Lift Equipt's Experienced Crew

Brian Johnston

With a career spanning 55 years in the mining, oil and gas industry, you would be hard pressed to find anybody with a broader knowledge base and skill set than Brian.

He started his career as a trade plant mechanic and his leadership and technical competency were soon identified, and he found himself thrust into the high-pressure environment of running workshops for mine sites. Downtime is a swear word in the mining sector and Brian became the go-to when you needed the job done right the first time, a quality trait that has endured to this day.

Brian is a qualified mine inspector and started his own business in 1989 specializing in cranes, heavy plant and forklifts. He also owns a specialized training company with facilities in the Pilbara. If its a question on heavy lifting, shifting or safety within the industry Brian will undoubtedly be able to assist.

Brett Johnston

Brett grew up around heavy plant machinery and realized from an early age he wanted to make this industry a career. From humble beginnings, in Karratha, the company has grown to be a powerhouse in the forklift hire and supply category specializing in equipment of all sizes from small capacity Hyundai forklifts to the behemoths of the container yard, the CVS Ferrari reach stackers and empty container handlers. Brett has a wealth of industry experience and always keen to assist clients ensuring they get the right machine for the right job at the best price possible.

Danny Blazeski

Danny has had a highly successful background in sales, new business initiatives and high performing teams and is our sales manager for WA. Highly accomplished and knowledgeable when it comes to forklifts and heavy lifting, he is your go-to when you need advise on forklift hire , sales or service.

Ron Halliwell

With 25 years of experience in the heavy haulage and mining sector, Ron brings a wealth of experience to the team at Lift Equipt. With a mechanical trade, Ron spent 13 years with Cummins and was operations manager Karratha before he decided on a move back to Perth. Heading up workshop and operations at Lift Equipt Ron can be contacted below for forklift service and repairs.

Neil Howarth

With a solid understanding of the logistics industry and a career spanning 41 years, Neil has held multiple positions. From humble beginnings as a store man, Neil is now state manager for Victoria responsible for growing the Forklift hire sales and service divisions.

From Darwin to Brisbane and then on to Tasmania to join a civil contracting company you could say that Neil is not afraid to relocate and enjoy a new challenge.
A broad range of experience includes working underground in Mt Isa Mines, forklift operator, operations manager running local and interstate trucks, earth-moving supervisor, senior sales coordinator, branch manager and Major projects manager.

Neil is available to assist with all your materials handling needs in Victoria.

Blair Simpson

Blair is our Local Ops manager in Karratha and has a ton of experience in the mining and equipment hire industry. With a background in heavy plant and hydraulics, there is not much he doesn’t know when it comes to heavy lifting and shifting. Blair has lived in the Pilbara for 28 years loves fishing, diving a cold beer and a good laugh.