03.07.2003

UK Forks £1.7 million fleet investment

The UK’s leading telehandler hire company, UK Forks, has invested a further £1.7 million in a new fleet of telehandlers, which are already in operation on house building and construction sites throughout the UK. The new fleet comprises Manitou MT1740s, Bobcat T40170s and JCB 540-170 Loadalls. All units are 4 tonne capacity, 17 metre machines, which have been supplied with heavy-duty stabilisers, chassis levelling and all-round visibility convex mirrors as standard in line with the latest Health & Safety Executive recommendations. Please register to see all images

New additon: One of ukforks' JCB 540-170 Loadall telehandler in use by Eric Wright Construction.

A ukforks spokesperson said: “The investment is designed to meet the very latest needs of the construction industry where telehandlers are starting to replace cranes on UK construction sites. Pressure to develop brown field urban land is leading to taller buildings being built in more confined spaces and telehandlers are more versatile and manoeuvrable on site.”

One of the first new JCB machines is being used by Eric Wright Construction for the refurbishment of an 1837-built Rochdale Canal Company grain store for Country and Metropolitan Homes in Piccadilly, Manchester. The new fleet of 17 metre machines join ukforks existing telehandler fleet of around 1000 units.