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CONVENTION IN REVIEW
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NEWS
| AUGUST 2012
With close to 1100 visitors, delegates and
exhibitors through the doors of the 2012
HRIA National Convention, ‘Navigating
the Future’ provided inspiration and
information to steer businesses in the right
direction.
Featuring 273 exhibition booths and 103
exhibitors, including 19 events exhibitors,
the two-day exhibition staged one of the
largest dedicated Australian hire industry
trade fairs yet with 12 new companies
exhibiting for the first time.
International guests included delegates:
Ted Cook, Chairman, American Rental
Association; and Terry Douris from the UK,
representing the Hire Association Europe.
New products had strong representation
again this year proving the HRIA
Convention is a great launching pad for
new additions to the industry. An extensive
range of access equipment, excavation and
loading machinery along with compaction,
cutting, drilling tools, mulchers, chippers,
high pressure cleaners and accessories was
on active display at the annual Equipment
in Action Day which also incorporated the
Structure and Marquee Expo.
HR
Navigating the Future a success
Keynote
Speaker,
Robert Mellor,
BIS Shrapnel
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