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Events
HIRE22 PICTORIAL
AUGUST 2022
HIRE22 Best Stand • Milwaukee
Mark Wales
Tim Nuttall
Point of Rental
James Hibbert
HIRE22 The COVID-19 pandemic had another crack at disrupting the Hire Convention. But when our industry decides to get together, nothing can stop it. With a near-perfect line-up of keynote speakers, many will remember the inspirational tales for the Thailand Cave Rescue as told by the man charged with anesthetising and submerging 12 children through 4km of underground cavern, Dr Richard Harris. “After the Omicron wave in January, the hire industry was facing a nervous wait to see how the year would unfold. But when the country began to fully open, the confidence came surging back, and we were delighted to see Adelaide play host to the same number of delegates that we saw in the Gold Coast in 2021,” said James Oxenham, CEO of HRIA, said.
“We’ve seen the results of COP26 since HIRE21 as well, and we can see how this is making a real impact to the machines at the show, with a huge surge in sustainable technologies showing delegates what the Future of Hire looks like,” said James. We saw the beginnings of the events sector back at the convention too. While the last 6 months has given members a chance to catch up on a fraction of the missed business from the last 2 years, the HRIA is determined to play a part in helping the sector back to winning ways. The Adelaide Oval played host to the Events Workshop, where the HRIA’s event President, Erin Johnston declared a firm commitment to get behind members to help tackle the problems they face as they return to business as usual.
