A lot of the demand out here is seasonal — a harvest, a cotton picking season, a construction phase, a shutdown with a date on it. Sometimes that's an argument for hiring and handing it back. Sometimes the job runs long enough that buying is plainly cheaper. We do both, so the advice you get isn't steered.
Checked cargo-worthy units from $2,200 for a 20ft, new single-trip from $3,300 — guide prices, ex GST. Photos of your container on request before delivery, one delivered price with the freight in it, and an asset that still has real resale value in ten years.
Browse the range20ft hire from $27 a week on flexible terms — a build, a harvest, a shutdown, a contract with an end date. Cargo-worthy grade and watertight for the whole hire, and if it turns out you want to keep it, we'll talk about a buy-out rather than start again.
Get a hire rateUnder about a year, hire is usually in front — no capital tied up, no disposal problem at the end. Past two years, buying wins clearly, and it wins harder than the raw numbers suggest because a well-bought used unit resells for most of what you paid for it.
In between is a real conversation, and it depends on whether the work is contracted or rolling. Ring and we'll do the arithmetic with you — including when it points at the option that makes us less money.
Ask the questionTell us the job and the timeline and we'll quote it bought and hired, so the comparison is yours to make.