After more than 50 years in the business, Macfarlane is the big name in the generator game.

Established in 1949, Macfarlane Generators today specialises in the supply, installation and servicing of new used and refurbished Generator sets for industrial, commercial, domestic and recreational applications.

The Melbourne-based national operation offers a comprehensive range of power generation equipment form small portable power units to complete power houses equipped with the latest technology.

From 1kVA to 1000kVA and more, diesel or petrol, Macfarlane can supply and service every power requirement for the camper or caravanner, to giant industrial sites and manufacturing complexes, shopping centres, and mining and construction projects.

What's more, Macfarlane not only stocks an extensive array of brand name Generator sets but is also renowned Australia-wide for the design and construction of robust, purpose-built units to suit specific customer requirements.

Macfarlane Generators is a specialist too in acoustically-silenced Generators for film and television applications, having pioneered the development of this equipment in Australia more than 20 years ago.

Built specifically to suit the rigours of the diverse Australian climate, every Macfarlane Generator is engineered for maximum reliability and ease of maintenance, and is backed up by a comprehensive stock of service and replacement parts to suit all major brands.

Routine servicing and maintenance is the backbone of Macfarlane's extensive technical support to customers, while its Melbourne workshop is also expert at the refurbishment of Generator sets for resale at suprisingly economical prices, together with overhauling diesel engines, and the re-winding of alternators and Generators.

Its technical staff is multi-skilled to provide customers with a wide range of maintenance services from a basic service to complete strip downs and rebuilds.

Macfarlane can supply, install and service most makes of Generators.

Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit, Deutz, Dorman, Dunlite, Ford, Honda, Kawasaki, Kubota, Lister, Markon, Onan, Perkins, Powerlite, Puma, Stamford, Taiyo, Volvo and many more are available, most as new or refurbished sets.

Many are on display at Macfarlane Generators' Melbourne and Sydney sales centres.

There's a Macfarlane Generator for every application ... from a BHP mining site to the MCG. From an ice-cream van to the National Bank.

Little wonder Macfarlane Generators calls itself ‘the power behind Australia.’

New or refurbished ... Macfarlane Generators offers customers a viable choice.

Alongside its extensive range of brand name new and purpose-built Generator sets, Macfarlane has a wide selection of refurbished equipment at very affordable prices. You can usually count the savings in thousands of dollars.

Macfarlane can supply these refurbished units from the smallest portables to the largest Generators, including multiple sets suitable for paralleling and load sharing.

Virtually indistinguishable from new when refurbished, these 'pre-owned' Generator sets get the full Macfarlane workshop treatment.

It often begins with a complete strip down and inspection, and the replacement of any faulty or suspect parts, before the unit is re-assembled, painted and returned to original manufacturer's specifications.

An exhaustive load test program is then completed to ensure perfect operation, and a detailed specification, and test data sheet records this information for prospective customers.

Macfarlane's 'pre-owned' Generator sets are carefully purchased or are selected trade-ins, and have usually been operational in stand-by situations where the hours actually run are minimal.

Typically, diesel Generators have a life of thousands of hours before major service is required, so a machine with only a few hundred hours stand-by operation aboard is virtually in as-new condition.

But at Macfarlane it doesn't carry that ‘new’ price tag.

Additionally, sales tax is not applicable to ‘pre-owned’ Generators so the savings can be as much as 50 percent ... that makes tremendous economic sense if the unit is destined for a stand-by role.

Even as the prime power source, Macfarlane’s refurbished Generator sets are a smart choice. Let Macfarlane show you the facts and figures.

Increasingly, the 100 percent Australian-owned company is being approached to supply power generation equipment off-shore to a diverse range of customers and countries.

Among the far-flung destinations you'll find Macfarlane power at work are Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

Today Macfarlane Generators is one of Australia's most respected companies, but back in 1949's post war building boom, its origins were certainly hardworking and humble.

Founder Malcolm Macfarlane returned from WWII and, in partnership with fellow electrician Ian Alladice, began working from home on light commercial and domestic installations ... a growth industry at a time when peace brought a younger Australia prosperity.

M.A. Macfarlane & Co. (as it was then) operated successfully in a small way over the next 20 odd years, moving into specialty areas like power tool repairs, electric motor rewinds and maintenance, until the sudden death of its founder in 1967.

Enter Gerald Kay, a one-time Macfarlane apprentice (in 1957) who had left the company to gain more experience in the industrial field and, by the late '60s, was successfully operating his own electrical contracting business, G. G. Kay & Co. Pty Ltd.

Kay had always maintained close links with his first employers - indeed, he had a member of the Macfarlane family in staff - and the two companies were involved in several joint-venture projects at the time.

Gerald Kay acquired M.A. Macfarlane & Co. in mid-1969 and merged the two companies' activities on the one site in Clayton - today, in vastly expanded form, it serves as Macfarlane Generators' national headquarters.

Initially Macfarlane continued its sales and repair activities and G.G. Kay & Co. Pty Ltd its installation work, but in the early '70s the two companies expanded into the Generator field.

Macfarlane became involved with the construction of Australia's first sound-reduced Generators for TV and film work, and soon after moved into this new area of activity with designs and developments of its own.

Grasping the business opportunity with both hands, Kay moved the company into the sales and servicing of Generators, and this quickly became the core of Macfarlane's business.

That was certainly reflected in a name change to 'Macfarlane Generators' when the two companies were finally merged in mid-'81.

Since then, Macfarlane Generators have grown steadily to become synonymous with power generation both in Australia and overseas. A significant proportion of its customers are today drawn from neighbouring Asian countries.

Macfarlane Generators offers customers an extensive range of new, used and refurbished Generator sets, as well as a comprehensive parts back-up to suit all the major brands, and expert repair and servicing support.

Fifty years young, Macfarlane Generators is proudly 100 percent Australian-owned.