Hire forklift attachments from the experts

Over 2000 new and reconditioned forklift attachments in stock

Abbey proudly provides a forklift attachment hire service for all major material handling OEMs and dealers. We maintain unrivalled levels of choice and stock availability of reconditioned attachments in our centrally located Manchester facility. Our expert forklift attachment hire team can have you up and running in just a few hours.

For more information call +44 (0) 161 766 8885 or email hire@abbeyattachments.co.uk

Attachment Hire

Forklift attachment hire to meet your business needs

Whether you require a reconditioned or new forklift attachment for short, or long-term hire, we understand the importance of getting the right product for the right application. Our friendly and knowledgeable hire team is available to support you every step of the way.

“I can just pick up the phone to them and they’re really quick and on the ball. If we’ve forgotten something, they’ll remind us.”

HEAD OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL AND USED EQUIPMENT
Linde Material Handling (UK)

Need help understanding forklift attachments?

We appreciate that not everyone understands forklift attachments, so we’ve put together the simple attachment guide below to cover our most requested options.

For more information call +44 (0) 161 766 8885 or email salesadmin@abbeyattachments.co.uk
abbey forklift attachments, bale clamp
Palletless handling of baled products such as cotton, wool, synthetic textile bales, paper, rags, and metal scrap bales.

Bale Clamp

abbey forklift attachments, double pallet handler
Handles multiple pallets at a time. Double pallet handlers have four hydraulically movable forks. Also known as multiple load handlers.

Double Pallet Handler

abbey forklift attachments, push pull
Allows goods to be handled on inexpensive slip sheets rather than pallets. Products such as boxed food & drink, electronics, cosmetics. Also known as a Slip Sheet attachment.

Push Pull

abbey forklift attachments, carton clamp
Palletless handling of boxed consumer electronics, white goods, package drinks such as wine & whiskey, packaged foods. Also known as appliance clamp or white goods clamp.

Carton Clamp

abbey forklift attachments, turn-a-fork
The fork blade can be rotated so that it sits vertically for better clamping of loads. Operates both as a clamp and a fork positioner. Loads such as crates, bales & tyres can be clamped between the forks. Also known as 2-way fork clamp, pivoting fork clamp.

Turn-a-Fork

abbey forklift attachments, rotator
Provides 360 degrees rotating motion on the fork carriage.

Rotator

abbey forklift attachments, paper roll clamp
Used for handling a wide variety of paper roll types, including print paper, packaging (kraft) paper and tissue.

Paper Roll Clamp

abbey forklift attachments, rotating fork clamp
A rotating attachment that operates both as a clamp and a fork positioner. Loads such as crates, bales & tyres can be clamped between the forks. The forks can also be positioned to improve pallet handling applications.

Rotating Fork Clamp

abbey forklift attachments, kooi extending forks
Forks that extend and retract hydraulically. Can be used in double-deep racking applications or for loading wagons from one side.

KOOI ReachForks®

Manufacturing Excellence

Committed to manufacturing and service excellence

Our in-house manufacturing and service teams have years of experience gained from working in partnership with the world’s leading forklift OEMs and dealers. Our independence means that we bring a deep level of cross-industry knowledge and problem-solving ability to our forklift attachment hire customers.

“Abbey’s technical support, attachment knowledge, and reliability set them apart from others.”

NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Aprolis UK

Reconditioned Attachments

Our forklift attachment reconditioning process

Reconditioning is a thorough and robust process that involves; cleaning, inspection, full strip-down, sanding, shot-blasting, non-destructive testing, machining, fabrication, re-build to operational standards using OEM parts, operational testing using hydraulic test rigs, comprehensive functional testing and respray. We have full confidence in the quality and durability of our reconditioned forklift attachments.

Sustainability

As good-as-new forklift attachments - the sustainable and cost-effective choice

Every product leaves our workshop in perfect mechanical and aesthetic condition. Hiring reconditioned forklift attachments is both a cost-effective and environmentally conscious choice. Readily available in the UK from stock, hiring reconditioned forklift attachments from Abbey reduces cost and environmental footprint when compared with hiring or purchasing forklift attachments from new.