Reliable Wet and Dry Plant Hire Services Across Northern QLD
Markwell Group Plant Hire is one of the largest earthmoving equipment hire specialists in North Queensland. We offer a comprehensive range of equipment, from skid steers to large mining excavators, ensuring we have the right tools to meet all your earthmoving needs.
While we specialize in dry hire (equipment without an operator), we also provide skilled operators for wet hire, ensuring you have the expertise needed to operate the equipment efficiently and safely. Whether it's a small project or a large-scale operation, our diverse fleet and experienced team are here to support your earthmoving requirements.
"BQC has been using Markwell Plant Hire for over 20 years and we have always found them to be cost effective, accommodating and very responsive. They understand time and price demands of a quarrying business"
Lawrence Fahey - BQC Quarries
Why Choose Markwell Group for Your Plant Hire?
Hiring from Markwell Group is a cost-effective solution for your earthmoving and civil construction needs. We offer short-term and long-term hire and take care of all repairs and maintenance, allowing you to focus on your business.
Equipment, Experience & Expertise
Superior Maintenance
At Markwell Group, we place a strong emphasis on preventative maintenance to ensure the safety and reliability of all our equipment. Our operators are thoroughly trained in pre-start and shutdown checks to guarantee that every machine is in optimal condition before operation.
Training is a critical part of our operations, especially in our workshop, where specialized training for equipment is provided by dealer-certified personnel. Our maintenance facilities include an 800sqm fully equipped workshop capable of handling all types of repairs. Additionally, our mobile service vehicles are ready to provide on-site field repairs and maintenance.
When delivering dry hire equipment to a site, we provide a complete machine induction, along with additional training for operators who may be unfamiliar with the specific model or type of equipment supplied.
All Markwell Group employees, including maintenance crews, operators, and truck drivers, undergo comprehensive safety inductions. Our in-house documentation includes defect-reporting procedures, ensuring we meet all statutory reporting requirements, such as logbook completion and accident notifications.
Safety is our top priority, and we conduct thorough reviews of all accidents and incidents as part of our continuous effort to improve safety standards and ensure the wellbeing of our team and clients.
Superior Safety Standards
All Markwell Group equipment is carefully checked before being delivered to a customer to ensure it is in a safe operating condition and meets all statutory safety requirements.
On delivery of a dry hire machine to a site, we provide a full machine induction and additional training for operators who may be unfamiliar with the type or model supplied.
All Markwell Group employees, whether they are maintenance crews, operators, or truck drivers, undergo full safety inductions. Our in-house documentation includes defect-reporting procedures while meeting all statutory reporting requirements, such as a logbook completion and accident notification.
Safety is of paramount importance to our business, and we conduct a full review of all accidents and incidents as part of our aim to constantly improve safety standards.
Superior Operators
While a significant portion of our plant hire services is offered on a dry hire basis, fully experienced and skilled operators are available upon request to ensure your project runs smoothly.
At Markwell Plant Hire, we are committed to employing the most competent and reliable staff. Our in-house quality system governs the selection and ongoing training of all personnel, with clear guidelines for induction, safety protocols, and operational procedures. Additionally, job-specific induction procedures are tailored to meet the unique requirements of each project.
As a result of these comprehensive procedures, only fully trained and qualified operators are assigned to your projects, ensuring the highest level of expertise and safety on-site.
Our Fleet and Equipment for Hire
With over 90 machines available for hire, we have the right equipment for any job. From excavators and loaders to crushers and screening plants, our fleet is equipped for large-scale projects and tight-access works alike.
- Excavators: 3 to 75 tonnes (variety of attachments)
- Long-Reach Excavators: 20 to 75 tonnes
- Articulated Dump Trucks
- Wheel Loaders
- Graders
- Rollers and Compactors
- Mobile Crushers and Screens
- Skid Steers
- Backhoe
- Body Trucks
- Prime movers (end tippers, side tippers, flatbed trailers, a variety of floats)
- Water Trucks
- Recycling Equipment
Skilled Machinery and Equipment Operators
While we specialise in dry hire (without operator), we also provide highly skilled operators for all our equipment on a wet hire basis.
We offer a full range of attachments for excavators, including rock breakers, grabs, shears, pulverisers, augers, compaction plates, and post-hole diggers. Our in-house service team ensures all equipment is maintained to the highest safety and performance standards, reducing downtime and maximising efficiency.
Contracts and Projects Completed
BMD - Supply a number of plant including, excavators, articulated dump trucks and crushers and screens.
Mt Carlton Mine - Production of engineered fill for tailings dam, 200,000 tonne of blast rock.
Laing O'Rourke - Provided over 20 machines on wet hire to reclaim the Townsville Port Authority area.
Townsville City Council - The Townsville City Council regularly hire wet and dry hire equipment ranging from graders, skidsteers and trucks.
Pinnacle Views Estate - Supply plant hire for Pinnacle Views Estate including, excavators, rollers, graders and water carts. These machines utilised trimble to construct the 52 lot subdivision.
Lady Annie Mine - In 2010 The Markwell Group constructed Leech Pads, Process Ponds and associated drains for CST Minerals. These dams were constructed using Trimble GPS technology.
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Looking for expert earthmoving, demolition, or crushing services in Northern QLD? Contact our team today for a quote. Call us on 07 4774 7300.