In our own workshops
Forklift Refurbishment
We refurbish used trucks in our own workshops: stripped down, the mechanical and hydraulic work done, mast and chains, tyres, seat and paint, then a thorough examination. On your own truck, or one of ours before you buy it.
- Since 1982
- trading
- Our own
- engineers and workshops
- 8 depots
- our own engineers and transport
The work
What a refurbishment covers
A refurbishment is not a service. A service follows the maintenance schedule. A refurbishment deals with the wear a truck has built up over its working life.
The truck is stripped down and inspected, and the worn and damaged parts are replaced throughout. We agree the scope with you before any work starts, so you know exactly what is being done.
On an older electric truck the battery is often what holds it back, so it is tested and regenerated or replaced as part of the work. See battery supply and regeneration.
- Strip-down and inspection
- Mechanical work: drive, brakes and steering
- Hydraulic work: hoses, seals and cylinders
- Mast, chains and carriage
- Electrics, and the battery on electric trucks
- Tyres and seat
- Paint
- A thorough examination on completion
Two ways in
Your own truck, or one of ours
Refurbishing your own truck
If a truck has a sound chassis and mast and still suits the work, refurbishing it is an alternative to replacing it. You keep a machine your operators know, and the wear is put right in one go.
- We collect it with our own transport
- Work done in our own workshops
- Delivered back when it is finished
A used truck, refurbished before delivery
Most of our used machines are ex-hire units off our own fleet, maintained by our own engineers. If you want one brought back further than its pre-sale inspection takes it, tell us before you commit, so the work can be scheduled.
- Agree the work before you buy
- Inspected by our own engineers
Worth it?
Refurbish, repair or replace
Not every truck is worth refurbishing, and we will tell you when one is not.
| When | Usually the answer |
|---|---|
| One fault on a sound truck | A repair. See forklift repairs. |
| Sound chassis and mast, wear across many parts | A refurbishment. |
| Bent mast, damaged frame or badly repaired collision damage | Replacement, whatever the refurbishment would cost. |
| Repair costs above half the truck's market value, or the same fault again and again | Replacement is usually cheaper. We take part exchange against the old truck. |
Step by step
How it works
- Assessment.
One of our engineers looks at the truck and its service history, and tells you whether it is worth refurbishing.
- Scope and quote.
We agree what is being done and quote it before any work starts.
- The workshop.
Our own transport collects the truck, and the work is done in our own workshops.
- Examination and return.
A thorough examination when the work is finished, then the truck comes back to you. Planned servicing afterwards keeps it that way.
Talk to us
Ask about refurbishing a truck
Tell us the make, model and hours, what it does and what you want doing, and we will tell you whether it is worth it.
Forklift Refurbishment: common questions
Eight depots across the UK
Our own engineers, out of our own depots - wherever you are, service comes from us.
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