With 26 years’ experience, ACCESS MECHANICAL HANDLING are Scotland’s leading materials handling and logistics partner for industry. Our main areas of expertise are in forklift sales, forklifts service and fork lift hire as well as the sale of  fork truck attachments.  However we are also Scottish market leaders in the supply of Moffett truck-mounted forklifts and rough terrain fork lift trucks as well as pallet inverters, scissor lifts and loading bay equipment. Clients range across Scotland including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth, Inverness and Aberdeen.

Access has been involved in all aspects of the materials handling business from multinational company automated warehousing to the supply of a simple hand pallet truck. No job has proved too big or too small. Although our main business has been forklift trucks, we have without doubt, the widest range of handling equipment from a single company in the UK.

ACCESS MECHANICAL HANDLING was founded by Harry Borthwick in 1986. Harry has over fifty years’ experience in material handling. This includes time spent in the US, 8 years specializing in fork truck attachments and time spent with a company who had expertise in all aspects of customised material handling products. Harry still holds an advisory role with the company.

Our forklift service department, provided by a highly skilled customer support team, is second to none and superior to many.

We advise in all aspects of materials handling with a team of trained advisors who have over 100 years of expertise between them.

Access Mechanical Handling’s office and workshop are situated in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, with easy access to the M74 and M8 motorways. From there it is easy for us to reach anywhere in Scotland, especially Glasgow and Edinburgh. This enable us to have built up one of the best forklift hire fleets in Central Scotland. Access Mechanical Handling can provide cost-effective solutions to your forklift and  handling needs, so whether you are looking to add to your fork lift truck fleet or wanting to hire a forklift for a short while or even simply want to enquire about  a hand pallet truck, we will be happy to help.  Call us on 01698 745859 or drop us an email here.