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Preserve capital by hiring the right equipment at the right time

Keep mining with the largest and most comprehensive underground equipment hire fleet in Australia including longwall relocation, run of mine, development, production and ancillary assets.

The trusted hire solution

The reason customers keep coming back to Bis to provide all their underground equipment is certainty.

Certainty of quality
We maintain our equipment using best practice maintenance practices to ensure high availability, with every machine delivered with its mandatory machine and safety documentation.

Certainty that we understand coal
Our investment in our fleet and innovation is always aligned to customer requirements and industry demand.

Certainty of support
Our long-term scheduling system ensures equipment availability for peace-of-mind, together with field service, tyres, and 24-hour parts and workshop support.

Benefits of our hire equipment

  • Procurement efficiencies - all the equipment you need delivered on time and ready to work

  • Designated Bis account manager – your point of contact

  • Long-term equipment scheduling ensures availability for peace-of-mind

  • Backed by expert maintenance and support services from the industry’s leading team of underground experts

  • Complete documentation provided training packages available

Longwall relocation equipment hire

Relocation of longwall equipment is a major logistical operation that requires detailed planning and highly specialised equipment.

Bis is the largest provider of longwall relocation equipment hire and support services in Australia, including shearer carriers, mules, heavy lifts and chock trailers.

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Run of mine equipment hire

The certainty of having quality specialist run of mine equipment when needed, with long-term or casual hire options, ensures greater security and flexibility, whilst preserving valuable capital.

Choose from a vast array of equipment including Load Haul Dump (LHD) machines, graders and personnel transporters.

Our run of mine equipment can be found in almost every underground mine in Australia.

Development and production equipment hire

We ensure the future of mining activity by having a comprehensive range of equipment ready to support development and production phases. Our fleet includes:

  • continuous miners
  • roof bolting equipment
  • shuttle cars
  • feeder breakers
  • power generators
  • ancillary equipment

Peace of mind hiring and capital spend optionality for customers:

  • equipment can be locked in up to a year in advance
  • every asset is compliant with statutory regulations
  • every asset is fully maintained using best practice maintenance strategies

Our latest innovations

Meet Razor. The cutting edge in underground graders.

A new proprietary grader providing increased safety, better operator ergonomics and exceptional performance, from the cab to the cutting edge.

Discover Razor

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