Hewitt Stone’s Trade & Supply division unites three decades’ worth of market knowledge to create a single, accountable channel for procurement and distribution. Whether you’re an infrastructure developer needing heavy equipment, an agro-exporter seeking market access, or a ship operator needing bunkering and supply boats, we offer end-to-end solutions: specification, supplier verification, shipping, customs clearance, delivery and after-sales support.
We source, lease and manage heavy machinery and engineered solutions for infrastructure, construction, mining and energy projects. Through Prime Hire and our China Direct relationships we offer highly technical procurement services for custom builds, conversions, specialty trucks, and turnkey mechanical systems.
Core services & offerings:
New equipment procurement (cranes, excavators, C6 graders, loaders)
Custom builds and conversions (specialist trucks, ISO-container conversions)
Parts sourcing & aftermarket supply (OEM & OEM-equivalents)
Machinery leasing & fleet solutions (short & long-term)
Installation, commissioning & maintenance contracts
Who we serve: contractors, EPCs, mining operators, civil projects, plant operators, rental houses.
We aggregate, grade, store and export high-value agricultural commodities (soya beans, sesame seeds, cashew, palm/cooking oil, grains). Our supply chain ensures traceability, compliance to phytosanitary standards, and price optimisation for farmers and buyers alike.
Services:
Farm aggregation & cooperative partnerships
Quality grading, cleaning & storage (warehouse management)
Export documentation, phytosanitary certification
Commodity broking and offtake agreements
Price risk management and forward contracting
We handle volumes of industrial minerals and base metals with a focus on legal compliance, responsible sourcing and guaranteed delivery. Our services bridge small-scale producers and multinational offtakers, delivering structured offtake agreements and commodity logistics.
Services & capabilities:
Mineral sourcing & offtake structuring (bulk & concentrate)
Sampling & assay management (chain-of-custody)
Smelter/refiner introductions & commercial negotiation
Logistics for bulk mineral movements (harbour to refinery)
Commodity finance introductions & escrow solutions
Pipeline & governance: due diligence, land tenure checks, export licence management, assay lab reporting, refinery acceptance testing.
Compliance & human rights: strict adherence to local mining regulations, anti-corruption checks, artisanal/SME traceability best practice.
Our logistics capability is both heavy-duty and flexible: onshore haulage fleets for last-mile delivery, bunkering and supply boats for offshore operations, and tugboats for port operations. We manage crew, compliance, fuel scheduling and route optimisation so your operations never stop.
Services:
Truck fleets & haulage contracts (regional & cross-border)
Marine supply & bunkering (offshore support vessels, supply boats)
Tugboat mobilisation & port services
Fleet maintenance, spares provisioning & compliance (flag/state regulations)
Route optimisation & telematics (GPS, ELD integration)
Our logistics capability is both heavy-duty and flexible: onshore haulage fleets for last-mile delivery, bunkering and supply boats for offshore operations, and tugboats for port operations. We manage crew, compliance, fuel scheduling and route optimisation so your operations never stop.
Services:
Truck fleets & haulage contracts (regional & cross-border)
Marine supply & bunkering (offshore support vessels, supply boats)
Tugboat mobilisation & port services
Fleet maintenance, spares provisioning & compliance (flag/state regulations)
Route optimisation & telematics (GPS, ELD integration)
