Our Key Value Proposition

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Product Availability

We aim to have the fastest attachment availability in the markets we serve. By having appropriate stock levels we aim to rapidly pick and ship items rapidly.

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Product and Customer Support

We thoroughly believe that customers should be first in our business. We place a great deal of internal focus on customer service and product support, which is what truly separates us from the competition.

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Quality Assurance

Our goal is to improve our products and their quality continually. By longevity and utility, we strive to make a difference in our customer's businesses with a superior product selection.

4

Product Performance

In addition to building products from quality materials, we endeavour to give customers the tools to achieve maximum productivity by working with machinery manufacturers and end-users to tune our gear for the best results.

NZ's quality assured excavator attachment partner for excavator resellers providing them with product support and guaranteed availability.

A2 Factories

We pride ourselves on our technical and manufacturing ability. This extends to our modern facilities designed to build and develop attachments 

Attach2 New Zealand

Attach2's Headquarters is based in the 'Sunny' Wairarapa since the start. The Attach2 HQ was purpose-built for design and manufacturing of Attachments and has steadily grown in capability since the first attachment rolled out the door.

Address: 11 Norman Ave, Waingawa, 5811, Carterton, New Zealand

Attach2 Australia

Based in the busy Acacia Ridge suburb of Brisbane, the Australian Attach2 Branch boasts modern production facilities and offices and focuses on the manufacturing, development and support of the Sure-Grip and Heli-TIlt Couplers.

Address: 18 Success St, Acacia Ridge, 4110, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Joe Hart

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

With a strong passion for heavy machinery, Joe founded the business in the ‘90s after making one our first tilt buckets. A key innovator in the business, Joe is still heavily involved in product development.

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Gem Hart

General Manager

Gem is highly driven and spends his time working on strategy and direction for the company. He also heads up our innovative design team.

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Isaac Hart

Attach2 AU General Manager

Isaac is an extremely energetic person, always looking for new ways to take the company forward. Looking after sales and operations he is keenly involved in all parts of the company

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Jacob Hart

Marketing Manager

Jacob Hart heads the marketing for the Company. He complements the team with strong flair for creating the company marketing material and image.

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Logan Hamlin

Sales Manager

Logan is a great individual always eager to help our clients find the best products to fit their needs. Looking after all larger clients and head offices Logan spends most of his time travelling the country.

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Paul Thompson

Account Manager

Paul is a very social person and enjoys helping our customers and team out. His main role is supporting the sales team and looking after customers after the sale is completed.

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Korde Brough

Account Manager

Korde is a great member of the team who always enjoys a laugh with his colleagues. He manages the supply chain, procuring products and looking after inventory.

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Explore our History starting way back in 1960

1960 saw the beginning of what could be said is the Hart family's introduction to earthmoving and heavy machinery.

The only picture we have from the good ole' days is this one here of Cecil Hart (Joe Hart's Great Grandfather) with his Caterpillar D2. A very popular bulldozer in New Zealand at the time, in fact so popular Caterpillar sold more D2's in New Zealand than anywhere else in the world at the time.

What Happened in 1979

In the back of the hay shed a block of Macrocarpa was cut into the shape of a tank with a chainsaw. 

It was 1979, and it was the beginning of C-DAX sprayers on a farm near Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Joe Hart's father wanted to create a spray tank for his trike for use on the farm, the shaped block of Macrocarpa was then sent for fabrication from aluminium.

It was from here C-DAX was born and became well known across New Zealand for what was a revolutionary idea in the farming industry.

What Happened in 1994

By 1994 C-DAX had grown into a national company, selling spraying units for a multitude of farm machines. 

It was here that the Hart family learnt the ins and outs of manufacturing products; all in the back of a now very advanced hay shed turned factory on the family farm.

It was also in 1994 that C-DAX sold and ultimately ended being owned by Ravensdown of New Zealand. Today C-DAX still operates near Palmerston North selling sprayers to the farming industry.

The inventive spirit and entrepreneurial spirit continued.

What Happened in 1995

From 1995 to the early 2000s Joe Hart was running his own farm, contracting, and helping out with the family business; a heavy machinery hire company in Palmerston North City.

While completing a dairy water project, it was suggested that Joe use a 'tilting bucket' to get the job done on the slope of a hill. At the time no one used tilt buckets as they're known today and it required the conversion of a wide bucket.

After the initial hesitation of adding a ram to his wide bucket, the tilt bucket was a major success in speeding up work.

