Hire and Rental News - May 2019

“ providing innovative solutions for concrete surface preparation “ 1800 356 673 www.floorex.com.au Floor Grinders & Polishers Floorex’s range of concrete grinders built rental-tough for the hire industry • 240 volt • Easy to read LED screen with hour meter • Floating Dust Shroud for effective dust control Dust Collection Floorex’s range of dust extractors & dust separators for concrete dust! • Effective filter cleaning system • No Electronics to fail! Floor Scrapers Floor scrapers from Floorex with Grunt! Impressive perfomance from walk behind machines • The Beaver™ Floor Stripper uses our unique Conrod “Direct Shot” oscillating blade system delivering power right where it is needed. Screed Mixing Equipment Floorex has a range of highly effective mixing equipment • Forced Action Mixers • Hand Held Mixers • Paddle Mixers WHY BUY FROM FLOOREX? • Shipping directly to your door is simple and easy • Free technical advice • Friendly fast service One quick minute with – Jeff Stevens from Roder HTS Australia With 27 years in the events industry under his belt, it’s safe to say Jeff Stevens from Roder HTS Hocker GmbH (HTS-Australia) loves what he does. J eff has been with HTS Australia for the past eight years as National Sales Manager – Australia and New Zealand and he is also the proud organiser of the annual HTS Australia Events Expo on the Central Coast for the past few years – an event which is gaining in strength every year. Before joining HTA Australia, Jeff was with Baytex Manufacturing Co (Baytex-Australia) for 10 years as its National Sales Manager, and before that he was part owner/ operator of Perfect Part Hire for nine years. Jeff took a minute to have a chat. Q: What is the main issue in Events currently? One of the main issues we encounter in the Marquee/ Structure sector is the different Engineering/Rules that apply on a state to state and local government basis. It would be great if all states could come together with a national system that is applied throughout the country. I believe this could be based around the Victorian Building Authority system where each structure has an Occupancy Certificate that has certain requirements that need to be met and allows for alternate solutions so the supplier of the structure knows what they are required to do. Q: What’s happening in the events market? The Event industry and in particular marquees and structures have come so far in such a short time. We no longer just provide marquees, we now provide atmospheres. You can have a structure built to look like a building such as our Audi structures which are designed and built to look exactly like an Audi dealership but are totally re- locatable to any event venue. Another example is the Pit Straight Structure used at the Adelaide 500 V8 Super car race. It is still the largest temporary structure in the world at 15m wide, 200m long and three stories high. The core business for us is still the small rental companies where our biggest seller is The Hocker P series Marquee that has withstood the test of time over the past 30 years. We have also moved into selling industrial type structures that allow for rapid installation of large storage structures. Another area of expertise we have is the supply of military and rapid deployment shelters. n Annual Events Expo on Central Coast – 20-21 August, 2019 Lock the dates in your calendar – the annual (open and free to all industry members) Events Expo hosted by Roder HTS Hocker on the Central Coast will this year be held 20-21 August. The Expo is a one stop event over two days for event companies and related customers to speak with experts from the exhibiting companies. Visitors can access suppliers and get great show specials while exhibitors have the opportunity to meet and talk with multiple customers at one time/venue. Once again the Expo will be held at Roder HTS Hocker’s warehouse at 15 Ketch Close Fountaindale and will run from 10am to 5pm on Tuesday 20 August, and from 9am to 3pm on Wednesday 21 August. Contact Jeff on 02 4388 3076 or email Jeff at: jeff@hts-australia.com.au HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS MAY 2019 P51 EVENTS IN FOCUS