Counterbalance Forklift Truck
Counterbalance trucks are the most common type of forklift in use in the UK today and are the workhorse of most materials handling operating.
They come in a vast range of sizes and capacities from small, manoeuvrable electric 3 wheelers of 1000kg capacity to huge 50,000kg capacity diesel machines.
The most common are 2,500kg capacity diesel or LPG machines.
| OPERATOR EXPERIENCE | COURSE DURATION | DELEGATES PER COURSE |
| Novice | 4/5 Days | Maximum of 3 |
| Experienced | 2/3 Days | Maximum of 3 |
| Refresher | 1 Day | Maximum of 3 |
Reach Forklift Truck
Reach trucks were first introduced to reduce the aisle widths a forklift needed to operate in and therefore bring down the cost of pallet stored.
Reach trucks are common in all sectors of industry and variants exist for more specialist applications (4 way steering etc).
| OPERATOR EXPERIENCE | COURSE DURATION | DELEGATES PER COURSE |
| Novice | 4/5 Days | Maximum of 3 |
| Experienced | 2/3 Days | Maximum of 3 |
| Refresher | 1 Day | Maximum of 3 |
Powered Pallet Truck
Powered pallet trucks come in a variety of styles and can be pedestrian-operated, rider operated or in some cases both (with a stand on platform).
They can be used for the horizontal transporting of palletised loads, low-level order picking or for the stacking of loads.
| OPERATOR EXPERIENCE | COURSE DURATION | DELEGATES PER COURSE |
| Novice | 2 Days | Maximum of 3 |
| Experienced | 1 Day | Maximum of 3 |
| Refresher | 1 Day | Maximum of 3 |