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BJB Lift Trucks / Material Handling

Forklift Sales, Hire, Service and Training

Equipment manufacturers we supply: Heli, Hako, Kalmar, Genie, TCM, JCB, Volvo, Green Power, Flexi, Combilift, Mima, Chase.

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HeliHakoKalmarGenieTCMJCBVolvoGreen PowerFlexiCombiliftMimaChase

Forklift sales

Forklift sales: find the right machine

New and used forklifts for sale from nine manufacturers, specified around the load, the site and the shift — then serviced by the people who sold them.

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Forklift training

Forklift training, accredited and on your site

RTITB, IPAF, PASMA accredited courses at our Grimsby training centre or on your own machines, from a first licence to a one-day refresher. Scheduled dates book online.

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Service & support

Downtime stops more than a machine.

Planned maintenance, responsive repair and dependable parts support help keep the interruption under control.

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24-hour breakdown support

  • Planned maintenance

    Scheduled attention on a known interval, so wear is found before it becomes a stoppage.

  • Repairs and breakdown response

    Mobile engineers and a workshop, for the faults that do not wait for a service date.

  • Thorough examinations

    LOLER and PUWER inspections carried out and documented on all makes.

  • Parts and replacements

    Parts support for all makes and models, from the workshop or the van.

  • Fleet support

    One maintenance relationship across a mixed fleet, whoever built the trucks.

Forklift hire

Equipment Hire

Hire a forklift or access machine for short- or long-term use, with the equipment chosen around the load, the site and the time you need it for.

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  • Counterbalance forklift on short-term hire.
    01

    Short Term Hire

    A day, a week or a month. Common for seasonal peaks and for cover while a machine of your own is being repaired.

  • Genie scissor lift raised in the yard, with more platforms behind it.
    02

    MEWP hire

    Scissor lifts and access platforms for work at height, hired alongside the truck fleet.

  • BJB lorry delivering a hired machine.
    03

    Transport

    Machines delivered to site across the UK, so the truck arrives ready to work.

Latest news

Latest news from BJB

The customers we work with, the trucks they run and what changed when they did. Real names, real sites, in their words as much as ours.

  • The refurbished TCM RTM1600 reach truck delivered to Sylvester Keal.

    Customer story · November 2025

    Sylvester Keal x BJB Lift Trucks

    After more than twenty years as a customer, Sylvester Keal have taken delivery of a fully refurbished TCM RTM1600 reach truck, lifting to 4,750 mm in their warehouse and replacing a BJB forklift that served them for seventeen years.

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  • Synthomer's new TCM forklift fleet lined up at BJB's Grimsby depot.

    Customer story · August 2025

    Synthomer x BJB Lift Trucks

    Synthomer, a world-leading supplier of high-performance polymers, have taken delivery of a fleet of brand-new TCM forklift trucks, stackers and pallet trucks from BJB, specified together over several months and handed over at our Grimsby depot.

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  • The refurbished TCM FD25-E1 delivered to MLK Storage.

    Customer story · October 2024

    BJB and MLK Storage Ltd

    We are delighted to have supplied MLK Storage Ltd with a refurbished TCM FD25-E1: a 2.5 tonne diesel counterbalance lifting to 4.7 metres, for cargo handling near the Immingham and Killingholme ports.

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  • The reach truck and counterbalance forklift supplied to Giraffe Distillers.

    Customer story · March 2024

    BJB and Giraffe Distillers

    We are pleased to have supplied Lincolnshire-based Giraffe Distillers with a reach truck and a counterbalance forklift for the day-to-day running of their distillery and warehouse.

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  • Patrick Salmon of Alfred Enderby with the forklift supplied by BJB.

    Customer story · April 2022

    BJB Lift Trucks and Alfred Enderby

    A year ago BJB supplied Alfred Enderby, the multi-award-winning fish smokers at the heart of Grimsby Docks, with a truck to suit their day-to-day needs. We went back to see how it was treating them.

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  • The two new TCM counterbalances delivered to Blackrow Group.

