Caterpillar began operating in Western Australia in 1925 with a dealership being opened at the South Guildford premises in 1950. Known as Wigmores the dealership was renamed as Morgans in 1989 and then WesTrac in 1990. Since 2000, WesTrac has opened dealerships across China, and is one of the largest suppliers of Caterpillar products in the world. In 2006, WesTrac closed its agricultural dealerships in Australia, resulting from a decision by Caterpillar to cease production of agricultural equipment. Customers of Westrac were concerned that their warranties would not be honoured. On 22 February 2010, it was announced that WesTrac would merge with
Seven West Media to form
Seven Network Limited, which is 70% owned by Kerry Stokes. On 30 August 2012, WesTrac officially opened its $170m branch at Tomago (NSW), which is known as the Newcastle branch. This branch is the headquarters for WesTrac NSW. In mid-2018, WesTrac opened a new 24,000sqm branch at the Crossroads Logistics Centre located in Casula, Sydney (NSW). This branch services Sydney customers and replaced their old branch at Holroyd. The Casula branch began operations on 16 July 2018. It has a 1,500sqm warehouse with a cutting-edge automated inventory system and a drive-through bay for easy parts pick-up. ==References==