Hire and Rental News - August 2018

3 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • AUGUST 2018 4 President's Message 5 Industry News 14 Industry in Focus 27 Access in Action 45 Events in Focus 60 Equipment 70 Calendar of Events on the cover features regulars contents HIRE AND RENTAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LTD ABN 70 093 630 847 HRIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Mark Burton Tel: 0407 608 420 Vice President: Braden Murrin Tel: 0407 429 423 Past President: Jeff Bernard Tel: 0439 885 188 Chief Executive Officer: James Oxenham Tel: 02 9998 2255 Operations Director: Nicolas Chiew Tel: 02 9998 2255 NSW President: Nathan Venables Tel: 02 4283 6733 VIC President: Ben Sinclair Tel: 03 9720 4455 QLD President: Christie McCormack Tel: 07 3326 6200 SA President: Ben Quirk Tel: 08 8370 2488 WA President: Brad Booth Tel: 08 6258 4195 EVENT DIVISION Erin Johnston Tel: 02 4256 2439 HRIA PO Box 1304, Mona Vale NSW 1660 Tel: 02 9998 2255 Fax: 02 9998 2299 Email: info@hireandrental.com.au Web: www.hireandrental.com.au PUBLISHER – HRIA Tel: 02 9998 2255 Web: www.hireandrental.com.au EDITORIAL Editor: Allison Leo: Punctuated Media Tel: 02 6687 2607 Email: allieleo@bigpond.net.au ADVERTISING National Manager Sales, Partnerships & Membership: Martin Sinclair Tel: 0417 450 662 Email: martinsinclair@hireandrental.com.au CIRCULATION Circulation Enquiries/Customer Service: Tel: 0417 450 662 / 02 9998 2255 Printer: Bright Print Group Tel: 02 9757 3000 Distribution: D&D Mailing Services Tel: 02 9725 2114 Opinions published in the Hire and Rental Industry Association magazine – Hire and Rental News – do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the association or the Editor. The HRIA accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any information contained in this magazine and readers should rely upon their own enquiries in making decisions related to their own interest. The contents of this publication are subject to copyright and cannot be reproduced in any way or form without written consent from the Editor. All rights reserved. ISSN 1838-1197 AUGUST 2018 VOL20 NO 1 6,205 (Audit period March 2018) CAB Member since March 2010 A S S O C I A T I O N L T D 16 Best New Product – HA26 RTJ Pro Haulotte’s latest boom, the HA26 RTJ Pro is the latest in the range to pick up an international award at this year’s highly respected Best New Product (Access Category) at the HRIA’s Hire Industry Excellence Awards. Voted for by both customers and a panel of independent judges, the HA26, features a range of market leading technologies such as ACTIV'Screen diagnostics, ACTIV'Lighting, Stop Emissions System and the Safety Shield Bar. For more information, call Haulotte on 1300 207 683 or visit: www.haulotte.com.au PROFILE: Elise Kelsey – Women in Hire 14 Crowd sourced funding in Australia – does it work for the hire industry? 16 Women in Hire – Elise Kelsey proves her dad's boots fit just fine 20 Changes to the Chain of Responsibility – do you know who's responsible? 22 HIRE18 – all the action, events and people in 4 pages of pics! 50 How does the Retail Award apply to the Events sector? 52 Lighting towers evolving in the Australian market – why a UK manufacturer is changing its tech 54 Virtual reality training lifts the safety bar at Skyjack 58 Zero emission equipment launched duringWacker Neuson open house Retro City Hire Kangas mark 100th milestone 56 Zero emission wheel loaders launched by Wacker Neuson 68 Celebrating 20 years in Events – Quality Event Hire 48