WesTrac Pty Ltd is a Caterpillar dealer. It is owned by Australian Capital Equity, which in turn is owned by Kerry Stokes.
WesTrac is based in South Guildford, Western Australia, and is the Caterpillar dealer for Western Australia, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and northern China. Until 1989, the Caterpillar dealership in Western Australia was known as Wigmores, which was also bought by Australian Capital Equity in 1988.
It supplies Caterpillar mining trucks to BHP, Rio Tinto and other numerous mining companies, as well as Caterpillar engines for power generation and marine transport.
It has over 3,000 employees and is the biggest employer of apprentices outside of government.
Since 2000, WesTrac has opened dealerships across China, and is one of the largest suppliers of Caterpillar products in the world.
In 2006, WesTrac closed its agricultural dealerships in Australia, resulting from a decision by Caterpillar to cease production of agricultural equipment. Customers of Westrac were concerned that their warranties would not be honoured.
On 22 February 2010, it was announced that WesTrac would merge with Seven Network Limited, which is 50% owned by Kerry Stokes.
On 30 August 2012, Westrac officially opened its multimillion-dollar branch at Tomago, which is known as the Newcastle branch.
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