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            NEWS
          
        
        
          
            |  AUGUST 2013
          
        
        
          CONVENTION IN REVIEW
        
        
          Competition for this year’s Hire Industry Excellence Awards was
        
        
          fierce. The final selection of winners across all eight categories
        
        
          was both objective and rigorous.
        
        
          This year award winners include:
        
        
          Rental Company of the Year – Force Access;
        
        
          Rental Company of the Year (under $4m) – Kerr’s Hire;
        
        
          Rental Company of the Year - Events Division – Jaegers Event Hire;
        
        
          Supplier of the Year – Crommelins Machinery;
        
        
          Supplier of the Year – Access Division - JLG Industries;
        
        
          Best New Product – Husqvarna (for its K6500HF High Frequency
        
        
          Power Cutter);
        
        
          
            Hire Industry Excellence Awards deliver accolades
          
        
        
          Best Exhibition Stand – Indoor – Toro Australia;
        
        
          Best Exhibition Stand – Outdoor/Harbourside – JLG Industries;
        
        
          There is always strong competition for hire’s highest accolade,
        
        
          winning Rental Company of the Year according to HRIA CEO, Phil
        
        
          Newby.
        
        
          “
        
        
          Nominees are assessed by the judges across almost 50 criteria
        
        
          ranging from presentation, to systems and procedures, OHS
        
        
          compliance, community involvement and customer testimonials,”
        
        
          Mr Newby said.
        
        
          Visit the HRIA web page to view the highlight videos and
        
        
          photo gallery of the 2013 Convention.
        
        
          
            Rental Company of the Year - Events Division Finalists
          
        
        
          
            Rental Company of the Year winner – Force Access;
          
        
        
          
            Rental Company of the Year - Events Division winner – Jaegers Event Hire
          
        
        
          
            Supplier of the Year – Access Division and winner of Best Exhibition Stand –
          
        
        
          
            Outdoor/Harbourside - JLG Industries
          
        
        
          
            Rental Company of the Year (under $4m) – Kerr’s Hire;