NEWS IN BRIEF
6 | HIRE
AND
RENTAL
NEWS
| NOVEMBER 2013
INDUSTRY NEWS
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Australia) (HCA) will build a new
state-of-the-art facility in Western Australia.
The Greenfield project in Armadale, Perth, is HCA’s most significant
investment in key infrastructure to-date, and follows other key
investments enabling further national expansion.
HCA purchased land in June 2013 at Forrestdale West Business
Park. Strategically located adjacent to Tonkin Highway, the facility
is accessible to surrounding industrial areas, including Perth Airport,
Fremantle Port and Kwinana.
This land covers an area of approximately 100,000m
2
with an
estimated total project expenditure of $100 million once completed.
Managing Director of HCA, David Harvey, said: “The new facility
is a strategic investment in our company’s future and aims to
strengthen our ability to deliver the highest level of support to
our customers in the Western Australian market as well as further
afield.”
The facility will feature specialised buildings incorporating the
latest in innovative and environmentally-conscious technologies,
similar to those adopted within HCA’s recently constructed Brisbane
CSG facility in Wacol, Queensland.
The specialised buildings will include: mining assembly facility
for both mining trucks and mining excavators; remanufacturing
workshop; specialised paint booth, wash bay area, caustic wash
and soda blast station; Parts Distribution Centre; a branch building
including a machine workshop; and dedicated training facility.
Construction is expected to commence in April 2014 with the
project scheduled for completion in June 2015.
Contact 02 9780 6900 or visit:
HR
The Greenfield project in Armadale, Perth, is HCA’s most significant investment in
key infrastructure to-date
New facility to
enhance support
HITACHI PERTH CORPORATE SUPPORT GROUP
WORKCOVER LEGISLATION
CHANGE
As of 1 July 2013 the government has
passed legislation to change the definition
of a ‘Worker’ for Worker’s Compensation.
This will mainly effect companies or
individuals who operate their own plant
or who work mainly for labour only.
Further information can be sourced from
the ATO website or Workplace Health &
Safety Queensland.
RIGHTS OF HIRE
COMPANIES & ASBESTOS
The HRIA has received some alarming
news, Phil Newby HRIA CEO explained.
WHS QLD has approached some hire
companies in QLD and advised them
to be aware of some customers hiring
EWPs for sanding back asbestos ridden
houses and then returning them to the
relevant hire company unwashed and
with no mention of the asbestos.
These hire companies have been
advised to question each customer on
what their planned use for the EWP is
and the correct returning procedure.
Potentially the hire company could
be liable if they on-hire the EWP to
another customer without it being
thoroughly washed. Contact WHS QLD
on: 1300 135 513.
