Short term forklift hire comes with many advantages. You can have a forklift for your business at short notice, for the time that you need it, with maintenance included rather than add to your forklift fleet and have an extra truck that you don’t need longer term.
At times of the year, like Christmas, this can be invaluable. While we have seen things change in 2022, with the rise in online shopping overall since the pandemic, and the continued challenges in supply chain, this year will be another busy one for so many businesses.
When you need a forklift to cover that busy time, or at short notice, short term hire makes sense.
Is it peak season and you need extra support?
Christmas can be a peak season, but depending on the type of business, any time could be a peak season for you. It’s good to have help at hand when you need it.
Hire gives you support when you need it. You already know what makes your business tick, what you need and how you can bring in extra capacity when required. Short term forklift hire adds to that, enabling you to bring in forklifts when you need them to increase your capacity when you know it’s going to be busy.
For your staff, as well as your business, it is a great option. Having everyone pull together during a peak time is just what you need, and ensuring that your team have the capacity and fleet that they need to take things to the next level is key.
Short term forklift hire for that one off scheduled job
Short term hire can be really helpful if you are taking on a short term or scheduled job that is going to bring more business in, ramp up production for a period of time, or just really stress test your supply chain and logistics business.
As you aren’t putting capital into a whole new truck for your fleet, hire gives you the option to increase capacity for a one off job, and then go back to your usual level of work afterwards. Usually, everything you need is included in your short term hire contract including servicing and maintenance. Trucks are checked out before they arrive with you onsite and you have peace of mind that they will be running for the duration of the time they are with you.
Try before you buy
If your company is expanding into new areas and you think a new kind of forklift would help, then short term hire is a great way to try that out. You can see if another truck, a different kind of truck or a different way of working works for your business with less risk than buying a new truck outright. It might be that you decide to keep the truck on longer term, with a longer term hire arrangement, or look to buy a new or used forklift in the future, but for now short term hire is a good place to start to see what benefits your business might get from more capacity in your fleet.
Get in touch with our friendly team today to discuss your needs for hire.
