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Buying notes, range news and offers from London Pallet Trucks: pallet trucks, pump trucks, stackers, forklifts, shopping trolleys and roll cages for UK businesses. Written for buyers, not for search engines, with real prices and real products.
Guide · Pallet truck with scales: weigh the pallet where it standsA pallet truck with scales has load cells in the fork frame and a display on the truck, so the pallet is weighed on the forks as you move it instead of being walked to a floor scale. A manual truck with a scale rated 2 to 3 t is from £160 ex VAT, against from £76 ex VAT for a plain truck of similar capacity. The one question that decides which version you order is whether the weight settles money with someone else, because that needs a trade approved and verified instrument rather than an indication only readout.
Comparison · Rough terrain forklift or a yard diesel for soft and rutted groundA four wheel drive rough terrain forklift rated 2.5 to 3 t is from £7,960 ex VAT, against £4,460 ex VAT for a cabbed Euro 5 diesel counterbalance rated 2 to 4.5 t on pneumatic tyres. The extra money buys ground clearance, four wheel drive and tyres that float on soft going, so it pays on mud, grass, hardcore and slopes, and not on a potholed concrete yard. Ground clearance, tyre type and the steepest gradient you cross decide it, not the weather on the day.
Comparison · Pallet truck wheels: nylon, polyurethane and when to replaceA complete set of six pallet truck wheels, two steer wheels and four load rollers, is from £49 ex VAT in nylon and from £64 ex VAT in polyurethane. Both carry the same 2 t to 3 t rating, so the choice is about the floor: nylon rolls with the least effort and shrugs off grit, water and cold, polyurethane grips on ramps, runs quieter and is far less likely to mark a coated floor. Fitting new wheels is worth doing while the chassis, forks and pump are sound, which covers most trucks.
Comparison · Push around or self propelled access platform: which to buy?A push around access platform that lifts one person and 125 kg to a 6 m platform height costs from £860 ex VAT, and a self propelled electric scissor lift with a 300 kg deck at 6 m costs from £4,000 ex VAT. The push around machine is the right buy when the work is a handful of fixed points a shift, because the operator lowers it, releases the outriggers and pushes it to the next spot. The self propelled machine earns the difference when one person has to work along a whole run of racking, lighting or ductwork and reposition at every bay.
Comparison · Roll Cage Trolley or Open Roll Cage: Which One Moves Your StockA roll cage trolley with shelves splits the same volume into two or three decks, so picked orders stay apart and light goods are not crushed: a three layer galvanised one rated 500 kg starts from £64 ex VAT, bulk price. An open nestable roll cage carries the same 500 kg in one space, folds flat and starts from £28 ex VAT, bulk price. Most buyers run both, with the split set by how much of their volume is picked orders rather than full cases.
Comparison · Which picking trolley to buy: basket, shelves or covered cartA wire basket picking trolley rated 500 kg costs from £29 ex VAT, bulk price, and is the right pattern when pickers drop loose cases into one deep basket. Move to a three tier wire shelf trolley from £48 ex VAT, bulk price when orders have to stay separated on the round, and to a framed steel 500 kg stock trolley from £51 ex VAT, bulk price for full cases in a cash and carry. Any quantity is welcome, and your written quote confirms the price for your quantity.
Comparison · Wire shelving for stockrooms and chillers: tiers, loads and finishesWire shelving is from £24 ex VAT, bulk price for a five tier unit, and a double sided steel frame unit for heavier cases is from £36 ex VAT, bulk price. The open deck drains and lets air through, so it suits chillers, bakery rooms and stockrooms where a solid shelf traps damp. The number that decides the order is the load: light duty wire is rated in tens of kilos, not hundreds.
Comparison · Warehouse steps for restocking: ladder trolley, folding steps or a platformWarehouse steps start at £40 ex VAT for a two step stainless ladder trolley and run to £96 ex VAT, bulk price for a large platform set on castors. Most of the 24 sets in the range are rated 500 kg, which has to cover the picker and whatever they carry up. The choice is settled by three numbers: the height of your top shelf, the width of the aisle it stands in, and how much stock goes up in one trip.
Guide · Shopping basket stands: which type to buy and where to put themA shopping basket stand is the steel frame that keeps a stack of hand baskets off the floor by the door, and one starts from £10 ex VAT, bulk price. The same guide price buys a holder on 50 mm wheels that rolls out of the way when the floor is cleaned. Baskets to fill it start from £3 ex VAT, bulk price for a 40 L hand basket rated to 25 kg.Contact us by email
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