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Buying notes, range news and offers from London Pallet Trucks: pallet trucks, pump trucks, stackers, forklifts, shopping trolleys and roll cages for UK businesses. Written for buyers, not for search engines, with real prices and real products.
Comparison · Semi Electric Pallet Truck or Full Electric: Which One to BuyA semi electric pallet truck powers the lift and leaves the push to the operator, and the 2 t portable version is priced from £440 ex VAT. A full electric walkie that drives as well as lifts starts lower, from £390 ex VAT at 1.5 t, so this is a decision about the job rather than the budget. Semi electric earns its place on short moves, tight back rooms and high lift work at a packing bench.
Comparison · Folding shopping trolley: which part folds, and why it mattersA folding shopping trolley means one of two things on a trade quote: a hand trolley whose basket and frame collapse flat for storage, or a supermarket trolley with a folding rear flap so it nests into the one in front. Fold flat models here are 60 L to 100 L and start from £20 ex VAT, while nesting mesh trolleys run 100 L to 270 L from £24 ex VAT, bulk price. Say which mechanism you want when you ask for a written quote on shopping trolleys, because the two are built differently.
Comparison · Walkie pallet stacker or stand-on: which one suits your run?A walkie pallet stacker is driven from a tiller by an operator on foot and starts from £1,035 ex VAT; a stand-on version of the same truck puts the operator on a fold down platform and starts from £1,315 ex VAT. Pick the walkie when the run from the bay to the racking is short and the aisle is tight. Pick the stand-on when the operator covers the length of the building all day, because walking pace is what limits pallets per hour.
Comparison · Stainless steel pallet truck or galvanised: which one wet work needsA 304 stainless steel pallet truck starts from £485 ex VAT, while a fully galvanised truck for cold store and damp work starts from £102 ex VAT, bulk price, and a painted truck with galvanised forks from £76 ex VAT. Stainless is the one to buy where the truck is washed down with chemicals or runs in open food areas. Galvanised covers chilled stores, loading bays and yards for a fraction of the money.
Comparison · Forklift prices in the UK: what each type costs, from £3,370 ex VATForklift prices start from £3,370 ex VAT for a 1 to 3.5 t lithium electric counterbalance truck, from £3,980 ex VAT for an LPG truck of 3 to 5 t and from £4,460 ex VAT for a 2 to 4.5 t diesel with a cabin. Narrow aisle work costs more, with four way electric trucks from £9,830 ex VAT. Every figure is a guide price ex VAT; freight, duty and VAT are confirmed on your written quote.Comparison · Forklift beacon, reversing alarm or mirror: what to fit this winterAn amber forklift beacon is from £18 ex VAT, a reversing alarm is from £21 ex VAT and a rectangular mirror head is from £22 ex VAT, so a full set of warning parts for one truck sits at about the cost of a single call out. The beacon warns people before they hear the truck, the alarm covers the blind reverse and the mirror covers the corner the driver cannot turn to see. All three are stocked as parts that bolt on to trucks from 1 t to 10 t.
Guide · MEWP checks and LOLER inspection: what owning one involvesA MEWP lifts people, so under LOLER 1998 it needs a thorough examination by a competent person at least every 6 months, a pre-use check at the start of each shift, and records kept for both. A single mast machine that takes 150 kg to a 6 m platform height is listed from £1,035 ex VAT, and a self propelled electric scissor lift with a 300 kg deck at 6 m is from £4,000 ex VAT. Treat the inspection regime as part of the running cost of the machine, not as an extra.
Comparison · Security Roll Cages: Which Closure Actually Protects the LoadA security roll cage is a roll container closed on all four sides, usually in mesh, and on most models fitted with a door that takes a padlock or a numbered seal. A locking mesh cage rated 300 kg starts from £48 ex VAT, bulk price, a four sided nestable cage rated 500 kg from £72 ex VAT, bulk price, and a roll container supplied with a printable tarpaulin cover from £28 ex VAT, bulk price. Choose by what the load is worth and by how many hands touch it between your bay and the shop floor.
Comparison · Stainless steel trolley or zinc plated: which finish lasts in your buildingA zinc plated steel mesh warehouse trolley costs from £37 ex VAT. A stainless steel trolley of a similar size, with two mesh shelves rated at 300 kg, costs from £44 ex VAT, bulk price. Paint and zinc plating protect the steel from the outside, so they fail where the coating is damaged, while stainless resists corrosion through the metal itself, which is what you are paying the difference for in wet, chilled or washdown areas.Contact us by email
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