Fork Truck Direct

Fork Truck Direct specialise in the sales, hire and servicing of forklift trucks. Established in 1995, we are an independent forklift truck company that provide materials handling equipment to a wide range of industries across Essex, Suffolk and East London.

We are main distributors for the market leading brands of Doosan, Combilift and Narrow Aisle Flexi forklifts. Fork Truck Direct can guarantee exceptional value and service, offering the most efficient and cost effective materials handling solution available.

Forklift Trucks for Sale
Year on year, Fork Truck Direct have won awards for being Doosan’s leading independent distributor and for general contribution to sales; selling over 1000 trucks for Doosan since becoming a dealer in 2003. We are the number 1 dealer for Doosan in the UK, and with over 80 models available in the UK, from 1.3 to 3.0 tonnes electric models and 1.5 to 16.0 tonnes for IC models; Doosan is rapidly becoming the name to watch in the materials handling market.

Fork Trucks for Hire
Here at Fork Truck Direct we have in excess of 300 trucks in our hire fleet, including both new and refurbished trucks, all of which are LOLER certified.

Trucks on the hire fleet include:

• Doosan counterbalance gas & diesel trucks ranging from 1.5 – 16 tonnes
• Doosan electric counterbalance & reach trucks from 1.3-3.5 tonnes
• BT reach trucks from 1.5 – 2 tonnes
• Combilift trucks from 3-4 tonnes
• 1.5 – 2 tonnes Narrow Aisle Flexi trucks or Aislemaster forklifts
• Powered pallet trucks & low to high level order pickers

All of our trucks are available to hire on contracts that run from as little as one day up to six years depending on your needs. Fork Truck Direct also offers the lowest local transport costs. We operate two specialised low loader transporters that can carry up to 6 forklifts at a time and is usually available within 24-48 hours notice.

FTD Service Support and Customer Care
FTD are the No1 in Essex and Suffolk for forklift service and customer care! Our service business has grown year on year and trebled in the last 5 years, so we must be doing something right! We currently look after in excess of 2000 customer owned forklifts and over 1000 short and long term hire forklifts.

Fork Truck Parts
We supply competitive Fork Truck parts pricing for most makes of forklift trucks. The supply and support of parts and technical information is essential to any forklift operation. We are very proud of our parts capabilities and liaise closely with our major suppliers to ensure we stock a wide range of essential parts.

We stock and supply commonly used parts for Doosan, Combilift, Narrow Aisle Flexi, BT Rolatruc and Toyota, and receive 93% of non-stocked parts within 24 hours from order. We source and supply parts for all makes of forklifts at very competitive prices. Often we are able to supply low cost alternatives to:

• Replacement Tyres
• Replacement Forks
• Starter motors and batteries
• Seals
• Traction Batteries
• Alternators
• Light packages
• Electric Contacts
• Micro Switches
• Bearings

Doosan
The world’s leading value forklift brand. All Doosan forklifts are designed with a simple ethos – to make Doosan machines the best value on the market. That means using proven technology and rugged, durable components to ensure low lifetime operating costs and minimal maintenance.

Bobcat
For more than 50 years, Bobcat Company has built compact equipment that helps you work more efficiently and effectively. You can rely on the performance, toughness, comfort and versatility of their machines and attachments.

Combilift
Combilift are the world’s leading producers of 4 directional forklifts with currently more than 80% of the UK market share. Fork Truck Direct is an authorised distributor for Combilift currently looking after the East London, Essex and Suffolk.

Flexi
With the ability to work in aisles as narrow as 1642mm, Flexi trucks are a great option if you are looking to create more space or storage capacity in the warehouse.

Workshop Full Refurbishment & Customer Rebuilds
With over 30 years of experience, our workshop manager Dave Savill will carry out an extensive and complete inspection, including a 135 point check, and then, through consultation and agreement with the customer, will complete the necessary work to meet all relevant regulations.