Chaintec Ltd - Forklift Chains, Lifting Chains and Lift Truck Chains

Chaintec are long-established suppliers of high quality off-the-shelf and specialist forklift chains, lifting chains, lift truck chains and leaf chains, delivering tailored chain supply solutions to the forktruck after sales market in the UK and across the world.

Chaintec also supply chain for commercial / passenger lift, drilling equipment, tail-lift, hoist and conveyor applications.

Chaintec have over twenty years experience in identifying individual customer needs and finding the right solutions to make chain supply quick, efficient, and cost effective.

Our rapidly expanding UK & Global Network gives Chaintec the leading edge in supplying forklift chains, lifting chains, lift truck chains and leaf chains. We provide a fully tailored service specifically geared to suit forklift sales, service and hire companies.

Our vastly knowledgable customer services team has hands on experience and is dedicated to improving the performance and reliability of leaf chain supply to the customer, understanding the right questions to ask to ensure you get the right chain first time.

Chaintec is the vital link for forklifts.

Our chains are tried and tested for all the leading forklift truck brands and are in use across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. 

We supply a mix of our own CTUK brand chains and products from other industry leading manufacturers including Rexnord and Flexon.  Thanks to this, our product catalogue is extensive, covering off-the-shelf products, specialist chains and chain accessories.

For forklift trucks in hostile environments, choose our Zi-Co coated chains which significantly reduce wear.

We carry the widest range of chains in the UK, stocking ½” through to 3” pitch.  As a result, our customers receive platinum quality service with stock items delivered next day in the UK, and two-day delivery across mainland Europe.

Chaintec supply:

• Leaf Chain
• Zi-Co Chain for hostile environments
• Leaf Chain with plastic inserts
• Roller Chain
• Leaf Chain Accessories
• Chain Inspection & Wear Gauges

Our friendly team at our head offices and across our regional network, have more than 30 years experience and are waiting to help. 

The right chain, first time

The customer services team maintain a database of trucks, model numbers and OEM part numbers and will endeavour to identify the correct chain for any unit as a service to their customers. This takes the burden away from the service manager and improves the accuracy and consistency of chain supply. 

They pride themselves in being able to provide the right chain first time – no matter what make or model of forklift truck or where you are in the UK. 

Our network of regional engineers provides a local point of contact for our customers across the UK.  Our engineers are trained in chain identification and have access to chain i.d database. 

On-site Fitting

Our engineers network carry a range of stock locally and have access to our national stocks.  This means they can quickly fit chains on site, to make sure that your forklift truck unit downtime is minimised.

We can fit chains at high levels to large FLT units by using our own scissor lift.  Fitting chains at high levels require adherence to stringent health and safety regulations, so let our engineers fit these chains and ensure your compliance with H&S requirements.

Chain Inspection and Maintenance Services

We offer a range of services to help our customers meet safety regulations and minimise the overhead of maintaining and inspecting their forklift truck chains. Our services include: 

• six monthly chain inspection service fully compliant with current H.S.E. requirements
• chain inspection checklist
• chain wear gauge   

Overnight Delivery

We offer next day delivery of the UK Mainland and Eire, two day delivery across Europe and we are able to export worldwide through our international supply network.

In order to provide the highest quality service to our valued customers,  Chaintec has developed a national network of local engineers who now service the majority of England, Wales and Scotland.

Chaintec’s regional engineer network provides our customers with a local point of contact for advice, support and fitting.

Our representatives all have specialist knowledge of our complete off-the-shelf and non-standard chain ranges.  They have access to our database of trucks, model numbers and OEM part numbers and can quickly identify the right chain for your truck – whatever the make and model.

Through our local network, Chaintec can supply and fit your chains on-site, saving you time and effort and reducing forklift truck unit downtime.  Our engineers also provide a series of chain inspection services to help our customers meet safety requirements and maintenance schedules.

Meet your local representative:

• Scotland
• North East and Yorkshire
• The Midlands
• South West & Wales
• North West
• Greater London

Chaintec began exporting its products in 2002 in response to demand across mainland Europe and the Middle East for high quality, competitively priced replacement chains for forklifts.

By the first quarter of 2010, Chaintec’s export business had grown to account for more than 30% of products shipped. 

Today, Chaintec products are used in Scandinavia, Germany, France, Italy and The Middle East and new markets are opening up each year.

We offer two day delivery to mainland Europe and we are able to supply customers worldwide from our Trafford Park depot only 10 km from Manchester International Airport.

Due to significant demand within the Italian marketplace for replacement chain, including Chaintec’s Zi-Co chain for hostile environments, Leben srl joined our export network in 2007 as our distributor in Italy.