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HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • NOVEMBER 2015 14
As the fledging association continued
through its first year, they made plans
to meet for a ‘general convention of
rental operators’ the following January in
Kansas City, Missouri. They decided if the
convention was well received, they would
hold it annually.
No one needs to guess how that first
convention was received. Fast forward
to 2016, where the equipment rental
industry will be celebrating ARA’s 60th
anniversary as well as the 60th annual
convention and trade show in Atlanta at
Branches demonstrating innovative
layouts and internal structures, strong
and prominent branding, a commitment
to customer service and operational
efficiency are recognised by HIANZ to
reward them for their contribution to the
hire industry in New Zealand.
Nic Taylor, Branch Manager at Kennards
Hire in Albany accepted the award from
HIANZ.
“Kennards Hire is a long standing family
business in Australia, but our presence
in New Zealand only dates back three
years,” Nic said.
“We’ve made a really concerted effort to
make an impact on the NZ hire industry
in that time and this Gold Hire Excellence
Award is a wonderful acknowledgement
of the hard work countless Kennards Hire
staff members have put in throughout the
company’s time here.”
Kennards Hire established a presence in
New Zealand three years ago when they
Kennards Hire Albany in New Zealand Wins Gold
Kennards Hire’s flagship branch in Albany, New Zealand has been awarded a Gold Hire
Excellence Award by the Hire Industry Association of New Zealand (HIANZ).
acquired McEntee Hire. Over the past
three years an Auckland-wide rebrand of
McEntee Hire was undertaken. Kennards
Hire then expanded into Wellington
opening a new branch in Newtown
and last year entered the South Island,
acquiring City Hire, a three branch hire
company in Christchurch.
Kennards Hire has continued to improve
through training staff, upgrading
equipment and working hard on customer
service excellence. The development of
the Auckland network has kept Northern
Area Manager, Tom Kimber, very busy.
“Kennards Hire is, first and foremost, a
family business. HIANZ does an excellent
job at upholding many of the values we
consider fundamental in the operation of
our business. It’s a special moment for
Kennards Hire in New Zealand.”
Visit
The Rental Show to celebrate 60 years of ARA in February 2016
In March 1955, a group of 21 rental business owners from throughout the Midwest met
in Moline, Illinois, to establish what is today the American Rental Association (ARA).
the Georgia World Congress Center from
21–24 February 2016.
“The Rental Show has been delivering
the opportunities rental stores need to
succeed since ARA’s inception in 1955.
It’s the only place where you can find the
latest rental products, learn new business
strategies and meet people with rental
know-how to share in one location,”
Christine Wehrman, ARA’s CEO said.
“The Rental Show 2016 will be a
wonderful celebration of ARA’s 60th
anniversary with a look back at how the
Image from the 1964 ARA convention/trade
show. Forward thinker for the time, Andy
Kennard is second from the right
association has grown throughout the
years as well as a look ahead toward a
continued successful future,” Christine
said.
“The annual convention was created
to bring the members together so they
could exchange ideas, learn how to be
profitable and purchase new equipment.
Those remain the reasons why members
travel from around the world to attend
The Rental Show each year,” she said.
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Our former National President, Mark
Scarce is still working hard behind
the scenes to effect change and make
a difference – this time for a very
worthy cause – the Cure Brain Cancer
Foundation.
Mark of Camden Hire and Grant
Butterfield, of Marsdens Law Group
were behind a charity fundraising
event, the Corporate Clash held at The
Cube, (Camden Narellan Advertiser,
Wednesday, 12 August, 2015) which saw
Nic Taylor, Branch Manager at Kennards Hire in
Albany accepted the award from HIANZ
Hire hero works hard for a worthy cause
more than $60,000 raised for the Cure
Brain Cancer Foundation.
Both men have lost loved ones to cancer
and said the 10 months and hundreds
of hours of work to get the Clash off the
ground was more than worth it.
Fantastic effort guys! We love worthy
causes in the hire industry!
For more information about the charity or
to donate, visit the charity's website: