Made for farmers, by farmers No-one knows better than Bruce Clarke when it comes to what a farmer needs in a trailer. So it’s a good thing he’s in the business of manufacturing heavy duty, multipurpose trailers. A livestock and contract harvesting farmer from Goomalling in Western Australia on the side, Mr Clarke is also the director of Universal Trailers.
The trailers at Universal Trailers are designed for ease of use and safety, including A-frame bracing, rocker roller suspension, specially welded spring hangers and a heavy-duty chassis design. The advantage of their made-toorder production means custom work is sometimes possible, unlike importers who sell what has been made by their suppliers.
“I felt there was no trailer specifically made for farmers, so I started making trailers specially designed for farmers for multiple uses,” he said.
“If they need it, we can do it,” Mr Clarke said.
“We started off doing feeders because the ones on the market were too light#—#so I thought we may as well go and make trailers.”
And this hard work has paid off, with more and more work arriving by word of mouth and first-hand experience.
Twelve years later, the feeder production is still in high demand, which Mr Clarke said uses a similar process design and manufacture as the trailers, incorporating specialised design and tried-andtested innovation.
“We get a lot of repeat customers, that’s a big part of it. I have one client who bought one last year, then has gone and bought two more this year,” Mr Clarke said.
“We’re using the trailers and feeders, so we can find little faults and issues and test and prototype them ourselves,” he said.
Bruce Clarke started off making feeders and expanded his business into manufacturing high-quality trailers.
In an average year the business would build 270 to 300 trailers. However, 2021 has gone gangbusters#—#300 trailers already produced by September with another 50-plus ordered.
Universal Trailers makes heavy duty trailers by farmers, for farmers. In the spirit of a true-blue Aussie family business, Mr Clarke has now passed the business along to his son Ben, although he still heavily involved. “With Ben taking over the future’s
We’ve built thousands of agricultural spaces (and still counting)
bright. It definitely is a true family success story.” For more information visit universaltrailers.com.au or phone the business on 0499#555#355.
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