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Warehouse Automation

The future of warehouse automation

The e-commerce boom means more companies are looking to optimise their warehouse operations – and the forklift truck has become an increasingly integral part of their strategy. The workhorse of the modern warehouse, the forklift, is evolving and keeping pace with business operators’ changing practices and expectations. While future warehouse technology is changing all the…

Forklift Truck Engineer

What are the responsibilities of a fork-lift truck engineer?

Whether you’re looking for a fork truck for hire covered by a service agreement or looking for employment servicing trucks yourself, you might be curious what a fork lift truck engineer’s job entails. In the following sections, we’ll explore the role of these expert engineers that must often deal with a diverse range of issues…

Doosan Used Fork Truck

Benefits of hiring a fork truck fleet

Fork trucks are highly specialised vehicles and are essential to the running of various businesses. Every day, businesses such as warehouses, supermarkets, construction companies and builders use fork trucks to carry out a range of heavy lifting tasks, moving large objects with ease. Therefore, investing in a reliable and robust fleet of vehicles is among…

West Mercia Fork Trucks are supporting Molly Olly’s Wishes

West Mercia Fork Trucks are supporting Molly Olly’s Wishes West Mercia Fork Trucks are supporting Molly Olly’s Wishes and the wonderful work they do. Molly Olly’s Wishes supports children with life threatening or life limiting illnesses and their families to help with their emotional wellbeing. This charity grants individual wishes and donates therapeutic toys and…

How long does a forklift truck licence last?

A forklift certificate, commonly referred to as a forklift licence, is a record that an individual has completed professional forklift training. While this certification doesn’t technically have an official expiry date, the gap recommended by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) between course completion and updating your knowledge is a maximum of three years. The…

Black FRI-Yay Forklift Offer

BLACK FRI-YAY!!!

BLACK FRI-YAY!!! It’s that time again – BLACK FRI-YAY! Click & enquire on your required truck and enjoy some sweet savings … Further pictures & video available is just one click away. Click on the image of the forklift which will take you to our intuitive website. Discounted Hire prices available upon request. Electric Counterbalance…

Molly Olly's Wishes - West Mercia Fork Trucks

Please Support Molly Olly’s Wishes

Here at West Mercia Fork Trucks, we have supported the local charity, Molly Olly’s Wishes, since Molly Ollerenshaw sadly passed away in June 2011 from a rare form of kidney cancer. Please take 5 minutes to watch this powerful video about the charity’s work. Molly Olly’s is a wonderful charity that supports terminally ill or…

West Mercia Fork Trucks help out The Kindness Offensive

West Mercia helps out with The Kindness Offensive

When a customer mentioned that The Kindness Offensive needed some help, West Mercia Fork Trucks were only too happy to help out. Mark at West Mercia had a chat to David, who is running things in the Kindness Offensive warehouse, and we were able to offer them a forklift for two weeks to help get…

Future forklift trends - West Mercia Fork Trucks

Future trends in the forklift industry

Over the past couple of decades, the forklift industry has had to keep up with a world that is constantly changing and adapting, pushing forward with innovation to meet the demands that are presented in the modern-day world. With warehouse management progressing in leaps and bounds and pressure to create a more streamlined, forward-thinking way…