Forklift Hire in Castleford

The rate depends on the truck and how long you need it. Capacity, power type (diesel, gas or electric), mast height and any attachments all affect the price, and weekly or monthly hire works out at a much lower daily rate than a one-off day.

Delivery and collection to a Castleford address is quoted at the same time so you can see the full cost before you commit. Call 07969 055068 with the load weight, the lift height and the dates and we will give you a straight price.

Yes. We hire forklifts from a single day upwards, which suits a one-off delivery, a stocktake, a site move or covering a machine that is off the road.

There is no obligation to take a longer term — although if you think you will need the truck for a week or more, it is worth asking about the weekly rate before you book, because it usually works out considerably cheaper per day.

There is no DVLA licence for forklifts, but under the Health and Safety at Work Act and PUWER 1998 the employer must make sure anyone operating a forklift has been properly trained and is authorised to use that type of truck. Training is usually certificated through a body such as RTITB, ITSSAR, AITT or NPORS.

Worth knowing: a counterbalance certificate does not automatically cover a reach truck. They handle very differently, so check your operators are signed off for the machine you are actually hiring. Nobody may take the truck onto a public highway without the appropriate road licence and insurance.

Yes — we deliver throughout Castleford, Glasshoughton, Whitwood, Airedale, Normanton and the surrounding West Yorkshire towns, and we collect at the end of the hire.

Castleford sits between junctions 31 and 32 of the M62 and close to the A1(M) at Ferrybridge, so most industrial units in the area are quick for us to reach from our workshop near Pontefract. Tell us the delivery address and the date you need the truck on site and we will confirm what we can do.

Yes. Every truck goes out with a current LOLER thorough examination, and it is maintained by us for the duration of the hire — so routine servicing is our responsibility rather than yours.

Under LOLER 1998, lifting equipment must have a thorough examination at least every twelve months, and every six months if it is used to lift people. Your responsibility as the hirer is the operator's daily pre-use check and using the truck within its rated capacity.

It depends on where the truck will work. Electric trucks produce no exhaust emissions and are quiet, which makes them the sensible choice for indoor warehousing, food handling and enclosed spaces — though they need somewhere to charge.

LPG (gas) is cleaner than diesel and can be used indoors where there is adequate ventilation, and a cylinder swap takes a couple of minutes rather than a charging cycle. Diesel gives the most power and works best outdoors on yards and rough ground, where bigger capacities and pneumatic tyres are needed.

If you are not sure, describe the site and we will tell you which suits.

Start with the heaviest load you will lift, add the weight of any attachment, and allow some headroom rather than working right at the limit.

The important thing many people miss is that a truck's rated capacity falls as the load goes higher, or if the load centre sits further forward than the standard 500mm. A 2.5 tonne truck will not lift 2.5 tonnes at full mast height. Every truck carries a capacity plate showing the safe working load at each height — it is worth reading before the first lift.

Tell us the load weight, the load size and the height you need to reach, and we will match the truck to the job.

Yes. We hire from one day up to terms of a year or more. Long-term or contract hire spreads the cost as a fixed monthly payment with servicing and thorough examination included, which keeps the truck off your balance sheet and avoids an unexpected repair bill.

It suits businesses with steady, year-round handling requirements. Short-term hire is the better answer where the need is seasonal or tied to one particular contract.

Call us and we will get an engineer to you. We run our own service vans and carry common parts, so a good proportion of faults are fixed on site at the first visit.

Where a repair cannot be completed quickly, we will look at getting a replacement truck to you so you are not left unable to work. Breakdown support is part of the hire, not an extra.

Yes. As well as counterbalance forklifts we hire reach trucks, which are built for narrow aisle racking and lift considerably higher than a counterbalance truck in a much tighter working aisle.

If you are racking to height in a warehouse, a reach truck is usually the right machine. Tell us your aisle width, beam height and pallet weight and we will confirm what will work in your building.