Part of our forklift servicing across the UK, from eight depots with our own engineers.
Forklift service & maintenance
Forklift Service in Colchester
Colchester is looked after by our Head Office South East at Rainham, for forklift servicing, repairs and LOLER thorough examinations carried out on your own site. Acclaim works the length and breadth of the UK, and Colchester sits well inside that.
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Breakdown callout 24/7 on 01708 861 414.
Who comes out to Colchester
Your service centre
Head Office South East
Our head office and South East service centre team is working from Units 20-22 Salamons Way, Rainham, while our home at Ellisam House, Purfleet is prepared for our return. Engineers work out of vans from here across Essex, east London and north Kent.
Also working into Colchester
Southern Service Centre
A second centre working the same ground, so there is fleet and engineering capacity behind a Colchester job whatever the machine. Acclaim services and examines equipment the length and breadth of the UK, and Colchester sits well inside that.
Where we work around Colchester
Engineers from Rainham cover these postcode districts in and around Colchester:
- CO1
- CO2
- CO3
- CO4
Forklift servicing in Colchester: common questions
Who comes out to Colchester?
An engineer from our Head Office South East at Rainham, Essex (RM13 9UL). 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.
What does it cost to hire a forklift here?
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. Delivery is arranged from Rainham on our own transport.
What paperwork do we get?
A service record for the work done and, where a thorough examination is carried out, a CFTS report of thorough examination. Reports need keeping until the next one is issued, and for two years in the case of a report on lifting accessories.
What happens if a machine stops mid-shift?
Call 01708 861 414. A breakdown callout runs 24/7 and the engineer arrives with a stocked van, which is why 92% of callouts are fixed on the first visit. If a repair is going to take longer, we can get a replacement machine to you.
Are parts carried on the van?
The common wear items are: filters, brake parts, hydraulic seals, forks, tyres, bulbs and belts. Anything less common is ordered against your machine's serial number and fitted on a return visit.
More on what we do
Serving Colchester and the surrounding area from our nearest depot. For our full national service, see forklift repairs and forklift servicing.