Mobile bark and mulch delivery

Home gardeners, small landscaping and gardening crews, strata managers, schools and local garden centres.

You charge per cubic metre or per load, including delivery. The margin is the gap between your bulk buy price and your delivered price, and repeat trade customers are the steadiest income.

• Safe driving and towing
• Comfortable with manual work and shovelling
• Basic quoting and customer service

• Public liability and suitable vehicle and trailer insurance
• Check your vehicle's towing capacity and the load limits for your trailer and licence
• Check what the supplier's mulch is made from, as treated timber or weeds can cause complaints
• Mulch is heavy and loads can shift, so plan loading and tarping carefully
• Register for an ABN, and check when GST registration applies to you

Estimates suggest startup typically costs around $5,000 to $25,000, depending on the ute and trailer you use, whether you buy or already own them, and your first bulk purchases of product.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how many customers you serve, your delivery area and the season. Plan loading and tarping carefully so loads arrive safely.

Check public liability and suitable vehicle and trailer insurance, and your vehicle's towing capacity and load limits for your trailer and licence. Also check what your supplier's mulch is made from, and ABN and GST registration.