Forklift Hire.

Forklift hire is the unglamorous backbone of industrial South Africa. Whether you're loading and unloading low-beds, moving pallets in a warehouse, handling raw materials on a construction site, or shifting containers in a yard, the right forklift makes the work straightforward. We hire daily, weekly, or for project durations — operated by our drivers or self-drive with your own operators.

Types we hire

Counterbalance forklifts (2.5–16 ton)

The classic warehouse and yard forklift. Sit-down operator position, twin forks at the front, weighted counterbalance at the back. Most jobs use 2.5 to 5-ton units; heavier industrial work runs 8, 10, 12, 16-ton variants. Diesel, electric, and LPG options depending on indoor/outdoor environment.

Rough-terrain forklifts

Construction sites, agricultural use, anywhere you can't operate a smooth-tyre warehouse forklift. Pneumatic tyres, higher ground clearance, four-wheel drive options. 3 to 12 ton typically.

Reach trucks & specialist units

Narrow-aisle warehouse work with high-rack picking — reach trucks for indoor warehouse environments. Side-loaders for long-load (timber, pipe) handling. Container-handling forklifts for ports and bonded warehouses.

Hire periods

• Daily hire — pop-up jobs, single loads, short-term cover for breakdowns.
• Weekly hire — project bursts, peak-season cover, short-term contracts.
• Monthly / long-term — ongoing operational use, replacement during machine servicing, project-duration hire (typically 3–12 months).
• Standby cover — backup machines available on call for critical operations where downtime isn't acceptable.

Operated vs self-drive

Self-drive is the standard option — you supply qualified operators, we supply the machine. For sites without certified forklift drivers, or for short-duration / once-off lifts where it's not worth training, we supply qualified, ticketed operators with the machine.

What's included

• Fully serviced, road-licensed machine
• Delivery and collection within Gauteng (other regions on quote)
• Standard pre-hire safety check and load test certificate
• Fuel charge as agreed (full-tank-out, full-tank-in is the default)
• Operator (when hired operated)

What's not included by default

• Fuel during use (charged at agreed rate, or full-tank-out / full-tank-in)
• Insurance excess (typical R2,500–R10,000 depending on machine class)
• Damage waivers (optional, quoted on request)
• Overtime if operator hours exceed standard 8-hour shift