Hire and Rental News - February 2019

INDUSTRY NEWS of our success comes down to our people, and I want to acknowledge the excellent work of the entire Hatz Australia team.” The Australian operation manages distribution throughout Ocenania, including New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Caledonia. The branch also specialises in the production, distribution and maintenance of Hatz powered generating sets up to 40kVA in the region. The newly launched 3H50 water cooled engine was on display during an open day at the local Smithfield, NSW facility in mid-November and the 35th anniversary celebrations continued the next day with a cruise on Sydney Harbour where guests met Hatz’s new global CEO Bernd Kruper as well as Bernhard Schutzeneder – Director of Sales and Marketing and Rainer Spitzer – Global Subsidiary Manager for Hatz. n Visit: www.hatz.com.au Hats off to Hatz who celebrated 35 years in Australia Late last year Hatz Diesel celebrated 35 years in Australia with a series of events and a visit from the company’s Chairman and owner, Wolfram Hatz and newly appointed Hatz global CEO, Bernd Kruper, as well as the launch of its 3H50 water cooled engine, the newest addition to its H50 series. H atz Australia is a subsidiary of the German family-run business Motorenfabrik Hatz & Co KG which was founded in 1880. The company is one of the biggest manufacturers of air-cooled diesel engines in the world and is also leading the way with water-cooled engine technology. It employs more than 1000 people worldwide, 5% of them in research and development. Head of the local operation, Managing Director Sami Almogawish, said the brand has plenty to celebrate. “We’ve always worked very hard not just to bring the best products to market but to support our customers with in-house customisation and the best possible service and support. A great deal Hatz Diesel celebrated 35 years in Australia with a series of events and a visit from the company’s Chairman and owner, Wolfram Hatz Queensland members set for another cracker year The Queensland HRIA branch was extremely busy in 2018 and is working hard to plan an equally busy and valuable member meeting schedule for 2019. Q ueensland President, Christie McCormack welcomed the new committee for the year; warmly encouraged all Queensland members to consider joining the committee at any time throughout the year and put out a call for interested sponsors for its 2019 meetings. “Focus for the 2019 committee will be on increasing member numbers and improving engagement with existing Queensland members,” Christie said. “The committee is here to bring local concerns to a national level so feedback and requests are always welcome. If you’re interested in joining the HRIA, visit our website – www.hireandrental.com.au, ” Christie said. The committee for 2019 to date includes: Christie McCormack – President; Scott Burr – Vice President. Committee: Steve Le Prou; Jeremy Shaw; Rick Hyde; Michael Gordon; and Rebecca Richardson in the new role of Queensland Events President so the branch can focus on engaging more with events members in 2019. Speakers at the 2018 meetings provided valuable business contacts and business information including presentations from: • Kym Kranen from Tweed Shire Economic Development Department; • David Lynch, Chief Economist Townsville City Council; • Glenys Schunter, CEO of Regional Development Australia; • Aileen Hiskins from Strategic Alignment Training who gave members advice around training, funding, DiSC profiling and the HRIA’s Women in Hire (WIH) program. “The WIH program has been a huge success in QLD with a number of members participating and a great group of male and female members volunteering to mentor women in hire navigate their careers through the industry,” Christie said; • Jeremy Shaw from Master Hire who provided everyone with a very interesting personal insight into the Global Rental Alliance program; • Brandon Gilbert from Coates Hire who gave a fantastic presentation on the pro-active steps Coates is taking to manage risk around load and unload. This presentation has been shared by Coates and is available via the December newsletter link or from the National Office; • Charles Kingdon, Rick Hyde and Scott Burr all spoke about the Young Professionals Network. “This is a particular focus for the QLD committee and we are lucky enough to have the highest number of young professionals from all states participating in the program. Charles Kingdon facilitated a memorable evening on 5 December and there will be more to come. I encourage anyone under 40 to join the program and would love all managers/business leaders to actively encourage their young talent to become a part of this network,” Christie said. Fundraising – Beyond Blue “We decided at the beginning on 2018 to support a charity voted on by the committee. The chosen charity was Beyond Blue. Our members embraced this and gave generously at every meeting. We will be continuing with the ‘gold coin donations’ at our 2019 meetings and I would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support,” Christie said. Christie also offered special thanks to Vermeer Equipment Holdings for hosting and sponsoring one of the 2018 meetings, and for providing its facilities free of charge for other HRIA initiatives. “That support is so generous and much appreciated.” n Visit: www.beyondblue.org.au P6 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS FEBRUARY 2019