Forklift service & maintenance
Forklift Service in Canterbury
Forklift servicing, repairs and LOLER thorough examinations in Canterbury, Kent, carried out on your site by engineers from our Southern Service Centre at Chatham, about 25 miles from the town.
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Breakdown callout 24/7 on 01708 861 414.
Who comes out to Canterbury
Your service centre
Southern Service Centre
Chatham covers Kent and the south east corner. It is a field base: engineers are on the road from it most of the day, and parts come down from Purfleet overnight when they are not already on the van.
Also working into Canterbury
Head Office South East
A second centre working the same ground, so there is fleet and engineering capacity behind a Canterbury job whatever the machine. Acclaim services and examines equipment the length and breadth of the UK, and Canterbury sits well inside that.
Where we work around Canterbury
Engineers from Chatham cover these postcode districts in and around Canterbury:
- CT1
- CT2
Forklift servicing in Canterbury: common questions
Who comes out to Canterbury?
An engineer from our Southern Service Centre at Chatham, Kent (ME5 8RZ), about 25 miles from Canterbury. They are field based and work from a stocked van, so the great majority of servicing, examinations and repairs are finished on your own floor in one visit.
Do you hire machines out in Canterbury?
Yes. Hire starts at £85 and runs from a single day up to long-term contract hire, with the minimum charge one week at the weekly rate. Machines come from the same fleet our engineers maintain, so a hire truck is on the same service schedule as a bought one.
Who is responsible for the LOLER examination, us or you?
The duty sits with whoever has control of the equipment at work, so on your own machines it is yours. What we do is carry it out, issue the report and keep the schedule, which is the part that usually gets missed.
How often does a truck in Canterbury need a thorough examination?
Every twelve months for a forklift used to lift goods, and every six months where it lifts people or carries a person-lifting attachment. A written scheme of examination can set a different interval. We track the dates for machines on a contract and tell you before one is due.
What does a forklift service cost in Canterbury?
Servicing starts at £135 and thorough examinations at £135 for warehouse equipment. The figure depends on the machine, because a powered pallet truck and a diesel counterbalance are not the same job. Call 01708 861 414 with the make, model and hours and we will price yours.