It was also the beginning of things to come.

What Happened in 2003

Now in the new millennium, Joe and family moved to the Wairarapa starting their new business in earnest; Hiremax.

Hiremax was the Wairarapa's first locally based heavy machinery hire company.

With the gear, Joe Hart had amassed from his contracting days he started the hire company with five diggers, two bulldozers, two rollers, an eight-wheeler truck and a tip truck.

A lot of the gear at the start was well used with an average of 3,000 to 4,000 hours on each machine.

What Happened in 2004

Hiremax quickly went from strength to strength in the region.

A new building was constructed just outside of Masterton to serve as the main base of operations with plenty of space to house and work on the equipment as it came and went to different sites.

It was also in 2004 that La Rippa was started, after building new ripper gear for Hiremax's own bulldozers, Hiremax was asked to build the same gear for others, which soon encompassed ROPS and track guards in the same year.

What Happened in 2008

The stock market crash was one of the distinguishing factors of 2008; Hiremax and the fledgling La Rippa faced what would be a make or break time, a similar story for most companies of the time.

Hire utilisation and revenue were down over 40% and was during this time that Hiremax and La Rippa doubled down on their marketing efforts.

In addition to increased marketing, La Rippa had been experiencing increased interest from a number of sectors and expanded their offering by manufacturing buckets and prototype tilt buckets that would later become known as 'Elite Tilt Buckets'.

What Happened in 2009

La Rippa was renamed to Attach2 to communicate better what products were on offer, Attach2 was still just a small part of the Hiremax business but was rapidly growing.

It was decided that for Attach2 to truly succeed and see it's true potential the Hart family had to commit and be ready to scale.

What Happened in 2018

2018 saw the introduction of Attach2's most revolutionary bucket. The All in One Bucket. Making it's first full debut at the CCNZ REOC at the 2018 Big Boys Toys. 

What Happened in 2019

Whilst this year may still be in progress, a number of exciting developments have already occurred. Namely Attach2's acquisition of the Sure-Grip and Heli-Tilt Intellectual Property and Designs.

Mid 2019 also sees the establishment of Attach2 Australia in Brisbane and a new Manufacturing Hub, Offices and Support Team based there to support the new Heli-Tilt and Sure-Grip product lines.

Serving and Supporting our Customers

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Service Network

With an extensive service network covering the country, we can get someone to your machinery in the shortest time to assist with what we do best – keeping you working. As the manufacturer, we have a complete range of spare parts in stock for all attachments sold.

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Permanent Support

When something does go wrong we understand that time is money and it needs to be fixed now. We pride ourselves on our exceptional customer service and getting you back up and running with as little downtime as possible.

Service Network

Our in house Service Network covers every nook and cranny across New Zealand and Australia with more locations being added to bring support closer to even our most distant customers.

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 Working at Attach2

Attach2 shouldn't just be a great company to deal with; but to work for too. We see staff as our biggest asset, we have a diverse workforce that fosters growth and personal development.

"No day is the same here, and being near the centre of our product design has allowed me invaluable insights and to be a big part of where the company is going."

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Mark Guillard

After Sales Support

"Working at Attach2 has been great for my own growth and being part of a hardworking team is just fantastic."

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Sam Flynn

Dispatch

"Working for Attach2 has been one of the best career decisions I’ve made, the easy-going and flat company structure makes working here enjoyable, and you can really be a part of the company’s growth."

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Simon Johnston

Marketing

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Attach2 is part of HG Group. Founded in 2003 to provide for our families and communities with "make it easy" supply of our products to the construction market.

Find out more about the HG Group Story by downloading our Culture Book.

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Products in stock

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Life Flight

Life Flight is a charity that provides emergency air services like the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Air Ambulances. Every 6 hours someone needs urgent help and so far more than 30,000 people have been helped by Life Flight. We support them so they can keep saving people.

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RRT

Inspired by community spirit and the gift of giving, a steady movement of volunteer efforts across the globe developed into a committed charitable organisation – now known as
the Rapid Relief Team (RRT).

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OneSchool

OneSchool is a charitably supported school with a global education system focussed on preparing students for life. OneSchool has an innovative approach to learning using cutting-edge technologies to prepare life-ready students who learn how to learn.

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Wairarapa Boxing Academy

The Wairarapa Boxing Academy aims to turn youth into healthy respectful young adults by motivating them to be the best they can, respect their families and friends and to take control of their actions and the consequences, good and bad.

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