Pallet Express
About this opportunity
Take control of an established Townsville transport business with 16 years of operating history, a straightforward Monday-to-Friday model and no employees to manage.
Pallet Express Townsville provides an incoming owner with the opportunity to step into an established local operation focused on empty-pallet collection and local delivery. Mobile and home-based, the business combines practical field-based work with direct control over daily scheduling, customer relationships and service delivery.
Pallet Express Townsville provides empty-pallet collection and local delivery services for selected businesses throughout the Townsville area.
The mobile operating model keeps the business focused on the work at hand. With no separate employee team and no requirement identified for a dedicated commercial premises, an incoming owner can take direct responsibility for scheduling, customer relationships and daily service delivery.
The included Isuzu truck and Hiab crane equipment provide the practical operating capability used to undertake the collection and delivery work at the centre of the business.
For the right purchaser, this is an opportunity to take over a long-established local operation, continue servicing its existing work and make the business their own.
Business Story
For 16 years, Pallet Express Townsville has operated within the local transport market, providing empty-pallet collection and local delivery services for selected businesses throughout the Townsville area.
For an incoming owner, that history provides the opportunity to take over an existing operation rather than establish a transport business from the ground up.
The business has a straightforward service focus. Its day-to-day activities centre on collecting empty pallets and completing local deliveries, with the owner taking direct responsibility for scheduling, customer relationships and service delivery.
The mobile, home-based structure is an important part of the operating model. There is no separate employee team to manage, allowing the owner to remain directly involved in the business and organise the working day around the requirements of the existing service operation.
The working week also provides a clear distinction between business and personal time. Pallet Express Townsville operates Monday to Friday, with no weekend or public holiday trading.
Supporting the operation is a 2010 Isuzu FVM 1400 truck together with 2025 Hiab Duo 111 crane equipment. This equipment provides the practical transport and lifting capability used to undertake the collection and delivery work and gives an incoming owner an established operating base from which to continue the business.
For a purchaser who enjoys practical work and prefers being out in the field rather than tied to a desk, the business offers a hands-on owner-operator opportunity. At the same time, the absence of a separate employee team keeps responsibility for scheduling, customer service and day-to-day decision-making directly with the owner.
After 16 years of operation, Pallet Express Townsville offers more than the equipment required to start working. It provides the opportunity to take control of an established local business, step into an existing service model and continue the operation from day one.
An incoming owner can maintain the established model while considering how the business may fit their own ambitions, operating capability and future plans.
The operating foundations are in place. The next chapter is ready for a new owner.
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Denny brings a distinguished career spanning corporate management, national and international FMCG organisations, and hands on ownership of multiple small businesses. His background includes extensive experience in operational management, sales and marketing leadership, franchise management, and the successful ownership and operation of motels, courier services, and supermarket businesses.
Recognising a gap in the market for a communicator with deep operational insight and genuine commercial understanding, Denny established his business broking practice in 2007. Drawing on decades of combined corporate and small business experience, he has elevated the standard of business brokering through the creation of the Business Sales Group—comprising of NQ Business Sales, CQ Business Sales, FNQ Business Sales and SEQ Business Sales.
Today, the Business Sales Group operates as a highly automated, technology driven organisation, delivering exceptional reach, rapid response times, and a consistently professional product. This modern platform has set new benchmarks in efficiency, presentation, and buyer engagement.
Denny’s focus remains unwavering: to support both sellers and buyers throughout the transaction process and deliver outcomes that are fair, transparent, and commercially sound. He continues to grow the business footprint while embracing the latest technologies to ensure clients receive a premium, high quality service.
Elliott Millar is a business broker dedicated to making the sales journey clear, supported, and stress free for business owners. With five years’ experience as a Marine Engineering Officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy — including a secondment to the Royal Australian Navy — he brings a calm, structured, and dependable approach to every transaction. His background “supporting engineering teams in the management of critical naval assets” shaped his ability to stay composed under pressure and guide people through complex processes with clarity.
Elliott’s focus is simple: ensure clients feel informed, understood, and confident from the first conversation through to settlement. He breaks the sales process into clear, manageable steps, sets realistic expectations, and provides steady guidance so owners never feel overwhelmed or uncertain.
He works closely with clients to understand their goals, prepare their business for market, and present it in a way that reflects its true strengths. His people first leadership style — developed through mentoring teams and coordinating high stakes operations — ensures every client receives patient communication, thoughtful advice, and consistent support.
Whether managing enquiries, coordinating with buyers, or facilitating a smooth handover, Elliott prioritises transparency, communication, and a positive experience for all involved. His commitment extends beyond completing a transaction; he aims to make the entire process easier, more comfortable, and genuinely supported.
Elliott’s promise to his clients: clear communication, steady support, and a sales process that feels manageable every step of the way.
Phil started his working career in purchasing with large and multi-national companies in Sydney.
A family relocation to Bowen in 1974 was the catalyst to owning his own business.
Phil has been in various businesses from Pest Control to Delicatessen/Takeaway and has for the last 39 years built a wholesale business that has served Bowen, Whitsundays, Mackay and the Coalfields, from 1 truck and himself to 6 trucks and 15 employees.
This has given Phil a very solid knowledge of the area from Bowen to Rockhampton and what it takes to thrive in business there.
Phil has a strong knowledge of business and business practices built through the process of growing his own business as well as time spent on State Franchise Council and dealing with the many changing government policies in those 39 years.
The process of selling his own business has shown Phil the real need for a locally based business broker, easily contacted and heavily focused on the Central Queensland area, which has led to his involvement in CQ Business Brokers.