The Hire and Rental Industry is an essential component in Australia’s construction and infrastructure sectors, providing the machinery and equipment that keep projects moving. Continued supply, wage and material cost issues impacting the construction sector, ...
Standards Australia have published the following standards – AS/NZS 1418.10, Cranes, hoists and winches, Part 10: Mobile elevating work platforms and AS 5247, Mobile elevating work platforms – Operator’s controls – Actuation, displacement, location and ...
Join the HRIA to #AccelerateAction this International Women’s Day. Imagine a gender equal world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. It’s a world that’s diverse, equitable and inclusive, that values and celebrates difference and where ...
In March 2024, Andrea Pidcock was appointed CEO of Onsite Rental Group. She talks to Hire & Rental Magazine about her career, joining the Hire Industry and the growth opportunities ahead. H&R: Andrea, can you ...
The Humpty Dumpty Foundation and Kennards Hire have donated three highly specialised mobile intensive care beds for vulnerable newborns to the Grace Centre for Newborn Intensive Care at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. The donated ...
For more than 25 years, Hiredepot has been servicing customers in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. In 2024, they were recognised as the hire company of the year (under $10 million). It may sound boring but Dan ...
After four decades of innovation and leadership in the forklift and material handling industry, Steve Cunliffe, one of the founders and executive director of Fork Force Australia, has announced his retirement. STEVE’S TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, vast ...
EQSS has released a software update for OverWatch 9. New features and improvements enhance the operator experience while maintaining protection from entrapment risks. With more than 20,000 OverWatch devices keeping hundreds of thousands of individual ...
Liugong has launched a solution to address the potential hazards associated with working with EWPs in a confined space in pedestrian areas. With electric machinery in a noisy space, motion alarms can come from all ...
With the “skills shortage” an enduring issue for numerous industries, including the Hire Industry, 2024 has seen the HRIA bring online several new approaches to attracting new talent to the industry. WORKING OFF THE BASIS ...