Hire and Rental News - August 2015

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10 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • AUGUST 2015
Peter joined the Makinex team on 1 June
2015, after spending the past 10 years in
the rental and self-storage industry.
Rory Kennard said: “I met Peter as part of
the Global Rental Alliance in Australia and
we have stayed in touch ever since, he has
been a great mentor to me in setting up
Makinex USA. I am excited to have him
as part of the growing Makinex team, and
look forward to working with him full-time
to grow the American arm of our business.
"Peter will be working from our new
North American head office based in
Los Angeles, as we are expanding in the
North American and Canadian space with
the new business partnership between
Makinex and Home Depot Canada and
Home Depot online for our Jackhammer
Trolleys and Tile Smasher Heads."
Peter said: “I am very excited about the
products Makinex has on offer and feel
they are the best in the industry. The
Makinex machines are the strongest built
and really make the job easy. I look forward
to selling these products so customers can
work smarter, not harder.”
The Makinex range in North America
includes: Jackhammer Trolley, Dual
Pressure Washer, Mixing Station, and The
Powered Hand Truck.
Visit: or in the US:
To celebrate its two years in business
Hoppt Australia has released a limited
edition 75kg forward plate compactor
to the range. Responding to customer
demand the new CPT75P has the more
powerful GX200 Honda engine. The
forward agitator provides forward motion
while producing vibration force to the solid
base plate. This model has fixed wheels
while the folding handle has cast alloy
levers producing a stiff and long lasting
design. The folding handle reduces the
overall height allowing the machine to fit
easily in a station wagon or hatch back.
Unicorp, the Singapore based
manufacturer of the Hoppt brand is
this year celebrating 40 years as an
international manufacturer of quality
light construction equipment selling in
90 countries around the world.
According to Hoppt Managing Director,
Peter Evans, the partnership with Uni-
corp is proving very successful based on
a strong emphasis on quality equipment
backed by exceptional customer service.
“Uni-corp undertakes a program of
continuous product development and
refinement based on market trends,
international research and customer
feedback. Supported by leading engine
suppliers such as Honda, Hatz and Kubota,
New General Manager for Makinex USA
Makinex has announced the continued growth of Makinex
USA with the appointment of Peter Maginnis as its new
General Manager.
Unicorp has gained a strong reputation as
an international manufacturer,” Peter said.
The Hoppt team has grown since its
inception in 2013, with the addition of
Craig Galvin to the sales team joining
Russell Bourne. Linda Carey recently
joined as Administration Manager while
Grant Vanderwey is our Service and
Warehouse Manager. Peter is the MD and
Key Accounts Manager.
Call: 1800 0 HOPPT or visit website:
Celebrating Two Years and Counting!
Hoppt Australia recently celebrated its second year selling
its range of light construction equipment in Australia and
New Zealand via its growing network of distributors.
Mr Lim (Unicorp Engineer) in discussion with
Peter (MD) and Grant (Service Manager) at
CIVENEX Sydney
1300 537 742 | |
Series 2000
has the ADVANTAGE of lifting 360kg to 7.5m
Series 2100
CONTRACTORS friend Lifts 300kg to 7.3m
Super Compact
2412 Series
Lifts 200kg to 3.6 m
Roust-A-Bout
1 man Portable Crane
Lifts 680kg to 4.6 m
Sydney 98 Carnarvon Street, Silverwater, 2128 (02) 9737 9797
Melbourne 41 Pacific Drive, Keysborough, 3173 (03) 8769 1500
Brisbane 126 Robinson Road, Geebung, 4034 (07) 3865 2551
Perth 23 Belmont Ave, Belmont, 6104 (08) 9277 9651
Adelaide 31 West Thebarton Rd,Thebarton, 5031 (08) 8340 8060
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