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Montreal based rental soft-
ware provider, Orion Software
has established an Australian
subsidiary with head offices in
Melbourne, Victoria.
“We have been experiencing
a growing demand for our
flexible software solutions from
Australia, New Zealand and
Asia,” Shaun Loubser, Managing
Director of the Australian
subsidiary, and previously
Director of Customer Support
said. “Our physical presence
in Australia will serve to
Orion announces Australian subsidiary
strengthen Orion’s global reach.
Our goal is to provide our
customer base in the Australian,
New Zealand and Asian markets
with an excellent local support
and consulting service to go
along with our award winning
Hire and Rental Management
Software solutions.”
Orion’s flexible software
delivers market and customer
oriented solutions providing
options tailor-made for the tool
and equipment, scaffolding,
event and audio visual
industries. Orion intends to
continue servicing the hire and
rental market and expand into
complementary markets.
Orion’s flagship product,
Sirius Pro, is a Microsoft
Windows based integrated and
scalable software application
to manage rental business
processes and best practices.
Orion’s award winning software
offers remote implementation
for maximum efficiency and
cost-savings. For more visit:
www.orion-soft.com.au
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When The Rental Show
returns to Las Vegas next
February, it will be to a new
location: the Sands Expo and
Convention Center, in the
middle of the Las Vegas Strip.
The American Rental
Association’s annual
convention and rental trade
show is February 10-13,
2013 and will feature the
latest rental equipment
for construction/industrial,
The Rental Show 2013 moves
general tool/homeowner and
party/special event rental
businesses. More than 600
companies will be exhibiting
The Show begins with
a full day of educational
seminars, with sessions focused
on finance, management,
marketing. A Show schedule
is available online at www.
TheRentalShow.com
Events & Tents, a full-day
educational workshop for
those in party/special event
rental, is February 9 and will
include a networking breakfast,
seminars, lunch presentation
and reception.
Registration will open
in September, with early
registration rates until October
31. For more information:
registration@therentalshow.com
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In line with
its changing
business
operations,
McLarens Hire
& Drive based
in Balcatta, WA
has changed
its name to
McLarens
Fleetspec Hire
after
21 years of
operation.
NSW & QLD TRANSPORT
OF HIGH RISK PLANT AND
LICENCES
Under the new harmonisation WH&S
Act it states truck drivers of equipment
(in reality the truck driver loads and
unloads) need a high risk licence to load
and unload access equipment (boom
lift etc.) Where the new harmonised
WH&S Act has been adopted (NSW &
QLD), truck drivers must have a Fork
Lift or Boom Lift High Risk Licence, but
mechanics and service engineers can
still drive them under an exemption.
Victoria has released an impact
statement and report to explain its
concerns over harmonisation. Safework
Australia has released five new model
Codes of Practice for public comment.
RENEWAL OF HIGH-RISK
WORK LICENSES
If you have a high risk work licence
(issued after 1 July 2007), you will
receive a renewal notice fromWorkSafe
Victoria three months before expiry.
If you’ve changed your contact details
or name and do not receive a renewal
notice, contact the WorkSafe Advisory
Service for a renewal pack and to
confirm your contact details.
Renew your licence at an Australia Post
outlet. Contact 1800 136 089 or email:
info@worksafe.vic.gov.au
PRECAST CONCRETE
BRACING SAFETY TIPS
The February edition of the National
Precast Association of Australia
newsletter featured safety information
on temporary bracing (propping) of
precast concrete panels for erection
design engineers (EDEs) responsible
for the safe design of precast bracing
systems. Six things crucial for the safe
lifting and erection were identified:
• an EDE undertakes the ‘erection
design’
• all chosen lifting systems are
engineered and approved by the EDE
• lifting systems are correctly installed
by a reputable precaster with
documented quality assurance
• all rigging diagrams are included
in the erection design and
communicated to the erection crew
• all rigging practices are in
accordance with the erection design
and appropriate Australian Standards
• changes are approved by the EDE.
Safety Soapbox June 6, 2012
New name matches mining business boom
Daiman Clarke with one of the fleet of trucks at
McLarens Fleetspec Hire
McLarens Hire & Drive, as
it was known for 21 years,
began as a small family business
specialising in the transport of
school students, sports clubs and
bucks and hens on their nights
of celebrations.
Two decades on, it has a
fleet of over 100 trucks and
buses. As the state’s mining and
construction industries have
boomed, so too has McLarens,
and in the same direction.
The entire McLarens Fleetspec
Hire range meets the strict
specifications of the mining and
construction industries. Each
vehicle meets stringent safety
standards.
All vehicles are serviced and
maintained by an in-house
team, led by owner Daiman
Clarke, a mechanic by trade.
McLarens Fleetspec works
on major projects such
as Midwest Rail Project,
Karawa, Ravensthorpe Nickel
Operations, Boddington Gold
Mine expansion, and Mt Keith
mining operations.
“We lost my father, who
started this business, to cancer
in 2000, and changing the
name of the company he
loved so much was not easy,”
said Daiman. “But with our
expansion in the mining and
construction industries growing
at a rapid rate, it was fitting
our business name reflects our
vision for the future.”
Contact 08 9244 4748 or visit:
www.fleetspechire.com.au
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