News and guides
Latest news from BJB Lift Trucks
Customer stories and company news from the yard in Grimsby, and plain-English guides on the trucks, the certificates, servicing and the law, and how to choose between hiring and buying.
Latest news
Customer story · November 2025
Sylvester Keal x BJB Lift Trucks
After more than twenty years as a customer, Sylvester Keal have taken delivery of a fully refurbished TCM RTM1600 reach truck, lifting to 4,750 mm in their warehouse and replacing a BJB forklift that served them for seventeen years.
Customer story · August 2025
Synthomer x BJB Lift Trucks
Synthomer, a world-leading polymer manufacturer, have replaced their materials handling fleet with new TCM trucks supplied and supported by BJB.
Customer story · October 2024
BJB and MLK Storage Ltd
MLK Storage, cargo handling and storage specialists near Immingham and Killingholme ports, have taken a refurbished TCM FD25-E1 forklift from BJB Lift Trucks.
Customer story · March 2024
BJB and Giraffe Distillers
Giraffe Distillers, home of Pin Gin and the Louth Distillery, have taken a reach truck and a counterbalance forklift from BJB Lift Trucks.
Community · April 2022
6 friends, 6 countries, 6 days
BJB sponsored six friends riding Honda C90s from Winterton to Benidorm in memory of Rod Haynes, for Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Customer story · April 2022
BJB Lift Trucks and Alfred Enderby
A year after BJB supplied Grimsby fish smokers Alfred Enderby with a forklift, we caught up with owner Patrick Salmon on how it has changed their loading day.
Customer story · February 2022
BJB and Blackrow Group
Grimsby engineering business Blackrow Group have taken two more TCM counterbalance forklifts from BJB Lift Trucks, bringing the fleet BJB service to nine.
Customer story · December 2021
BJB and Fieldview Trailers
Middle Rasen trailer specialists Fieldview Trailers have taken a fully reconditioned Heli counterbalance from BJB Lift Trucks, painted in their own livery.
Community · October 2021
A marathon for Mind
BJB Service Director Alex Flowers completed the Great North Run half marathon for the mental health charity Mind, raising £575.
Community · September 2021
BJB Lift Trucks and mental health
BJB Service Director Alex Flowers is running a half marathon for Mind, and BJB has introduced an employee health and wellbeing programme.
Community · May 2021
Happy to help: the Museum of RAF Firefighting
BJB Lift Trucks lent its Scania HGV to the Museum of RAF Firefighting to move their largest exhibits into storage after the museum lost its home in Alford.
Customer story · April 2021
Another satisfied customer: Keith Graham Ltd
Grimsby Docks fish processors and smokers Keith Graham Ltd have taken two new TCM counterbalance forklifts from BJB Lift Trucks, built to their specification.
Customer story · April 2021
BJB and Seafish Processing
Grimsby's family-run Seafish Processing have taken new TCM forklifts from BJB Lift Trucks, specified for productivity and the comfort of the team.
Community · April 2021
BJB and the Museum of RAF Firefighting
BJB Lift Trucks provided the volunteer-run Museum of RAF Firefighting with a TCM forklift on hire to move their historic vehicles and equipment into storage.
Customer story · March 2021
BJB and Bottomley Distillers
Louth's family-owned Bottomley Distillers have taken a TCM counterbalance forklift from BJB Lift Trucks for their new, larger distillery.
Guides
Equipment explained
July 2025 · 3 min read
Scissor lift or cherry picker: which one do you need?
Scissor lifts go straight up with a big platform; cherry pickers reach up and out over obstacles. How to choose by height, reach, ground and training.
December 2024 · 3 min read
What is a cherry picker?
A cherry picker is a boom-type work platform that lifts a worker up and out. Uses, types, cherry picker vs scissor lift and the IPAF 3b licence.
September 2024 · 4 min read
What is a lift truck?
A lift truck is any powered industrial truck that lifts and moves loads: counterbalance forklifts, reach trucks, pallet trucks, telehandlers and more.
August 2024 · 2 min read
Mobile scaffold towers: what are they?
Mobile scaffold towers are freestanding aluminium towers on castors for work at height. What they are, who uses them, and the PASMA training needed.
Guides
Training and licences
September 2024 · 2 min read
Forklift safety: why training is a must
The risks of untrained forklift operation, tipping, collisions, dropped loads and missed checks, and how accredited training prevents them.
June 2024 · 4 min read
How do you get a forklift licence?
There is no government forklift licence in the UK: you earn a certificate of basic training on an RTITB course. How it works and how long it takes.
Guides
Servicing and compliance
May 2025 · 4 min read
Missed forklift maintenance: what it really costs
Missed forklift maintenance is the quiet cause behind brake failures, dropped loads and prosecutions. The PUWER and LOLER duties, warning signs and records.
April 2025 · 4 min read
Why regular forklift servicing matters
Regular forklift servicing keeps operators safe, keeps the truck legal under LOLER and PUWER, and catches wear before it fails. How often, and the signs.
Guides
Buying and hiring
June 2026 · 4 min read
How to buy a forklift: a step-by-step guide
How to buy a forklift in nine steps: load, height, environment and aisles; type and power; capacity; new or used; whole-life budget; inspection; training.
May 2026 · 3 min read
Electric, diesel or LPG forklift: which is right for your business?
Electric forklifts for indoor, clean, quiet work; diesel for heavy outdoor duty; LPG for mixed use. Running costs, emissions and refuelling compared.
March 2025 · 3 min read
Hire, buy new or buy used: which forklift option is best?
Hire a forklift for peaks, projects and cover; buy new for daily use over years; buy used for a lower price on a serviced machine. How to decide.
A question the guides do not answer?
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