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Why the HELI G2 Lithium Excels for Fleet MHE Requirements

November 17, 2025

Why Multi-Site Operations Are Standardising on the HELI G2 Lithium Platform When you’re evaluating a 10–100 truck forklift transition across…

Introducing the HELI Lithium Lite Range: An Overview

October 28, 2025

The Forklift Market Is Changing — and Fast Over the past few years, the global forklift truck market has undergone…

Revolutionising Container Handling: The Combilift SC3 Straddle Carrier

October 24, 2025

In the fast-moving world of logistics, efficiency and space utilisation are everything. For years, businesses relied on large counterbalance forklifts…

Fork Truck Direct Delivers Two HELI CPD35 G2 Li-M Forklifts to the Port of Wisbech

October 22, 2025

Driving Sustainable Forklift Solutions Across East Anglia Fork Truck Direct has recently supplied two HELI CPD35 G2 Li-M 3.5-tonne lithium-ion…

The Real ROI of Switching to Lithium Forklifts

October 21, 2025

Lithium forklifts aren’t just about sustainability — they’re about return on investment.When you compare long-term running costs, reliability, and productivity,…

Why Lithium Forklifts Are Replacing Diesel in UK Yards

October 16, 2025

The Synopsis Across the UK, more fleet managers are replacing diesel forklifts with lithium-ion models. What was once a futuristic…

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Lithium Forklift Trucks: FAQ

October 16, 2025

The Real Details of Lithium-Ion Counterbalance Forklift Trucks From their first deployment on the UK’s MHE market, lithium-ion forklift trucks…

Field Service Engineer Lee Simbai Tackles 1,189 Mile Cycle Ride – Land’s End to John o’Groats

July 8, 2025

Who is Lee Simbai? At Fork Truck Direct, we’re proud to have extraordinary people on our team — and Lee…

Container Handling Bobcat D140S-9 for Copsey Removals

May 22, 2025

Fork Truck Direct are proud to announce a recent and successful delivery of a Brand New Bobcat D140S-9 Container Handling…

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Cargo Secure Ltd Doubles Efficiency with HELI G2 Lithium

April 30, 2025

Maximised Throughput: Cargo Secure Adopts HELI Forklifts with Double Pallet Handling Attachments This week, Cargo Secure Ltd in Felixstowe took…

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🏆 Winners of the HELI 2024 Dealer Of The Year

April 16, 2025

FTD Wins HELI 2024 UK Dealer of The Year We’re proud to announce that Fork Truck Direct has been awarded…

SafePac Goes Lithium

February 21, 2024

Who Is SafePac? SafePac is a family run business employing 95 people across Suffolk and Northamptonshire running a fleet of…