Our Company
Professional quality access equipment available across Australia through our extensive distributor network, and exported to our partners in New Zealand, Asia, UAE and Europe.
StockMaster products are manufactured by Custom Ladder Company based in the regional centre of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia.
Custom Ladder Company began operation as a wholesale business supplying the building and construction industries. This included supply of special purpose ladders which lead to a breakthrough design for a mobile platform ladder.
In 1994, Custom Ladder Company (CLC) commenced experiments with a series of design possibilities to produce a safe productive and cost-effective mobile platform-ladder. This resulted in the first release of the Stockmaster range of technically innovative access equipment in 1995.
Today CLC products are available across Australia and New-Zealand through an extensive distributor network and are also exported to Asia, the Middle East and Europe. CLC products provide safe, easy to use, and productive access solutions for Retailing, Manufacturing, Transport, Records Management, Warehousing, Storage and many other applications.
We offer professional quality access equipment with full factory back up service and technical advice.
Our products are manufactured to comply with AS 1892.1:2018 (Australian ladder manufacturing standard), EN131 -Parts 1 & 2 (harmonised European ladder manufacturing standard) , the CE – Machinery directive and US standard ANSI-ASC A14.2-2007
Our pricing reflects the quality philosophy of our products. To put simply it is to be expected that a quality product will cost more than a cheaply made alternative. However when it comes to purchasing the price is only what you pay; the quality is what you get and experience shows the quality of an access product is paramount in ensuring the safety, ease of use and long term satisfaction of the customer.
Our Attention To Detail
StockMaster products are manufactured with user safety and long-term reliability as the end goal. We do not cut any corners in materials used or the manufacturing process.
We Are Problem Solvers
Over 30 years industry experience and Stockmaster’s modular design allows us to be somewhat flexible, and deliver customised solutions to meet your unique needs.
We Reduce The Risk
Working at heights can be a dangerous practice. When you utilise StockMaster equipment to perform your at height tasks you significantly reduce operator risk.
Warranty And Assurance
For the ultimate peace of mind, StockMaster products come with a 2-year product warranty and exceed the Standards for “Portable Metal Ladders”.
As a national leader in our industry, StockMaster puts the health and safety into your height access solutions.
Who We Are
To offer professional quality access equipment with full factory back up service and technical advice
Our Mission
We are committed to the manufacture of quality products offering high productivity, ease of use and long-term reliability.
Core Values
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Providing Safe Access for critical at Height tasks
The earliest known use of Ladders
Safety Standards have come along way in the last 30 years protecting workers and the task of working at heights.
Moreover, the need to improve the safe operation of ladder products has had a longer history. The earliest known use of ladders dates back to the Mesolithic period some 10,000 years ago where rock paintings from this period depict humans using ladders to reach a wild honeybee nest in pursuit of harvesting honey.
A significant step forward was made in 1862 when John H Balsley filed a patent for the first folding step ladder. John Balsley was born in 1823 and earned his living as a carpenter in Dayton Ohio.
Although the step ladder had been around for several years before 1862 Balsley was the first man to patent the idea. The name “step ladder” came from the fact that the ladder had flat steps for the user to stand on in place of large round rungs. Also Balsley’s ladder had a hinge at the top of the back brace so that it could be folded.
International patents for safe mobile ladder designs show that solutions for improvement have been sought as far back as the early 1900’s however an opportunity there remained to improve the product particularly with respect to safe operation.
An early example is seen in the full text of the patent filed with the US patent office in August 1931 by Harry E ballard who assigned the invention to the Coburn Trolley Track Manufacturing Company of Holyoke Massachusetts. The invention relates to “ladders which are employed in mercantile and other establishments to facilitate access to goods upon shelves in a store or salesroom”
Solving Height Access Requirements Around The Globe.
With company offices, dealer partners and an extensive distributor network across five countries. We have the right experts in place to offer professional advice and service your height access requirements
