Lift when you need it
The case for heavy-duty forklift hire
On a mine site, a forklift is only worth what it lifts while it is running. Lift Equipt hires out heavy-duty forklifts from its Perth and Karratha branches, so operators get the capacity they need for as long as they need it and hand the downtime back.
Operating from a head office in Bibra Lake and a branch in Karratha, Lift Equipt hires heavy-duty Bobcat diesel forklifts to mine sites and resource operators across WA. Machines go out by the day, week or month, from compact yard lift trucks up to 45t heavy lifters, with ready stock held close to the sites that use it.
Hire, not capital
For a shutdown, a project ramp-up or a one-off heavy lift, hire keeps big plant off the balance sheet. Operators take a machine for the window they need it, scale the fleet up when work peaks and hand it back when the job is done, rather than tying up capital in equipment that sits idle between projects. The hire fleet covers the heavy end of the range, from the 10 -16t 9 Series through the 18 – 25t 7 Series and up to 45t.
“Most sites don’t want to own a 25t forklift they use twice a year, they want it there when the work is on and gone when it isn’t, and that’s the job we do,” says Lift Equipt chief executive Brett Johnston.
Uptime is the supplier’s job
Every hire machine is fitted with LiftTrace fleet telemetry and covered by a fixed-price service plan through Lift Equipt’s own technician network, so servicing and breakdown response sit with the supplier, not the site. Behind every hire is a local team, with factory-trained technicians and ready stock in Perth and Karratha, so swap-outs and support reach the Pilbara quickly rather than being run from the other side of the country.
That approach has earned the confidence of some of the country’s biggest resource names, with Rio Tinto and Woodside Energy among Lift Equipt’s clients.
Hire runs daily, weekly or monthly, scaling from a single machine to a full site fleet, with a third branch in Keysborough, Victoria and national delivery extending the same service east. Alongside forklifts, Lift Equipt also hires the industrial generators, air compressors and LED lighting towers that keep remote operations running.
To hire, contact Lift Equipt on 1300 44 44 22 or visit liftequipt.com.au.
