Forklift hire in Boston and surrounding areas
We supply forklifts to businesses in Boston and the surrounding areas, including Kirton, Sutterton, Swineshead, Wyberton, Old Leake, Sibsey, Frampton and Fishtoft. Packhouses and growers are spread widely across this flat, open country, so we plan routes to cover several sites in one trip where we can.
Business in Boston
The Boston area grows and packs a large share of the UK's vegetables, salads and brassicas, and it supports a big network of packhouses, cold stores and hauliers. The town's church tower, St Botolph's, known as the Boston Stump, can be seen for miles across the fields.
The Port of Boston on The Haven handles steel, timber, grain and other bulk cargoes, linking local businesses with mainland Europe. Food processing, agricultural engineering and storage complete a local economy that depends heavily on moving pallets quickly.
Boston sectors we supply
- Fresh produce packing: electric counterbalance and powered pallet trucks for packhouses and chilled stores.
- Port and bulk handling: heavy diesel counterbalance trucks for steel, timber and bagged cargo.
- Haulage and storage: reach trucks and order pickers for the racked stores used by local hauliers.
- Agricultural engineering: counterbalance trucks and scissor lifts for workshops and machinery dealers.
Getting machines to Boston sites
Boston is further from our yard than most of the Lincolnshire towns we serve, so we plan deliveries a little further ahead and agree a time slot with you. Many packhouses work early and late shifts, and we can arrange delivery to fit around them.
Handling challenges we help Boston businesses solve
Short, intense seasons
Salad and vegetable seasons bring sudden jumps in volume. Hiring extra trucks for those weeks avoids buying machines that would sit idle in the quiet months.
Moving between cold, dry and wet areas
Trucks that move between chilled stores, packing halls and wet yards need to suit each environment. We recommend machines with the right tyres and power source for your site.
Seasonal and agency operators
Seasonal staff may need training before they can drive a truck. We run RTITB accredited courses on your site, so new operators are ready when the work arrives.
How forklift hire works for Boston businesses
Boston customers give us the load, height, surface, start date and duration, and we use those details to choose a machine. Because the trip from Grimsby is longer, we confirm delivery dates early and plan for extra trucks if you expect to need them later in the season.
Recommended services for Boston businesses
- Forklift hire: electric, diesel and LPG trucks and warehouse equipment for packhouses, stores and port users.
- Counterbalance training: RTITB accredited courses for new and seasonal operators.
- Servicing and LOLER examinations: planned maintenance and thorough examinations for your owned trucks.
Hire rates and minimum periods are quoted per job. Every hire includes delivery and collection on our own transport, routine servicing, a LOLER thorough examination and breakdown support from our service department. Fuel or charging and the operator are not included, and you will need hired-in plant insurance for the hire period.
Useful Boston business resources
Talk to us about forklift hire in Boston
Let us know how many trucks you expect to need this season, and we will plan the hire with you well before the first crop arrives.
Call us on 01472 230244 or email enquiries@bjblifttrucks.co.uk, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. You can also send your details through our contact page, and find out more about the business on our about page.