Operations using forklifts

If you use a forklift in your operation and want a floor that looks great and is safe, Fortelock Industry tiles are an excellent choice. Not only do they look great and let you choose from a wide range of colours and several textures, but they also improve workplace safety and are specially designed to withstand the regular loads of forklift traffic.

Marking out forklift routes

Their main advantage is the option to use colour combinations to divide the space into safety zones or to lay out the routes along which forklifts move. Using the tiles for this purpose is permanent, and there is no need to paint the floor or stick warning tape onto it as with other types of surfaces. If needed, the tiles can also be replaced or rearranged, so zones and routes can be adjusted at will.

Technical parameters of the Fortelock floor

Industry tiles are 7 mm thick and their hardness is 92±3 Shore A. They are suitable for industrial use in load classes 42 and 43 and for high-load storage, in other words precisely for operations with forklifts or pallet trucks.

The load the floor can bear is truly high:
• for four-wheel forklifts with rubber tyres it is up to 5,500 kg
• for reach trucks with hard wheels it is up to 4,200 kg
• for pallet trucks on hard wheels it is up to 1,800 kg

These values may vary from case to case, and achieving them may require fixing the floor to the substrate or gluing it down, which further increases its durability. You will find the details in the technical data sheet, where you can also read our further advice and tips.

We stand behind the quality and durability of the floor and back it with a warranty of up to 12 years.

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