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News The Napery by Pacific Linen An exciting new venture in Wanaka, by Jo Staveley our Cromwell based Managing Director of Pacific Linen. Our “one stop laundering shop” offers a wide range of complementary and convenience services, strongly focusing on sustainability and eco-friendly laundering processes, to greatly reducing the impact on our precious environment. Mary Walsh - Pacific Linen, Wanaka
Tool Hire Taranaki Tool Hire Taranaki are thrilled to be celebrating 6 years in business. It’s been an exciting journey, we love the hire industry and wouldn’t want to be doing anything else. Dan, Charlotte and the team – Tool Hire Taranaki
Handyhire Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead took a new turn in 2019 acquiring Handyhire and Landscape Supply formally located on Dyers Road. One year on the partnership is flourishing with both sets of customers enjoying the benefit of and expanded hire and landscape facilities. Miles Andrews – Handyhire, Ferrymead
Upright Access Systems Like many other companies around the country we too have streamlined our business to ensure we get through to the other side of the Covid dilemma. One of our valued employees, Sione Lokotui has been accepted as a scholarship recipient to undertake the Health and Safety in Construction Certificate run by Site Safe. He was selected after a rigorous selection process which saw record numbers of applicants in 2020. Sione was selected under the Pasifika scholarship programme. John Cameron – Upright Access Systems, Auckland
NC Hire We have been growing and expanding our team and operations to keep up with increasing demand. Mitch Bassett joined the team as Rangiora/ Waimakariri Yard Coordinator in PAGE 12
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October and is bringing excellent efficiencies to the role and business. Mitch has come from an Agricultural Sales background and is new to the hire industry and is looking forward to getting involved in the wider industry. Join us in welcoming him into the role and industry! Harland Bassett – NC Hire, Amberley
Heavy Hire Our company is growing and with it the fleet and team are growing too. We’re thrilled to have Fred Jordaan lead our client-facing operations and marketing activities. We’ve taken the feedback from our fence building, landscaping, tree planting and building customers on board and purchased a quality Auger drive unit and a bunch of drill bits to help make their jobs easier. Jacques Pietersen and Rudy Seller – Heavy Hire, Tauranga
Equipment Share Celebrating 5 years operating, engineers and cousins Mike and Danny White started EquipmentShare from their living room. 5 years along the company has gone from strength to strength; now in their yard in Mangere with fleet covering Access and Civil with a solid customer base. “Five years is a massive milestone for us, we love the team, we love our customers, and we love the industry. We are looking forward to the next five, continuing to bring transparency and technology to machinery hire”. Mike and Danny White - Equipment Share
Rangiora Hire After working two years at Rangiora Hire Ltd, Blake Lilley has accepted the challenge of taking on an apprenticeship through MITO in Heavy Automotive Engineering and Plant and Equipment. Blake is working under the watchful eye of our head mechanic Ricki to complete a fouryear apprenticeship. Rhys Van Toor – Rangiora Hire, Rangiora
Hireace Hireace is once again a finalist in the Westpac Auckland Business Awards,
this time, for Excellence in Strategy & Planning. The nomination comes to show how much our team of 80+ staff around Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch, have worked to keep our customers safe and comfortable during these unprecedented times. We continue to keep caring for and supporting our local community the best way possible, having been in the market for over 25 years. Guy Clouth – Hireace
Preston Hire Preston Hire are thrilled to say Kia Ora to the South Island with the official opening of their new branch in Christchurch. Amidst the challenges of 2020, Preston Hire New Zealand is forging ahead with a new branch opening in November 2020, marking an empowering milestone for the company. The branch’s newly appointed Business Development Manager, Duane Mundy, along with Preston Hire New Zealand’s General Manager, Sean Reid, are overseeing the branch’s opening and operations. Sean Reid – Preston Hire
Get Set Event Hire Just after lockdown Get Set Event Hire moved into a new store, Covid 19 made us look at our business in a different way, we decided we needed to do something more, we needed more exposure and to be known and easy to find in Taupo. The new shop came up for lease, we snuck in for a look and it was perfect! 2 months later we are settled in and super busy!! It’s amazing the difference a good location and fabulous window displays makes. Tracey Thompson – Get Set Event Hire, Taupo
Silk Estate Recently (August) we moved into our purpose-built warehouse facility. We have designed the space to make our lives as easy as possible. We have two electric winches to raise and lower 24m of trusses which we can use to dry our marquees on. All designed for one person to operate. Toni May – Silk Estate Marquee Weddings, Ashburton