PPSA - PERSONAL
PROPERTY SECURITIES
ACT
The PPSA is a big challenge the hire
industry must resolve. With the change
in government complete, the HRIA is
regrouping with a special task force to
push for changes to this Act. The HRIA
urges members to provide examples
of where they have run foul of the
Act. It may be the registration process,
it may be an enthusiastic liquidator
intent on taking what you believe you
own, it may be the additional costs
you are incurring to comply. With these
thoughts, examples, ideas the HRIA
can challenge the PPSA bureaucracy
with facts and figures and get the rules
changed to be fairer to owners of hire
equipment.
The last HRIA Best Practice Survey had
some questions on PPSA. Well over
half of HRIA members have taken no
action to comply with the PPSA. The
association warns, if this is you, your
equipment can be taken any time if
your client goes into liquidation. Of the
remaining members who have done
something, 16% have taken onboard
the Master Agreements.
The remaining members believe
they have taken the relevant advice
and it won’t happen to them. 5% of
respondents to the survey said they
have already had equipment seized by
the liquidator.
“The latest example of a forklift
being seized by the liquidator helps to
highlight how we are all exposed to
this Act,” Phil Newby, Chief Executive
Officer of the HRIA said.
“It was a longer term hire starting
before the Act but had been changed
over and upgraded along the way and
never registered. In essence the owner
paid the liquidator $4.5K to get his
$27K forklift back plus $4.5K legal fees
and $9K in lost hire revenue.”
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The listings have been expanded with
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6 | HIRE
AND
RENTAL
NEWS
| FEBRUARY 2014
NEWS IN BRIEF
INDUSTRY NEWS
Following the devastating
bushfires that swept through
the Blue Mountains west
of Sydney in NSW, late last
year Coates Hire helped one
bushfire survivor who lost her
home by granting a wish with
radio station 2GB.
V8 Supercar fan Karen,
won a fast lap of the Olympic
Park street circuit in the Red
Bull Racing Commodore with
champion driver Craig Lowndes
Coates Hire also donated
$3,000 to the Rural Fire Service
towards the purchase of GPS
tracking for the fire-fighting
trucks in the Blue Mountains.
Staff from Coates Hire Seven
Hills branch and motor racing
stars Nick Percat and John
Bowe, joined Group Manager
- Strategic Marketing at Coates
Hire, Jeremy Hill to present the
donation to Superintendent
Coates Hire makes wish come true
David Jones, Rural Fire Service,
Blue Mountains District
Manager.
Coates Hire said it often
assists authorities in disaster
events through the provision of
equipment hire and by offering
emergency assistance.
During the Blue Mountains
bushfire emergency Coates Hire
staff worked around the clock
to supply equipment to Rural
Fire Service depots and staging
areas from Bilpin through the
Blue Mountains. Visit:
HR
Kennards Hire Concrete Care
has moved from its original
Clayton premises closer to the
city to Richmond.
Richmond is already home
to a Kennards Hire outlet, as
well as a Kennards Hire Lift and
Shift outlet. Concrete Care is
set to complete the Kennards
trifecta when they move into
their new location.
Kennards Hire Concrete Care
CAPS Australia appointed
Steve Turton as the company’s
Business Development
Manager – Power Generation
for Victoria, South Australia
and Tasmania.
With close to 20 years of
experience in the power
generation industry, Steve
will be using his experience in
mission critical applications to
assist maximise use of power
generation equipment.
Steve’s appointment
underlines the company’s
focus on enhancing its industry
CAPS appoints Power Generation Specialist
Steve Turton, Business Development
Manager – Power Generation for
Victoria, SA and Tasmania
reputation and ensuring
power generation specialists
are available at the local level
throughout Australia.
Having worked extensively in
the United Kingdom, the CAPS
role is Steve’s first in Australia.
“I have worked with
some incredible people and
organisations over the past 20
years, and I’m excited to begin
this new chapter as I help to
develop our market across the
country,” Steve said.
Contact: 03 8527 6842 or
visit:
HR
Concrete Care relocates to Melbourne City
General Manager, Rob Machin,
said the change of location is a
positive move for the business
as well as clients.
“Our new space is six or
seven times larger than the
Clayton location,” Rob said.
“We spent a lot of time
looking at where our clients
are based, and the majority
of our business is coming
from Melbourne’s CBD. The
opportunity to have a larger
space in a more convenient
location just makes sense.
It enables us to have more
equipment at hand, in a more
accessible location. Everybody
wins.”
Kennards Hire Concrete
Care’s new store is located at
107 Murphy Street (corner of
River St), Richmond. Visit:
HR
V8 Supercar fan Karen Bousfield with champion driver Craig Lowndes
