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Our History

Seizing on an idea and an opportunity brothers Carl and Frank Cardaci took a chance and bought their first truck in 1968. Since then they have never looked back, using their supply chain experience to expand into a range of distribution businesses.

In order to strengthen the support available to each of the individual operating businesses the CFC Group was formed in 2007.

Whilst the CFC Group is a relatively young organisation it is built on over 40 years of experience.

Timeline Events Key

Centurion
Construction Equipment Australia
CFC Holdings
SDF Landgear
Underground Services

1969 Frank and Carl Cardaci start in transport

1971 Centurion Transport Co Pty Ltd incorporated

1974 CFC Holdings Pty Ltd incorporated

1981 Construction Equipment Australia Pty Ltd (CEA)
0000 began as Furukawa distributor

1983 New Transport depot completed

1986 CEA become Bobcat & Liebherr distributor

1991 CEA become Samsung & NPK hammers distributor

1993 CFC appointed the Samsung dealer

1995 CEA become Soosan hammers distributor

1996 Bobcat changes distribution. CEA takes on
0000 Gehl skidsteers

1997 Purchased 50% of Underground Services Australia

1998   Volvo takes over Samsung resulting in CEA & CFC
0000   Holdings losing this distribution.
0000   CEA take on JCB distribution.

1999   CEA appointed as dealer for Daewoo (Doosan)
0000   CFC appointed as dealer for JCB & Daewoo (Doosan)
0000   dealer & purchase 8% share of CEA.
0000   Centurion purchase Brambles Ltd WA operations

2000 Construction Equipment Rentals begin

2002 Centurion sign 5 year contract with Rio Tinto

2003 CFC purchases CEA (East Coast)

2005 AEA established & acquires Ezee-on assets.
0000 Appointed JCB dealer

2006 Start of Construction Equipment Financial Services. 0000 Centurion takeover Urgent Freight.

2007   AEA appointed Deutz-Fahr distributor.
0000   Urgent Freight re-named Centurion Local Express.
0000   All companies are joined under one banner “CFC
0000   Group”.

2008   SDF Landgear take over retail business of Dan
0000   Cosgrove Ltd in NZ and launched as a new business
0000   in New Zealand & Australia distributing Deutz-Fahr and
0000   SAME products.
0000   New $40m purpose built freight terminal opened in
0000   Hazelmere

2009 Underground Services joins CFC Group

2010   SDF Landgear ceases to be the Deutz-Fahr and SAME
0000   distributor in Australia and New Zealand.
0000   Centurion acquires Coles Supermarket contact for
0000   South West region of WA from BIS and Hampton's
0000   General Freight Services to and from Kalgoorlie.
0000



				Our History Seizing on an idea and an opportunity brothers Carl and Frank Cardaci took a chance and bought their first truck in 1968. Since then they have never looked back, using their supply chain experience to expand into a range of distribution businesses. In order to strengthen the support available to each of the individual operating businesses the CFC Group was formed in 2007. Whilst the CFC Group is a relatively young organisation it is built on over 40 years of experience. Timeline Events Key Centurion Construction Equipment Australia CFC Holdings SDF Landgear Underground Services 1969 Frank and Carl Cardaci start in transport 1971 Centurion Transport Co Pty Ltd incorporated 1974 CFC Holdings Pty Ltd incorporated 1981 Construction Equipment Australia Pty Ltd (CEA) 0000 began as Furukawa distributor 1983 New Transport depot completed 1986 CEA become Bobcat & Liebherr distributor 1991 CEA become Samsung & NPK hammers distributor 1993 CFC appointed the Samsung dealer 1995 CEA become Soosan hammers distributor 1996 Bobcat changes distribution. CEA takes on 0000 Gehl skidsteers 1997 Purchased 50% of Underground Services Australia 1998 Volvo takes over Samsung resulting in CEA & CFC 0000 Holdings losing this distribution. 0000 CEA take on JCB distribution. 1999 CEA appointed as dealer for Daewoo (Doosan) 0000 CFC appointed as dealer for JCB & Daewoo (Doosan) 0000 dealer & purchase 8% share of CEA. 0000 Centurion purchase Brambles Ltd WA operations 2000 Construction Equipment Rentals begin 2002 Centurion sign 5 year contract with Rio Tinto 2003 CFC purchases CEA (East Coast) 2005 AEA established & acquires Ezee-on assets. 0000 Appointed JCB dealer 2006 Start of Construction Equipment Financial Services. 0000 Centurion takeover Urgent Freight. 2007 AEA appointed Deutz-Fahr distributor. 0000 Urgent Freight re-named Centurion Local Express. 0000 All companies are joined under one banner “CFC 0000 Group”. 2008 SDF Landgear take over retail business of Dan 0000 Cosgrove Ltd in NZ and launched as a new business 0000 in New Zealand & Australia distributing Deutz-Fahr and 0000 SAME products. 0000 New $40m purpose built freight terminal opened in 0000 Hazelmere 2009 Underground Services joins CFC Group 2010 SDF Landgear ceases to be the Deutz-Fahr and SAME 0000 distributor in Australia and New Zealand. 0000 Centurion acquires Coles Supermarket contact for 0000 South West region of WA from BIS and Hampton's 0000 General Freight Services to and from Kalgoorlie. 0000