Fork Truck Direct Ltd

Fork Truck Direct was formed in 2001 by Mike Dixon and Steve Culham. From modest beginnings, with a staff of 5 persons and a short term hire fleet of just 15 trucks, our business has since become the leading independent forklift hire, sales and service company in Essex, Suffolk and East London. In 2017 our turnover topped £7.5 million and we now employ 45+ staff. We currently look after over 800 hire/rental forklifts and in excess of 2000 customer owned forklifts. Fork Truck Direct is one of the leading independent forklift hire, sales and service company in Essex, Suffolk and East London. FTD's business success has been built on the quality and value of product supported by the most professional and efficient service support in the business. FTD have forged a very strong partnership since 2003 as the regional dealer for Doosan forklift trucks. Our partnership, offering the world's leading premier value brand with its renowned reliability and low maintenance costs, has helped FTD establish itself as market leaders for the supply of new and refurbished forklifts in Essex, Suffolk and East London areas. The backbone of our success is our staff – our field service engineers are carefully chosen for technical ability, experience and communicative skills. This, together with complete product training, ensures the very best service is provided. Our Service Management Team collectively offer in excess of 100 years' experience in the forklift service business, and their experience and technical know-how ensures that FTD will continue to lead the way for years to come.