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DBC benefits from cool room conditioned electric forklifts and specialised attachments

Leading Western Australia-based meat wholesalers, Dardanup Butchering Company (DBC), are benefiting from the outstanding reliability and extensive service from our United Bunbury branch. United supplied DBC with a CAT 1.8T electric forklift, a CAT 1.8T LPG forklift and a CAT 3.5T LPG forklift on long-term rental agreements, for uses such as in-freezer storage, transporting goods and waste disposal. These forklifts

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Premier Roofing Utilises World Class Access Equipment

Leading Victorian roofing contractor, Premier Roofing, is further enhancing its speed and efficiency for customers by introducing the latest access equipment technology backed by the service of United. This advanced technology, including the latest Haulotte Optimum 8 AC electric scissor lift, industry leading boom lifts and telehandlers, is designed to safely and efficiently work in hard-to-reach areas on and around

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Bluestar Global Logistics Takes Delivery of Over 60 CAT Forklifts and Reach Trucks

Last year United was successful in winning a major contract with nation-wide logistics company Bluestar Global Logistics, thanks to exceptional customer service, safety and problem solving ingenuity. Bluestar Global Logistics is a leader in logistics offering a one-stop shop for logistics services, including national door to door deliveries, international freight forwarding and 3PL warehousing. The successful contract involved the supply

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CC Containers Selects United to Help Boost Technology, Safety and Efficiency

Container handling is a non-stop industry where efficiency is king and downtime can be costly. One company that knows this first-hand is Port of Melbourne-based CC Containers, which prides itself on efficiency, reliability and safety. CC Containers has once again chosen United to provide them with Konecranes empty container handling lift trucks to expand their container handling fleet with world-class

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Konecranes Generation C Optima Cabin Delivers Exceptional Design and Productivity.

When you step inside Konecranes Generation C Cabin – OPTIMA, you are greeted with an expanse of ‘best-in-class’ cabin space. Whether seated within a Konecranes forklift, reach stacker or empty container handler, the view of the world outside is complimented by superior visibility due to very large, lowered windows with no corner posts. Overhead is a slim but very strong

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Introducing The World’s Most Versatile and Productive Scissor Lift – The Athena

In an effort to further diversify our product line and stay true to our vision about being an innovative company, United is excited to announce that we have now become the exclusive retail distributor for the Athena scissor lift in Australia. The Athena bi-levelling tracked scissor lift is the only one of its kind in the world. The scissor lifts

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50 Tonne Fire Breathing Spider Takes Over Perth Foreshore

Australia is already well known for having some of the world’s most dangerous animals and spine tingling creepy crawlies. Saying that it’s not every day that a 50-tonne fire breathing spider makes its presence known in the country down under. For the first time in Australia, Perth will again play host to yet another spectacular event – Arcadia. The immersive

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We’ve United Cat Lift Trucks in Australia

Back in 2010 United became the Cat Lift Trucks distributor for Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania through the merger with Allforks Australia. Since that time United has

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Sensitive freight leader COPE Equips New QLD HQ With United’s Clean, Green CAT Lift Technology

Australian freight specialist COPE has chosen United’s clean green CAT LPG forklift and electric reach truck technology to handle the expanding range of delicate merchandise flowing through its new headquarters at Yalata, Brisbane. Cat GP25N 2.5T LPG forklifts operating at COPE’s Brisbane facility   Four CAT LPG GP25N forklifts are used by COPE for optimum environmental performance in the new

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The New Haulotte Optimum 8 AC Electric Scissor Lift Offers Outstanding 24/7 Productivity

The latest agile, rapid and smoothly operating Haulotte Optimum 8 AC electric scissor lift now available for our customers are built to offer economical 24/7 performance inside and outside, with outstanding  manoeuvrability and 230kg lift capacity. The 2016 model Optimum 8 scissor lift is a simple, robust and reliable AC-powered machine, designed for stop-at-nothing performance. With a market-leading forward speed

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Hitting grand milestones

After a four and a half year ongoing supplier relationship with Haulotte, United have just taken delivery of the 1000th item of Haulotte access equipment. To mark this momentous milestone Haulotte General Manager, Keith Clarke, flew to WA to personally handover a brand new Optimum 8 AC electric scissor lift to United’s Managing Director, David Maxwell. United’s General Manager, Trent

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Anti-crush bar for boom lifts boosts safety

ACTIV’Shield© Entrapment Prevention System is a new anti-crush bar safety feature installed on all new Haulotte boom lifts. The safety system safely warns the operator and stops the boom lift to avoid potential entrapment or crushing situations. ACTIV’Shield© anti-crush bar is available on all new Haulotte articulating and telescopic boom lifts. A retrofit kit is also available that can be

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