents that led to the employer being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.