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Earthmoving Equipment Hire →
Excavator hire
Excavators are the most requested machine in Australian plant hire because one unit can dig, trench, load trucks, handle pipe and run attachments.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →SMALL FOOTPRINT · REAL OUTPUTMini excavator hire
Mini excavators, typically 1 to 6 tonnes, are built for residential, landscaping and tight-access work where a full-size machine cannot fit or would damage the ground.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →THE TOOL DOES THE WORKExcavator attachment hire
Hammers, augers, tilt buckets, grabs, rippers, compaction wheels and mulchers turn an excavator into a specialist machine.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →LOAD · SPREAD · CLEAN UPSkid steer and bobcat hire
Skid steer loaders—often called bobcats—and compact track loaders move soil, gravel, mulch and spoil quickly on small and medium sites.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →STOCKPILE TO TRUCKLoader hire
Wheel loaders and backhoe loaders feed trucks, manage stockpiles, move bulk material and clean up sites.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →PUSH · RIP · SHAPEDozer hire
Bulldozers push, rip and shape large volumes over short distances.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →TRIM TO LEVELGrader hire
Motor graders cut, spread and trim material to design levels for roads, pads and hardstands.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →Compaction Equipment Hire →
Roller hire
Rollers compact soil, road base and asphalt to specified density.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →SMALL AREAS · PROPER DENSITYPlate compactor hire
Plate compactors and trench rammers compact small areas, trench backfill and paving bases where rollers cannot fit.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →Crane Hire →
Mobile crane hire
All-terrain, city and truck-mounted slewing cranes lift loads into place across construction, industrial and maintenance work.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →PICK AND CARRYFranna crane hire
Franna and other articulated non-slewing cranes lift and carry loads around site without setting up outriggers.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →LIFT WHERE BIG CRANES CANNOTMini crane hire
Spider and mini crawler cranes fit through doorways and onto floors where a mobile crane cannot reach.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →HEAVY AND STATIONARYCrawler crane hire
Crawler cranes travel on tracks and carry heavy loads at long radius, making them a fixture on bridge, piling, wind and major infrastructure projects.
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Boom lift hire
Boom lifts—knuckle (articulating) and telescopic (stick) booms—put workers at height with horizontal outreach over obstacles.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →STRAIGHT UP · WIDE DECKScissor lift hire
Scissor lifts raise a wide platform vertically for fit-out, ceilings, services and warehouse work.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →A PLATFORM FOR THE WHOLE TRADEScaffold hire
Scaffolding gives multiple trades safe, continuous access for building, façade, roof and industrial work.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →Material Handling Equipment Hire →
Telehandler hire
Telehandlers combine a forklift's load handling with a telescopic boom, placing pallets, steel and materials at height and across obstacles.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →LOAD · STACK · MOVEForklift hire
Forklifts handle pallets and materials in warehouses, yards and construction sites.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →VERTICAL LOGISTICSMaterial hoist hire
Material hoists and personnel-and-materials hoists move goods and workers up multi-storey buildings.
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Dump truck hire
Articulated dump trucks (moxies) and rigid off-road dump trucks haul material around sites where road trucks cannot travel.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →MOISTURE · DUST · FIREWater truck and water cart hire
Water carts supply moisture for compaction, suppress dust on haul roads and provide fire-fighting capacity on some sites.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →ROAD HAULAGE FOR MATERIALTipper truck hire
Tipper trucks, truck-and-dog combinations and semi tippers move spoil, road base, sand and aggregate on public roads.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →THE ROUTE IS PART OF THE HIRELow loader and float hire
Low loaders, tag trailers and plant floats move machines between depots and sites.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →Power Generation Hire →
Generator hire
Portable and towable diesel generators power construction sites, events, shutdowns and emergency backup.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →WORK AFTER DARKLighting tower hire
Lighting towers illuminate night work, car parks, events and emergency response.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →FLOW AND PRESSUREAir compressor hire
Portable diesel and electric air compressors run pneumatic tools, sandblasting, drilling and industrial processes.
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Site Accommodation and Facilities Hire →
Site office and site shed hire
Portable site offices, lunch rooms and combination buildings house project teams on construction and maintenance sites.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →SPACE ON DEMANDPortable building hire
Portable buildings provide temporary offices, classrooms, crib rooms, storage and accommodation.
OPEN MACHINE GUIDE →AMENITIES THAT KEEP UPPortable toilet hire
Portable toilets and amenity blocks support construction crews, events and remote work.
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