Forest Hill yard · Lockyer Valley · sale & hire
Shipping containers for sale and hire, on a yard you can walk through
Shipping containers for sale and hire, delivered Australia-wide from a real yard at Forest Hill in the Lockyer Valley — where you are welcome to walk in and look at the actual container first.
- Ring ahead and look over the exact unit at Forest Hill
- Cargo-worthy stock checked wind and watertight before it goes on the truck
- Too far to drive? Photos of your container on request, before delivery
- Every enquiry gets a reply within one business day — by a person, not an autoresponder
- Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 34 Google reviews, as at 13/08/2026
Get a price
The container first, then where to reach you.
Gate hours
- Mon–Fri
- 7:30am–5pm
- Sat
- 8am–12pm
Coming out?
Ring 0477 410 500 first so the units you want to see can be reached when you arrive.
Enquiries
Every enquiry gets a reply within one business day. A person at the yard writes back, not an autoresponder.
On the hardstand
What we sell from the Forest Hill yard
Three lengths cover nearly every job. The figures are starting prices, ex GST, for the grade named; the particular unit you walk up to can sit above them depending on its condition and where it has to be loaded.
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10ft
10ft Shipping Containers
Room is tight — a narrow side path, a setback that leaves almost nothing, or you just want a locked spot for the mower, a compressor and the tool racks.
- Used from
- $4,350
- New from
- $6,400
- Hire from
- $22/wk
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20ft
20ft Shipping Containers
There is roughly seven metres of flat, straight ground for it, and you want the size most people end up glad they picked.
- Used from
- $2,200
- New from
- $3,300
- Hire from
- $27/wk
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40ft
40ft Shipping Containers
The site is roomy, the truck can get a long straight run at it, and storage per dollar is what counts.
- Used from
- $2,600
- New from
- $5,500
- Hire from
- $42/wk
Also through the gate: general purpose, high cube, side opening, dangerous goods. Dangerous goods units are built to order rather than kept on the ground.
Check the grade before you compare prices. Cargo-worthy is the grade we check wind and watertight before it leaves the yard. As-is units are cheaper again and are not sold watertight — one may carry a patched repair, a soft spot in the floor, or a door seal that no longer seats properly, and we will tell you exactly what is wrong with a particular unit rather than let you find it out on delivery day. New single-trip containers are unmarked, sealed, and have made one loaded voyage. If the container has to keep rain off whatever goes inside it, buy cargo-worthy or better.
A walk round the yard
Five stops between our gate and your delivery
What happens when you come out to look, in the order it happens. If you cannot make the trip, the same checks are done for you and photographed on request.
Stop 1 Ring, then come in off the road
The yard is at 24 Forest Hill Fernvale Rd, Forest Hill, QLD, 4342, off the Warrego between Gatton and Laidley and about an hour west of Brisbane. A call before you leave home means somebody is free to walk you round.
Stop 2 Containers on hardstand
Units stand on a hard surface, not in long grass, so you can walk the full length of the one you are weighing up and look along its sides and roof line.
Stop 3 Grades within a few steps of each other
Seeing new single-trip, cargo-worthy and as-is stock close together explains the price gap faster than any description of it. The difference is mostly in the floor, the door rubbers and the paint.
Stop 4 Doors open, then step inside
Close the doors behind you. Any daylight around the seals or through the roof rules a unit out for anything that has to stay dry. Walk the floor near the doorway, where soft patches usually start.
Stop 5 The one you pick is the one that travels
Once you have chosen, that exact container is the one that gets loaded. We then work out which truck your site needs and book it in.
Visiting
Opening hours, and how an inspection visit runs
Ring the yard first
Tell us the length and grade you are weighing up and roughly when you will arrive, so the right units are reachable when you pull in.
Bring the measurements of your spot
The length and width of where it is going, and the narrowest point on the way in. With those we can tell you there and then whether a 20ft or a 40ft will actually get there.