    Customer story · February 2022

    BJB and Blackrow Group

    BJB are delighted to have supplied world-renowned engineering business Blackrow Group with two more TCM counterbalances for an extremely busy workload.

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  • The reconditioned Heli counterbalance in Fieldview Trailers' livery, with Ted.

    Customer story · December 2021

    BJB and Fieldview Trailers

    We are delighted to have supplied Middle Rasen-based Fieldview Trailers with a fully reconditioned Heli counterbalance, finished in their own livery colours, to support the day-to-day running of their business.

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  • The Seafish Processing team with their new TCM forklifts.

    Customer story · April 2021

    BJB and Seafish Processing

    We thrive on our work with local businesses, so we are very pleased to have supplied Grimsby-based Seafish Processing Ltd with their new TCM forklifts.

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  • The TCM counterbalance delivered to Bottomley Distillers in Louth.

    Customer story · March 2021

    BJB and Bottomley Distillers

    We love working with local businesses, so we are pleased to have supplied Louth-based Bottomley Distillers with a TCM counterbalance for their brand-new premises.

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Why BJB

Why Choose BJB

Established in 1982, with an owned fleet and a service department on call around the clock.

Supporting operations since
1982

Continuous trading from one Grimsby base.

Machines in our own fleet
450+

Diesel, LPG and electric variants, owned outright.

Customer fleets maintained
750+

Across food, manufacturing, agriculture, ports and chemical.

Breakdown support
24hr

Our service department is on call around the clock.

Customer proof

The proof is in our work.

Customer

Sylvester Keal

Customer for over 20 years

We’ve had the pleasure of working with BJB for over 20 years, and their service and responsiveness have consistently been second to none.

  • Reach truck
  • 20-year partnership

Customer

Leah French

Synthomer

We are particularly pleased with the local support provided by BJB, whose proximity and responsiveness has been instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition.

  • Fleet replacement
  • Local support

Food

Patrick Salmon

Director, Alfred Enderby

It’s a huge transformation for our company to have this truck. We have gone from lifting multiple 3kg boxes at a time to load/unload the lorry, to being able to use the forklift; the guys love it!

  • Food
  • Grimsby

Customer

Lee

Director, MLK Storage Ltd

The easiest forklift purchase we have ever made! No nonsense approach from BJB from the start, just really clear communication, great support throughout, and the right solution for us.

  • Refurbished
  • Ports & storage

Engineering

Richard Freemantle

Facilities & Transport Manager, Blackrow Group

We have been using BJB for around 3 years now, with us buying 9 Fork Lift Trucks and getting them serviced/repaired by them. If we have an issue with a truck, they are usually with us the same day, or the next day at the latest.

  • Service
  • Engineering

Customer

Gemma and George Coopland

Fieldview Trailers

From the initial phone call until the delivery of the forklift, Ian and the team have guided and advised us every step of the process. We cannot thank you all enough and we are already recommending you.

  • Reconditioned
  • Local delivery

Guides

Forklift guides, in plain English

What a lift truck is, how you get a licence, whether to hire or buy, and what a missed service really costs. Written by the people who deal with it every day.

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Common questions

Questions we get asked

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Yes to both. A LOLER thorough examination is a legal requirement on any machine that lifts, and we carry them out to CFTS standards with the written report. Servicing, planned maintenance and breakdown repairs run alongside it, on all makes and models.

That is most of the job. Tell us the heaviest load, the lift height you need, whether the work is indoors, outdoors or both, and the shift pattern. We will tell you which type of machine suits it and which makes we supply for that type, before anyone talks about price.

Yes. We hire from our own fleet of around 450 machines, from counterbalance trucks to scissor lifts, for anything from a day to several years. Because the fleet is ours we can usually confirm availability on the call rather than ring round and come back to you.

Yes. We are an RTITB Accredited Partner and run IPAF and PASMA courses too, either at our Grimsby training centre or on your own site on your own machines. Scheduled dates can be booked and paid for online.

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