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I've noticed here in the UK that younger people just don't want to learn to be a forklift tech.

Same story with HGV tech's to.

There are more HGV job's out there then trained people to fill them & forklift job's are going the same way, give it a few more years & it will be name your price if your a forklift or HGV tech.

I've worked with 3 forklift apprentices over they years, only 1 managed to complete the course & go on to stay in the industry.
  • Posted 2 Jan 2014 05:12
  • By Forkingabout
  • joined 31 Mar'11 - 862 messages
  • england, United Kingdom

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