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Read the small print
04 March 2013
In a difficult economic climate some forklift suppliers are offering cutprice deals, but businesses need to read the small print to spot the hidden costs, warns Allan Parsons, short-term rental manager for forklift truck firm Briggs Equipment. He says that companies offering deals too good to be true often make their money back through inflated delivery charges.

In a difficult economic climate some
forklift suppliers are offering cutprice
deals, but businesses need to
read the small print to spot the
hidden costs, warns Allan Parsons,
short-term rental manager for
forklift truck firm Briggs
Equipment. He says that companies
offering deals 'too good to be true'
often make their money back
through inflated delivery charges.
"We recently conducted a spotcheck survey which revealed staggering differences between initial hire prices and delivery charges. In addition, the equipment supplied could be as old as 10 years which increases the risk of high mainten - ance and repair costs," he said.
"We recently conducted a spotcheck survey which revealed staggering differences between initial hire prices and delivery charges. In addition, the equipment supplied could be as old as 10 years which increases the risk of high mainten - ance and repair costs," he said.
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