Forklift hire in Hull and surrounding areas
We supply forklifts to businesses in Hull and the surrounding areas, including Hessle, Cottingham, Beverley, Hedon, Anlaby, Willerby, Brough and Barton-upon-Humber. Our transport covers both banks of the estuary, so a business with premises in Hull and North Lincolnshire can use one supplier for both.
Business in Hull
The Port of Hull handles container, ro-ro, timber and bulk traffic, and freight and passenger ferries sail nightly to Rotterdam. The Alexandra Dock area is also home to the Siemens Gamesa blade factory, which made Hull a centre for offshore wind manufacturing.
Away from the docks, the city has a long history in chemicals, healthcare products and food, with the Saltend Chemicals Park to the east and industrial estates along the A63 and the ring road. Many of these businesses run racked warehouses and production halls with tight aisles.
Hull sectors we supply
- Ports and timber: heavy counterbalance trucks for timber, steel and container handling on the quayside.
- Chemicals: counterbalance trucks for drums and IBCs, and access platforms for plant maintenance.
- Manufacturing: electric counterbalance trucks for production lines, with routine servicing covered by the hire.
- Warehousing: reach and very narrow aisle trucks for high racking in distribution centres.
Getting machines to Hull sites
We bring Hull deliveries over the Humber Bridge from our Grimsby yard, which gives us a direct route to the docks, the western estates around Hessle and the city centre. Tell us about any height limits, loading bays or restricted delivery hours, and we will plan around them.
Handling challenges we help Hull businesses solve
Ships that do not wait
Vessel arrivals set the pace on the docks, and a truck shortage can hold up unloading. Extra hire machines can be on site for a busy spell and gone when the schedule eases.
Narrow aisles and high racking
Older Hull warehouses often have tight aisles and tall racks. Reach trucks and very narrow aisle trucks use that space far better than a standard counterbalance truck.
Planned maintenance at height
Plant and building maintenance often needs a scissor lift or boom for a short time. Access equipment hires on the same terms as our trucks, so it can join the same order.
How forklift hire works for Hull businesses
Give us the heaviest load, the lift height, the working surface and your start date, plus the site postcode. We will recommend a truck, explain the rate and minimum period, and deliver it from Grimsby, then keep it maintained for as long as you have it.
Recommended services for Hull businesses
- Forklift hire: counterbalance, reach, very narrow aisle and access equipment on short or long-term hire.
- Reach truck training: RTITB accredited D1 and D2 courses for warehouse operators.
- Servicing and repairs: planned maintenance and repairs on all makes, from our mobile engineers and workshop.
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 Hull business resources
Talk to us about forklift hire in Hull
Tell us what you need to lift, where and for how long, and we will recommend a truck for your Hull site.
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.