Why the minimum is one 20ft container.

Our entire model is built on cutting out the warehouse leg. We import direct from the mill and ship the container straight to your nearest Australian port for you to collect. A 20ft container is the smallest sealed unit a shipping line will move under that arrangement — anything smaller becomes LCL (Less than Container Load), which means consolidation depots, double-handling, warehouse storage and the markup that comes with all of it. The whole reason our prices beat the rural retailers is that we never touch that chain.

Roughly 21 tonnes of star droppers (the sea-cargo payload limit of a 20ft) — that's around 6,800 × 1.65m mediums, 6,300 × 1.80m mediums, or 4,900 × 2.10m heavies, depending on the mix. A 20ft container is the right size for one decent fencing project, a contractor restocking, or two or three neighbours splitting an order. It is not a 'small' quantity in pallet terms, but it is the smallest unit shipping makes economic sense at.

Three options. (1) Talk to your neighbours, your local contractor, or your Landcare / producer group and group-buy a container — most of our orders are split between 2–4 buyers at the same gate. (2) Wait for one of our shared containers — occasionally we land mixed stock at our Loxton yard and sell pallet quantities locally; ask us what's coming. (3) Buy retail from your rural supplier — we'll be honest, for under a pallet that's usually the right call.

Yes — and we strongly encourage it. The container lands at one port and one delivery address, but the invoice and the pickets can be split however you like. We can quote per buyer, supply separate dockets, and the truck can drop pallets at one gate for you to redistribute. A lot of our repeat customers are the 'organiser' for their district.

Straight from the vessel at your closest Australian capital port (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Fremantle) to your nominated delivery address. We do NOT truck stock from Loxton — that's the whole point. Side-loader, tilt-tray, or flat-top semi, depending on access at your end. You'll need a forklift or tractor with forks on site, or we can quote a self-unloading truck.

Container-direct orders typically land 8–14 weeks from confirmed order, depending on the mill production slot and the next available sailing. We confirm the ETA at quote stage. If you need stock faster, ask about shared containers already in transit — sometimes we can allocate from one already on the water.

We quote landed-to-gate so you see one total: product + sea freight + port + local cartage. No surprises. Because we skip the SA warehouse leg, the freight component is usually lower than buying from an east-coast wholesaler and trucking it across the country.

Tell us where you are — we ship to every commercial port in Australia and most regional rail heads. Darwin, Hobart, Townsville, Geraldton, Port Hedland are all options. We just need the destination postcode to quote it properly.