Since the 1930's, when Hyster started manufacturing forklifts, the company has been recognised as a leading force in the materials handling industry. HYSTER is part of the Nacco Materials Handling Group (NMHG) a holding company responsible for the Materials handling activities of NACCO INDUSTRIES.

Hyster is able to offer a complete range of forklift and materials handling solutions, with over 140 products, covering lifting capacities from 1 to 52 tonnes; including pallet trucks, stackers, order pickers, reach trucks, narrow aisle trucks, electric diesel and gas counterbalance forklifts, and large container handlers.

While investigating hyster gas forklift trucks in and around Southampton SO30 you might wish to be aware that a forklift driver also has a legal duty to ensure the safety of others. In one case a forklift driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 plus costs after an incident in which he hit a fellow employee causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. The driver''s vision was impaired by the load he was carrying. In this case the employer had employed an in-house forklift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.