Forklift hire in Lincoln and surrounding areas
We supply forklifts to businesses in Lincoln and the surrounding areas, including North Hykeham, Saxilby, Welton, Nettleham, Washingborough, Bracebridge Heath, Skellingthorpe and Branston. Several of these villages host food, engineering and storage businesses as well as farms, and we deliver to rural sites as readily as to city estates.
Business in Lincoln
Lincoln has been an engineering city since the days of Ruston and Clayton & Shuttleworth, and today Siemens Energy builds industrial gas turbines here. A network of smaller engineering, fabrication and maintenance firms supports those larger employers.
The University of Lincoln, the cathedral and the castle bring in students and visitors, which supports retail, hospitality and the warehouses that serve them. The surrounding countryside feeds a large agrifood sector, from vegetable packing to grain storage.
Lincoln sectors we supply
- Engineering: counterbalance trucks for heavy components and workshop handling, with access platforms for overhead work.
- Agrifood and packing: electric trucks for packhouses and telehandlers for farm yards and grain stores.
- Retail distribution: powered pallet trucks and stackers for stockrooms and smaller warehouses.
- Building supplies: rough-terrain forklifts and telehandlers for builders' merchants and construction sites.
Getting machines to Lincoln sites
Lincoln's industrial estates sit mostly on the edges of the city, close to the bypass and the A46, which keeps access straightforward for our delivery vehicles. For uphill or city-centre premises with tight streets, let us know in advance so we can choose the right vehicle and time.
Handling challenges we help Lincoln businesses solve
Harvest and packing peaks
Vegetable and grain businesses around Lincoln face a few intense months each year. Short-term hire adds capacity for the harvest without leaving trucks idle for the rest of the year.
Engineering contracts with fixed timescales
A large contract can need extra lifting equipment for a set period. We supply trucks and access equipment for the length of the project and collect them when it ends.
Choosing the right power source
Electric, diesel and LPG trucks differ in running costs and where they can work. Our guide to electric, diesel and LPG forklifts explains the differences, and we will advise on your own site.
How forklift hire works for Lincoln businesses
We ask about the job, the site and the hire period, then quote the right machine from our fleet. Delivery, collection, routine servicing and the LOLER examination are handled by us, and if your team needs training on the truck we can deliver it at your Lincoln premises.
Recommended services for Lincoln businesses
- Forklift hire: electric, diesel and LPG trucks, warehouse equipment and telehandlers for Lincoln sites.
- New forklifts: new trucks from manufacturers such as Heli, JCB and Combilift if you decide to buy.
- Operator training: RTITB accredited counterbalance, reach truck, IPAF and PASMA courses.
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 Lincoln business resources
Talk to us about forklift hire in Lincoln
Give us a call about your Lincoln site and the work you have planned, and we will suggest the machine that suits it.
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.