Hire and Rental News - November 2014

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6 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • NOVEMBER 2014
INDUSTRY NEWS
Billed as helping industry
to understand how the
equipment rental market will
change Asia’s construction
equipment landscape, the
second International Rental
Conference will take place in
Shanghai on 24 November,
2014, the day before the
Bauma China exhibition.
The conference is organised
by International Rental News
magazine and supported by
the Machinery Management
& Rental Division of the
China Construction Industry
Association (CCIA) and
Bauma China
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Second International
Rental Conference in
Shanghai
Prime Rentals, a large family
owned rental company in
Queensland, has opened
new premises in Roma and
Moranbah to complement its
established sites in Gladstone,
Mackay and Emerald.
The new locations are part
of Prime Rentals' strategy
to grow local support bases
across Central and Southern
Queensland; offering
customers equipment hire
solutions to meet requirements
New branches for Prime Rentals in Queensland
on their doorstep. Prime
recently committed to
the Emerald area with a
new purpose built facility
incorporating commercial
offices, modern workshop and
an equipment storage yard.
The opening of the two new
locations extends Prime
Rentals' commitment to
support local businesses and
industries with a large range
of equipment for hire or sale at
competitive rates.
“Industry sectors
such as mining,
construction,
oil and gas,
and industrial
maintenance
have increasing
equipment hire
requirements.
Prime Rentals
is ready and
established locally
to support this
growth by working directly
with customers to find cost
effective solutions,” Joe Austin,
General Manager, Prime
Rentals said.
The new premises at Roma
and Moranbah complement
Prime’s existing branches
which are situated strategically
to cover the Bowen Basin and
Surat Basin.
“The local operations will allow
Prime Rentals to mobilise fleet
and in the case of a breakdown
or emergency, offer 24/7 field
support,” Joe said.
All branches carry a range of
equipment including boom
lifts, scissor lifts, forklifts,
telescopic material handlers,
generators, compressors,
lighting towers, compaction,
excavators, skid steer loaders,
welders, pumps, industrial
tooling, shutdown tool stores
and more. Prime Rentals
has expanded its range
of equipment to suit the
developing customer base.
To keep 'ahead of the game'
Prime recently added LED
lighting towers, excavators and
150’ boom lifts to complement
its existing fleet. Visit:
Alfred Kärcher GmbH &
Co has appointed Markus
Haefeli as new Managing
Director for its Australian
operating subsidiary.
Markus Haefeli takes over
the position succeeding
Cameron Mole, who
resigned as Managing
Director of Kärcher
Australia.
Hartmut Jenner, Chief
Executive Officer
and Chairman of the
Management Board of
Kärcher, said: “We are
very pleased to welcome
Markus Haefeli to Kärcher.
Australia is an extremely
important market for
us and we believe he
is well qualified to help
strengthen our market
position.”
Markus brings more
than 13 years of general
management experience
to his new position.
Simultaneously, in a move
to further strengthen the
Kärcher business in New
Zealand, Mike Roberts has
been appointed Managing
Director of Kärcher New
Zealand. Mike has already
been responsible for the
operational business as
a Country Manager since
2010. He will assume
full responsibility for the
business of Kärcher in
New Zealand.
Hartmut said: “The
business of Kärcher in
New Zealand has grown
constantly over the
past years and has now
reached a level which
enables us to build up a
subsidiary which is more
independent and reacts
more quickly to market
needs than in the past.”
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Kärcher
gets new
Managing
Directors
Prime Rentals, a large family owned rental company
in Queensland, has opened new premises in Roma
and Moranbah
Nomination forms and entry criteria will be available
online in November at the HRIA Convention website:
The Best New Product award recognises
innovation, design and quality in newly
released equipment and services for
the hire industry.
Enter now
to be named
Best
New Product
2015