Hire and Rental News - August 2018

13 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • AUGUST 2018 Morayfield Branch Manager, Tim Pitman, is excited by the great response from the local community in the short time since the branch opened in May. “We’re happy to be the middleman between our Sunshine Coast and North Brisbane branches. So far we’ve had great, promising responses from new and existing customers, as well as local businesses, who have all welcomed us to town,” Tim said. “Now with over 30 branches in Queensland, we are pretty excited about opening up in Morayfield. The Caboolture region is growing fast and with new suburbs and commercial and industrial infrastructure planned for the area, this is definitely the place to be." Kennards Hire branches out on the Sunshine Coast and NZ After observing the rapid development around the region, Kennards Hire has opened two new branches in the Sunshine Coast region, opening a branch in Morayfield and Caloundra. The new 2,000m 2 Kennards Hire Morayfield is located at 2 Oakey Flat Road, Morayfield. Opening hours are: 6.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday, and 7am – 4pm on Saturday and Sunday, and the company offers a smart website to pre- hire. Contact 07 5431 1400. The new 700ha development, ‘Aura’ at Caloundra, will mean Kennards Hire Caloundra should see strong growth for the next 20+ years, Caloundra Branch Manager, Ainsley Ingledew said. “As a manager who is passionate about providing great customer service, my goal for the Caloundra Branch is to turn everybody that walks through the door into a raving fan. Luckily, Kennards Hire is the kind of business that really appreciates my approach and that’s why I’ve been with them for seven years,” Ainsley said. “After only two weeks we are seeing strong pickup with local DIYers, including quite a few online hires and a series of new larger local accounts,” he continued. Kennards Hire Caloundra is located at 35 Caloundra Rd, Caloundra West. Opening hours are five days, 6.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday; call 07 5390 2500. Visit kennards.com.au Kennards Hire Opens 'Super' Branch in Hornby Kennards Hire has opened its Hornby Branch in New Zealand after the recent acquisition of both Johnsons Hire and Stella Hire in Christchurch. The merger of the two branches formed the Hornby ‘Super’ Branch which now serves as the base of operations for traffic and pump and power, specialist equipment, while continuing to provide high-quality general equipment for projects of all sizes. With 20 branches now open across New Zealand, Kennards Hire continues to expand and meet the increasing demands of customers. The Kennards Hire Hornby Branch is at 2 Parkhouse Road,Wigram, Christchurch. Visit: kennardshire.co.nz Kennards Hire has two new branches including the Morayfield branch (above) and Caloundra INDUSTRY NEWS BART10002_Debt_Collection_86_5x185.indd 1 12/4/18 9:04 pm New home for Hoppt Hoppt Australia has relocated its head office to a new and larger facility at Prestons in Sydney south west. The move has provided a significantly larger facility for stock holding and service areas, Hoppt’s Peter Evans said. The new head office is at: Unit2, 12 Progress Circuit, Prestons. Call: 02 8090 5999 or: www.hoppt.com.au