HIRE22 in Review

HIRE22 Best Stand • Milwaukee

Point of Rental Mark Wales

Tim Nuttall

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.

HRIA Past Presidents Keith Clarke & Robyne Kerr

Michael Larsen

James Oxenham

Another key highlight from the show was the Gala Dinner and Hire Industry Excellence Awards, where among the winners, we heard inspiring words from this year’s Young Professional of the Year, Michael Larsen. Tim Nuttall was an extremely popular recipient of the Dave Single Award for his contribution to the Access Industry. Robyne Kerr was recognised for her dedication to the Industry over the years and took home the award for Woman of Influence.

Winners list

Hire Company of the Year over $10M: Conplant Hire Company of the Year under $10M: GE Rentals Supplier of the Year - Service Provider / Software: Point of Rental Software Supplier of the Year - Events Division: HTS TentIQ Supplier of the Year - Access: Haulotte Supplier of the Year - General Division: 1300 Tempfence Best New Product - General Division: Manitou for 1050RT Pilot Series Best New Product - Service Provider / Software: Minetech for MEWP Shield Best New Product - Access Division: Haulotte for SIGMA 16 Best Stand: Milwaukee

Woman of Influence Robyne Kerr HRIA Young Professional of the Year Michael Larsen Dave Single Award Services to the Access Industry Tim Nuttall