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Prime Material Handling
CAT DP45N diesel forklift handling concrete pipe at a job site

Atlantic Canada · Since 1994

Material Handling Done Right

Forklifts, telehandlers, aerial lifts and loaders — Atlantic Canada's material handling provider, backed by 80+ field technicians.

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Services We Offer

Everything to Keep You Running

Our Story

Your Material Handling Partner

Prime Material Handling has been Atlantic Canada's largest material handling provider since 1994 — family-owned and operated, with three branches, and technicians domiciled across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Explore Our Services →

Equipment

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Used Equipment

Certified Used Equipment

Inspected and refurbished used forklifts, telehandlers and material handling equipment from CAT, Jungheinrich, Crown, Manitou, Combilift and Mitsubishi — backed by factory-trained service, with delivery available across Atlantic Canada.

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Used CAT forklift
Prime operator and safety training session

Operator Training

Certified Training

Certified operator and safety training programs — Lift Truck (in-house), MEWP, Working at Heights, Forklift Train-the-Trainer and more. Keep your crew certified and your sites compliant.

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Authorized Brands We Carry

  • CAT Lift Trucks
  • Crown Lift Trucks
  • Jungheinrich Lift Trucks
  • Mitsubishi Lift Trucks
  • Combilift
  • Manitou

What Our Clients Say

Trusted Across Atlantic Canada

★★★★★
Prime Material Handling has been an outstanding partner. We trust them completely to keep things running smoothly.
Ethan Caldwell
★★★★★
We rent forklifts from Prime every peak season. They arrive serviced and ready, and a technician is a phone call away if we ever need one.
Warehouse ManagerDistribution Centre, Dartmouth NS
★★★★★
Prime sized the right telehandler for our build and had it on site fast — and the follow-up service has kept us on schedule since.
Site SuperintendentCommercial GC, Saint John NB
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Prime's forklift fleet keeps our distribution center running. Same-day service calls, parts on the truck, operators back on the floor inside the hour.
Distribution Center Manager3PL Operator, Halifax NS
★★★★★
Five years renting from Prime. Equipment is always ready, always serviced, always backed by parts and a technician when we need it.
Fleet ManagerConstruction Co., Moncton NB
★★★★★
We standardized our warehouse on Prime's lift truck program three years ago. Equipment uptime is consistent, training certifications stay current, and the service team knows our facility.
Warehouse Operations LeadFood Distributor, Moncton NB
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Three Branches, One Team

Sales, service and parts close to your operation — across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, backed by 80+ field technicians.

Ready to Optimize Your Operation?

Tell us what you run and how you run it — our team will help you find the right equipment, service plan or rental for the job.

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