In 1992 Caterpillar formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Ltd to combine technological, financial and marketing strengths in the production of materials handling equipment. Since that time they have operated from corporate headquarters in the Netherlands.

Cat Lift Trucks are among the best-built trucks in the business, including diesel, petrol, LPG and electric counter-balanced units, as well as a complete range of warehouse equipment including powered pallet trucks, stackers, reach trucks, multi-way reach trucks, low level order pickers, mid-high level order pickers and turret trucks.

While investigating caterpillar counterbalance forktrucks in and around Hampshire you should be aware that a business was fined £2,000 and plus costs when a Health and safety Executive inspector found a worker being lifted eight feet into the air on a forklift truck to fit a company sign on the building. Although no one was hurt this incident had all the hallmarks of an accident waiting to happen. Accidents involving fork lift trucks make up a significant proportion of accidents in the workplace and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that drivers receive proper training and that equipment is used correctly.