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Construction and building supply.

Building supply yards ask more of a forklift than most warehouses do. Machines work outdoors on gravel and uneven ground, handle long and awkward loads, then come inside to the racking and the trade counter, often in the same shift.

MHS supplies forklifts built for that mix to timber merchants, building materials suppliers and construction distributors across New Zealand.

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What do building supply operations need from a forklift?

Four things separate a yard machine from a warehouse one.

Capacity with room to spare.

Packs of timber, plasterboard and blockwork are heavier than typical palletised freight, and capacity drops as lift height increases. Specifying to the average load rather than the heaviest is the most common and most expensive mistake we see.

Tyres matched to the surface.

Cushion tyres suited to a smooth warehouse floor will struggle on a gravel or broken-seal yard. Pneumatic or solid pneumatic tyres handle both.

Attachments for awkward loads.

Fork extensions for long timber, side shift for placing loads without repositioning the machine, and fork positioners where load widths vary through the day.

A workable answer to indoor and outdoor use.

Combustion engines handle the yard but can't work indoors. Electric and lithium suit indoor and covered areas with lower running costs. Sites running both environments often end up with a mixed fleet rather than a compromise machine.

How we specify construction equipment

We start by understanding how your construction supply operation works before recommending equipment.

Yard layout and warehouse configurationLoad weights and product typesIndoor and outdoor operating environmentsForklift utilisation and operating hoursFuture operational requirements

Based on these insights, we recommend forklift solutions that deliver the best balance of performance, reliability and commercial value.

Forklifts for construction

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Supporting construction and building supply across New Zealand

MHS supplies forklifts and material handling equipment to building materials suppliers, construction product distributors, timber and hardware merchants, industrial supply warehouses, and infrastructure and civil construction suppliers.

These operations run their equipment hard. Every machine we supply is backed by MHS parts and technicians, with scheduled servicing and breakdown support from Auckland and Christchurch.

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