Hire and Rental News - February 2017

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INDUSTRY NEWS
With stiff competition from Liebherr,
Hitachi & Komatsu in this category,
Australian Pump Industry were delighted
to win the prestigious award.
Aussie Pump’s Chief Engineer John Hale
said Australian Pump is the country’s
biggest manufacturer of hydrostatic
testers building a range of machines from
20 bar to 500 bar and with flows up to
150 litres per minute.
“The machines are all fitted with a double
valve, double gauge system that enables
them to operate safely in hydrostatic test
applications for water and gas pipelines.
“For lower pressure applications the
company uses Udor diaphragm pumps.
These simple positive displacement
pumps provide reliable pressure and flow
combinations ideal for hydrostatic test
applications. The Aussie Kappa 150, the
winning machine, delivers 150lpm flow
with the pump capable of handling up to
50 bar pressure,” John said.
Aussie Pumps wins earthmover award for innovation
Aussie Pumps has won the Earthmovers & Civil Contractor Award for innovation in
2016. Australian Pump won the award for innovative product design for its big 150lpm
hydrostatic test rig which were an export success in 2016.
“The machines all offer
integrated control systems with
inline strainers as standard.
The Kappa 150 is engine drive
configuration with the pumps
driven through a reduction gear
box to prevent the possibility of
over speeding."
A Mine Boss version comes
with a heavy duty 38mm
galvanised frame fitted with
balanced lifting bar. Emergency
stop, lockable battery
isolation, a dry cell battery and
integrated fire extinguisher are
part of the kit. Bunded trays are
optional. Diesel drive versions
are also available with a Hatz air cooled
engine.
“We design machines with the operator’s
safety and convenience uppermost. It’s
nice is to see an Australian manufacturer
win,” he said.
“We believe form does follow function. In
the case of high pressure machines our
functional innovation charter emphasises
safety aspects of the machine,” John said.
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Konrad Stempniak, Kennards Hire’s go-to-
man for the Rally, worked with a team of
12 dedicated operational staff members
on the event, while Heidi Stevens, Local
Area Marketing Manager oversaw the
extensive marketing campaign enjoyed
locally and seen globally.
Konrad said: “We supplied around 600
plant hire items; 2.25kms of Kennards
Hire scrim, 10kms of temporary fencing
and crowd control barriers, 20 lighting
towers, 200 portaloos, 80 water barriers,
30 site sheds, 80 diff generators: the list
of equipment is extensive, but it’s all to
ensure the rally ran as smoothly and as
safely as possible. We worked to some
incredibly tight deadlines and delivered
ahead of schedule on a consistent basis."
Bumping in all equipment began on
7 November, allowing 10 days for Konrad
and his team to facilitate the completion
of the hands-on part of the job.
“Kennards Hire is no stranger to these
types of large scale jobs. We’re the major
hire equipment partner for the Summer of
Surf series as well as The Block television
series. However, each job presents its
own set of unique opportunities. Since
Kennards Hire has a great policy of
investing in our people, the skill sets
required to deliver on an event of this
magnitude are able to be sourced from
within which makes massive jobs like
this much easier,” Konrad said.
As naming-rights
sponsor, Kennards
Hire contributed the
plant hire equipment
and threw its
marketing weight
behind the event.
Heidi Stevens
said: “We’ve found
working alongside
our operations team has been an
incredibly effective way of servicing the
events industry. Through our experience
we see immense value adding our
expertise on every level to each event.”
The Kennards Hire team began building
the game plan for the rally in March, 2015.
Kennards Hire Rally Australia will
return to the Coffs Coast in the closing
round of a new-look FIAWorld Rally
Championship on 16-19 November 2017.
Rallying the troops for the FIA Rally Championship
With over 10kms of temporary fencing, 2.25kms of scrim, 200 portaloos and 20 lighting
towers, the Coffs Harbour Rally was a massive logistical effort for Kennards Hire which
provided and installed equipment and infrastructure for the final stage of the FIA World
Rally Championship.
Australian Pump Industry’s Chief engineer John Hales and Warwick
Lorenz Managing Director with the design innovation award
Kennards Hire provided and installed equipment and infrastructure for the
final stage of the FIA World Rally Championship
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