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| AUGUST 2013
INDUSTRY NEWS
Five staff members from
the Perth headquarters of
Compressed Air and Power
Solutions (CAPS) Australia
completed the RAC Freeway
Bike Hike for Asthma,
contributing to more than
$190,000 raised for asthma
support and research.
Ben Hart, Paolo Lazzari,
Melgrace Laudit, Jan Van der
Laan and Thomas Godwin took
the train from Perth to the
starting line in Mandurah.
Hart, Lazzari, Laudit, Van der
Laan and Godwin were part of
the more than 10,000 people
who saddled up on their bikes
to take over the freeways
from Mandurah to Perth for
the 65km charity fundraiser.
According to Hart, “It was a
great day for a ride and overall
the event was an enormous
success with the largest number
of participants ever.”
CAPS breathes deep for
asthma charity
Hino Australia recently
presented its 1000th Hino
truck to the Country Fire
Authority (CFA) of Victoria
marking a milestone in a
relationship that has spanned
nearly 30 years. The new
Hino, a 500 Series medium
tanker, will be deployed by
the CFA for firefighting at the
St Helens brigade.
Hino Australia President
and Chief Operating Officer
Steve Lotter said: “Hino
Australia is delighted to have
been involved with the CFA
for so many years.”
Peter Wright, CFA Executive
Manager Fleet Services, said:
“
The oldest operating Hino
in our fleet is a 1985 GT
model, which we’ll be retiring
with the delivery of the new
Hino,” he said.
Contact: T: 02 9914 6680 or
visit:
www.hino.com.au
HR
1000
th truck
to fire service
Senior management of CAPS
is proud of the achievement of
the five riders and the efforts
company staff made to support
them and the charity event.
Contact: 03 8527 6842 or
visit:
www.capsaust.com.au
HR
Adult riders taking part in the 2013
RAC Freeway Bike Hike
HRNET
Check the HRNet page on the HRIA
webpage to read the update on modern
awards and the issues of trying to
conform to the correct award. The
HRIA appeal against the Retail Award
decision was unsuccessful. In essence,
if 30% of a member’s business is retail
then the company falls under the Retail
Award which means heavy penalty
rates on Sundays. Contact MST on the
member’s helpline: 1800 474 247.
PPSA CROSS HIRE
AGREEMENT
The HRIA has launched a Cross Hire
Agreement to help cover the problems
of sub hire in this industry relating to
the PPSA, and give some protection to
the owner of the equipment. Rehire or
sub hire is a key part of this industry
and needs to be legally covered. The
Cross Hire Agreement is designed to be
used when the plant being hired to a
fellow hire company is then being hired
out to the customer. It replaces the
normal Hire or Master Agreement.
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6’0
Authentic Honda
engine serial number.
Ground down serial
number, partially
covered by
third-party sticker.
Ground down serial
number, completely
covered by
‘
authentic-looking’
third-party sticker.
beware
serial offenders
www.hondaserialoffenders.com.au
is your Honda an imposter?
Engines with ground down or defaced serial numbers may not be a genuine Honda engine, are not covered
by Honda’s warranty, are not supported by Honda’s servicing dealer network and parts backup, and may be
counterfeit or stolen. To all customers before you buy, check the engine number to ensure it has not been defaced.
You wouldn’t buy a car without a Vehicle Identification Number, so why buy an engine without a serial number?