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STANDING BY ITS WORD “IF WE DON’T HAVE IT WE WILL FIND IT”, QUEENSLAND-BASED HIRE COMPANY CST HIRE RECENTLY ANSWERED THE CALL FOR A CLIENT SEEKING A 33-METRIC-TONNE CRANE BY PURCHASING THE NEW PALFINGER PK 33002 EH – THE LARGEST CRANE TO ENTER ITS FLEET.
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ST Hire was established in 2016 by John Wilton and Nick Barnsdall, bringing with them more than 50 years of experience in vehicle and equipment hire to the construction and private sectors. The business aims to look after its clients’ project fleet needs, from a single truck to an entire fleet of light vehicles and trucks. For larger project fleets, CST Hire also
The Palfinger PK33002 is the largest crane to enter CST Hire’s fleet. 40
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provides onsite field mechanics who are based on the job to maintain the vehicle fleet and minimise downtime due to breakdowns. Since being launched, CST Hire has provided vehicles for a number of infrastructure projects nationwide. The company’s national hire fleet consists of more than 100 vehicles, with a broad range of equipment such as crane trucks, fuel trucks, service trucks, water
trucks, crew cabs and light vehicles. Catering to the construction and mining industries, the hire fleet is designed to offer its clients high levels of efficiency, safety and flexibility. Todd Wilton, Sales and Operations Manager at CST Hire, says much of the company’s equipment is used in infrastructure projects. “In any construction projects, there are always things that need to be moved, so
