The Dublin forklift market
Dublin is Ireland's most competitive forklift market — every national operator (Henley, Masterlift, Clearlift) runs a Dublin yard, and a handful of specialist Dublin operators (AWE on electric, Castle Mechanical Handling, Gary Keville Transport) compete on service responsiveness rather than headline price.
For a hire, expect 2–4 dealers responding to your enquiry within a working day. For a sale, allow a fortnight to compare new vs used inventories. For training, Dublin has the densest provider concentration in the country (ISM, Airport Driving School, plus mobile RTITB providers running on-site).
Dealers we route Dublin enquiries to
- AWE.ie — Electric forklift specialist. Power pallet trucks from €40+VAT/wk, electric counterbalance from €120+VAT/wk on their published special rates.
- Castle Mechanical Handling (castlemh.ie) — Dublin-based, broad fleet, hire and sales.
- Gary Keville Transport (gkt.ie) — Dublin forklift hire specialist, fast turnaround.
- Henley Forklift Group — Dublin yard, full-service, larger fleets and longer contracts.
- Masterlift Ireland — Dublin yard, competing fleet at Henley scale.
Dublin hire rate band, 2026
- Power pallet truck (electric): from €40+VAT/wk (AWE)
- Counterbalance 2.5T electric: from €120+VAT/wk (AWE)
- Counterbalance 2.5T LPG: typically €220–€280/wk + VAT
- Diesel 3.0–3.5T: typically €280–€360/wk + VAT
- Telehandler: typically €420–€540/wk + VAT
Delivery within the M50 is usually €80–€150 each way; outside the M50 (Lucan, Swords, Tallaght, Bray) typically €120–€220.
Dublin training
- Irish School of Motoring (ISM) — RTITB forklift courses alongside HGV and PSV.
- Airport Driving School — Cloghran, RTITB Certified, on-site or at their centre.
- EDST — Naas-based, services Dublin via mobile delivery.
See the full training guide for course types and costs.