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CESAB B215ii Electric Forklift Delivered to BEW Electrical Distributors in Ashford, Kent 

June 18, 2026

Supporting BEW Electrical Distribution with trusted MHE For more than 23 years, Fork Truck Direct has proudly supported BEW Electrical…

Why Brafe Engineering Chose HELI Lithium Forklifts For It’s Manufacturing Operations

June 11, 2026

HELI Lithium Forklifts Supporting Manufacturing Efficiency in Suffolk Brafe Engineering in Suffolk, United Kingdom, has strengthened its material handling capability…

Combilift C4000ET: Forklift Solution for Timber Moulding & Long Products

January 20, 2026

Delivery, Specification & Operational Impact On 12/01/2026, Fork Truck Direct successfully delivered a brand new Combilift C4000ET to WRP Timber…

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…

2 HELI Lithium Forklift Trucks at the Port of Sutton Bridge in high quality with a good background.

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…