Look it over properly
Doors, seals, floor and roof, in that order. Our inspection checklist is the same one we use ourselves.
Leave with one figure
The price you are given covers that container and the truck to your address. Nothing about delivery is left as a question mark for later.
Most of our customers are nowhere near the Lockyer Valley, and that is fine. Ask and we will photograph the actual unit and send the pictures through before delivery.
Grades
Three grades, read straight off the unit
Grade moves the price more than length does, and it settles whether a container is sold watertight. This is what each one looks like when you are standing in front of it.
| Grade | What you are looking at | Sold watertight? |
|---|---|---|
| New (single-trip) | Built, loaded once, shipped once, unloaded here. Straight walls, clean floor, unfaded paint, seals that have never been out in the weather for long. If the container is going somewhere it will be looked at — a front yard, a shopfront, a display — this is the one. | Yes |
| Cargo-worthy used | A working container that is still certified fit to carry freight at sea. Dents, surface rust and old shipping-line paint are normal and expected. Wind and watertight is checked before it leaves. This is the grade most people should buy and about seventy per cent of what we sell. | Yes |
| As-is | Retired from sea service and sold on its faults. Cheapest by a distance and completely fine for a lot of jobs — a tool lock-up under cover, a bund, a site office shell, a base for a build. Not sold watertight. We photograph the faults and tell you what they are before you buy it. | No |
Where we deliver
From Forest Hill to the rest of the country
Containers leave this yard for every state. These are the towns we know well enough to write about — the roads in, the ground and what tends to catch a delivery out.
A long way from the Lockyer? Our town pages for shipping containers Rockhampton, shipping containers Bendigo and shipping containers Ballina cover the ground, the access and the grade worth buying there, for sale and hire.
Elsewhere in Queensland
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Questions
Before you drive out — and if you can't
Can I look at the container before I buy it?
Yes, and we would rather you did. Our yard is at 24 Forest Hill Fernvale Rd, Forest Hill, QLD, 4342, in the Lockyer Valley about an hour west of Brisbane. Ring first so we know you are coming and can have the units you are interested in accessible, then walk around them, open the doors and look at the floor yourself. If you cannot get out here, we will send photographs of the actual unit on request, before delivery.
What grade of container should I buy?
Cargo-worthy used is the right answer for most people — a working container still certified fit for sea freight, checked wind and watertight before it leaves us. New single-trip is the one to buy if the container will be looked at or converted. As-is is the cheapest and is not sold watertight; it suits a lock-up under cover or a base for a build. The grades page walks through all three properly.
How much does delivery cost?
It depends on the distance and, more than people expect, on the access at your end. A flat industrial site with a wide entry and a tight residential driveway on a hill are different jobs even if they are the same distance from the yard. We quote delivery with the container so the number you get is the number you pay. One phone call and a couple of photos of the entry usually settles it.
How quickly can I get one?
It depends on what is on the ground and where you are. A standard 20ft going somewhere reasonably accessible in south-east Queensland is the quickest job we do. Longer for the far north, for anything made to order like a dangerous goods unit, and in the wet season when unsealed access roads close. Tell us the date you actually need it and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable, then confirm it when you order.
Do I need council approval to put a container on my block?
It depends entirely on your council, how long it is staying and what it is used for. Plenty of shires treat a container as a temporary or ancillary structure with no approval needed; others want a siting application, especially if it is visible from the street or staying permanently. It is a short phone call to your council and worth making before delivery day rather than after.
What sizes do you sell?
10ft, 20ft and 40ft, in general purpose, high cube, side opening and dangerous goods configurations, new and used. The 20ft is the default answer and the cheapest per cubic metre most weeks. The 40ft is the best value per cubic metre if the access allows it. The 10ft is the one to buy when the space genuinely will not take anything bigger.
Get a price
Price a container from the yard
Size, grade and the delivery suburb, then your name and number. Every enquiry gets a reply within one business day.
Rather talk? Ring the yard on 0477 410 500, Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm, Sat 8am–12pm