Hire and Rental News - May 2018

FEATURE HIRE18 PREVIEW 58 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • MAY 2018 Crommelins celebrates 60 years with rebranding Crommelins Machinery is celebrating 60 years as an Australian owned and run family business and is refreshing its brand to now become ‘The Crommelin Group’. A new era has begun for one of the founding members of the Hire and Rental Industry Association, Crommelins Machinery. Turning 60 was an opportune time for the business to reflect on its contribution to the hire industry from its humble beginnings selling equipment out of the back of an EJ Holden growing to be the strong family owned business it is today, employing over 35 people nationally while being a supplier of choice to the hire and rental industry for portable powered equipment. As part of the celebrations and to recognise the growing number of distributorships and well known international brands within its stable, in 2018 the company will become known as The Crommelin Group, with Crommelins remaining its premium hire quality brand. The Crommelin Group is kicking this new chapter of its story off with a fresh new look (see it at stand 63 at Hire18). Crommelins has always been at the forefront of innovation within the Australian market and this has been powered by the experience of its staff in listening to what the customer needs and introducing products that meet the demands of the hire industry. All products are rigorously tested and constantly reassessed to ensure they can outperform in the harsh Australian conditions. Crommelins CEO, Kevin Wilson said:“We have a responsibility to the founder of the business Terry Crommelin, to carry on his legacy and continue to support the industry of which he was so proud to be a founding member. We must build on the strong foundation of entrepreneurship, innovation and quality products that he left us. We will continue to focus on our high level of customer service, bringing new products to market and providing value for money for our hire customers.” Crommelins – Stand 63 – www.crommelins.com.au Terry Crommelin's first office, his EJ Holden The first office and factory where Crommelins products were built. Leederville, WA As a supplier to the catering, party and event hire segment, RIES Equipment offers general event hire equipment as well as consumables such as fuels, marquee pegs, peg drivers and pullers and cable ties. RIES Equipment also features the range of Heatlie outdoor cooking products; what the company calls “the most durable and best on the market” and is also a commercial distributor for the Heatlie range. In general hire, RIES Equipment offers: a range of high quality, heavy duty ‘Torquemate’ earth augers and cutters; a range of floor sanding abrasives, breaker steels, masonry drill bits, tool blades, hoses and other consumables; small equipment such as Hitachi, Intex and Arbortech power tools, earth augers, motorised wheel barrows, etc; electrical Test Tags, Electrical Test & Equipment Service Record Books and Testing Machines; safety, maintenance Recognising the importance of telematics data and its impact on the hire industry, inspHire will exhibit its newAsset Tracker and Integrations with Telematics providers Trackunit, CanTrack and JCB LiveLink. The asset tracker gives businesses clearer visibility by amalgamating the locations of all equipment onto a single map view, using inbuilt Google Maps integration. inspHire users are also able to drill down into specific information from this map view, allowing them to see all contract and customer information. Having quick access to this accurate information allows users to better plan the movement of equipment between Accessories to suit customer needs from events to general hire sites, optimise depot transfers as well as charging periods, while greatly improving customer service. Synchronising telematics with the Asset Tracker takes data capture and analysis to the next level the company said. Tracking the location via GPS trackers, recording equipment usage such as inputs and hours of operation as well as live meter readings, are a few key features of the new telematics integrations. Users can also open their telematics provider’s system within inspHire, so numerous systems do not have to be open at once to access the data both systems provide. inspHire – www.inspHire.com – Stand 100 Asset Tracker & Telematics Integrations Family owned and operated RIES Equipment, based in Melbourne with products available online and in store, has been supplying the hire industry since 1962 covering party and event, heavy equipment, access and general hire equipment. and inspection tags for equipment recordkeeping and document storage; hand tools like lawn rollers spiked and smooth and heavy post-hole cleaners. RIES Equipment – Stand 113 – W: www.riesequipment.com.au