Hire and Rental News - November 2015

18 / 68

INDUSTRY in FOCUS
the best possible training we can. We
include our team members in many of the
charity nights and events we sponsor and
attend. We genuinely enjoy each other’s
company and you would struggle to find
a better team environment than ours.
“Our goals over the next five years are to
increase our fleet to become the largest
hire company within Queanbeyan and
the ACT. We will take on a wider range
of equipment and increase the areas we
supply to. In preparation for the growth of
our fleet we are aiming to open a further
two locations within the Queanbeyan and
ACT precincts.
“We have employed and will continue
to hire more team members to help us
achieve this goal. We recently hired a
sales representative with a background
in the landscape industry to help bring in
new clients and increase our awareness
in that portion or the market. With the
increase of machinery comes the need
for more services and machinery repairs.
To help us maintain all our machinery we
also recently hired a local apprentice to
work full-time with our mechanic. This
helps with increasing trade qualified
individuals in the workforce and allows us
to grow in ability to maintain our fleet.
“Over the next two years, the government
has confirmed over 400 individual projects
with values over $1 million in the capital
region. We are focusing on these future
projects to ensure the sustainability and
growth of our business,” Brian said.
Contact 02 6299 3551 or visit website:
After painting one of its SuperDeck
loading platforms with a red rose, the
symbol of advocacy group Cystic Fibrosis
Australia (CFA), Preston Hire pledged
to donate $5000 from the platform’s hire
to CFA. Brookfield Multiplex will match
the pledge dollar for dollar from the hire
period from February to November 2015.
The platform has been named after Toby,
a brave four-year-old who was diagnosed
with the condition at the age of one, and
the nephew of Preston Group Managing
Director, Markus Preston.
It was launched at a dawn ceremony; a
grand unveiling of ‘Toby’s Platform’ at
Brookfield Multiplex’s Sussex Street site
in Sydney’s CBD on Friday, 31 July.
Markus’s wife, Marika Preston, Group
Charity Coordinator, Preston Hire Group
explained the journey leading up to
the event and the push to make others
contribute to the cause.
“After beginning a corporate relationship
with CFA some months ago we really
wanted to come up with an ideal way
to raise awareness. Preston Hire is
extremely proud to be able to partner
with Brookfield Multiplex and be able
to place this special platform in such a
prominent location. On a personal level,
it’s not difficult to find the passion within
to do this kind of thing when it’s so close
to home,” she said.
“We’ve got the platform installed to go
up many levels, so as building at the site
Hire company and industry join forces for CF awareness
Construction hire company, Preston Hire Group recently teamed up with Brookfield
Multiplex to raise awareness of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disorder of the lungs
which affects one in 25 Australians.
progresses, it’ll go
higher and higher
and eventually
become part of the
city landscape.
“It is my hope our
project will inspire
another site to make
a similar move, or
better, still want to
use this platform after
Multiplex.”
Nettie Burke, CEO of
CFA described the
experience of seeing
the platform being
installed on behalf of all patients suffering
from CF as ‘surreal’.
“It was fascinating just to see this little
rope coming out of the sky and then the
platform with our big red rose logo and
Toby’s name appear. The guys worked on
securing the SuperDeck into place and
then we were able to stand on it. Having
everyone else turn up has been such an
exciting morning.”
Nettie said there were many ways those
interested in helping the plight of patients
could get involved.
“CFA receives financial support from
three key areas – government, community
and corporate. Government funding
is where we get most of our funding
and then there are the magnanimous
individuals who get together and
fundraise. It’s wonderful. Then, there are
corporations out there like Preston Hire
and Brookfield Multiplex who are willing
to partner with us to increase the public’s
awareness,” she said.
“At CFA, we work very hard for
three things, advocacy, funding and
collaboration. This morning I can honestly
say we’ve ticked all three boxes.”
At the conclusion of the event, Nettie
spoke briefly with Toby asking him:
“You’re a very lucky boy. What do you
have to say about this platform?”
To which Toby replied: “The platform says
my name on it, because it’s my platform!
The workers put it up there for me.”
Contact: 1800 440 550 or visit website:
New premises for fast growing ACT hire co... continued from p16
18 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • NOVEMBER 2015
CCH plans to increase its fleet over the next five years
' Toby’s Platform' is now part of the Preston Hire Group's ' fleet of
Superdecks