Bandit Industries was started in 1983 in mid-Michigan with six employees, and today Bandit employs over 700 people in over 560,000 square feet of manufacturing space, serving 56 countries with over 50 different models of hand-fed and whole tree chippers, stump grinders, The Beast horizontal grinders, track carriers / skid steer attachments, and Arjes slow speed shredders. Jason Morey is the Marketing Manager at Bandit Industries shares his insights of the history of the company and its involveme...
Apr 27, 2023•32 min
Matt Harris is the CEO of Texada Software and joined the company in 2022. Prior to Texada Software, Matt was the President and General Manager of Viewpoint and also held leadership roles with FEI Company, Netscape and General Electric. Texada Software is a leading provider of cloud-based ERP and rental management software for managing dealer and rental operations throughout the equipment lifecycle. The cloud-based Systematic Rental Management (Texada SRM) platform is trusted by equipment rental ...
Apr 12, 2023•51 min
Tom Trbojevic is a professional rugby league player and also a licenced finance broker with iFin Capital with a focus on the equipment rental industry. Tom recently completed a Bachelor of Applied Finance with the degree of Bachelor of Economics at Macquarie University and talks through the importance of planning a career after a professional sporting career. Learn more about iFin Capital http://www.ifincapital.com.au/contact/ tom@ifincapital.com.au The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HR...
Apr 07, 2023•17 min
Nathan Hogan is the principal at iFin Capital and was the Asset Finance Broker of the Year at the Australian Broking Awards 2021. Specializing in asset finance solutions in the equipment rental industry, Nathan talks through navigating your asset finance in 2023. Learn more about iFin Capital http://www.ifincapital.com.au/contact/ The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire busines...
Apr 05, 2023•20 min
Dan Cook is the Vice President of Power & HVAC at Southwest JCB . During this episode we learn more about the recent reveal of the JCB hydrogen powered combustion engine. LINKS: Learn more about the JCB hydrogen powered combustion engine Learn more about Southwest JCB The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growing the industry. Celebrating...
Mar 29, 2023•32 min
In todays episode we are joined by Kylie Quinn & Damien Smith where talk all things insurance in relation to the equipment rental industry. HRIA Insurance has been specifically designed by Hire Insurance Brokers in conjunction with the HRIA and their members to provide the best insurance products and advice for hire businesses. As the preferred insurance provider of the HRIA, Hire Insurance Brokers provide added value to HRIA members by leveraging expert industry knowledge, coupled with spec...
Mar 08, 2023•46 min
Gil Milton has over 25 years equipment rental experience in the pumping & dewatering industry. Starting his own business in 2011, Pump Affinity, he would go on to be co-found & be involved with Vortex Hire, Pumps United, Vortex Group of Companies and National Pump & Energy. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growing the industr...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Nathan Mitschuinig is the Business Unit Leader at Select Plant Australia , a company apart of Laing O’Rourke Group . Nathan has worked in the equipment rental industry for over 20 years, gaining experience through Wreckair Hire and Coates Hire. Select Plant Australia Limited was originally formed as an internal plant supply company for the R.O'Rourke and Sons business in the United Kingdom. The company's primary driver was to guarantee the provision of the highest quality plant and associated se...
Feb 01, 2023•57 min
Gill Dvir is the Managing Director at Alfasi Group . For 40 years Alfasi Group have been at the forefront of the construction industry successfully servicing clients Australia-wide. In 2004 Alfasi Hire was established as a complete standalone hire operation and have continued to grow exponentially with a focus on in access equipment and crane dry hire. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting...
Jan 25, 2023•52 min
We are exploring some new forms of content, and will be looking at getting industry leaders to answer any questions or topics you might have. Send any questions or topics to: Email --> mark.simonsen@therentaljournal.com LinkedIn --> https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-simonsen-0aabb32b/ The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growing the ind...
Jan 18, 2023•5 min
Tim Nuttall is the Managing Director at Access Hire , the National Vice President of the Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia and an active mentor in the HRIA Women In Hire & Access Program. Tim has worked in the equipment rental industry for over 40 years working at companies such as Wreckair and JLG Industries, and was the recipient of the Dave Single Award at HIRE22. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian busines...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Dan Clifton is based in Melbourne Australia and is the General Manager at Site HQ, which is part of 1300TempFence. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growing the industry. Celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2018, the HRIA continues to be a powerful voice for the hire industry in Australia, providing direction and support to enhance the su...
Dec 14, 2022•41 min
Before your customers can trust your employees, your employees need to trust the leadership & management team. During this episode we dive into five Ways for a leader to win people's trust. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growing the industry. Celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2018, the HRIA continues to be a powerful voice for th...
Dec 01, 2022•8 min
Andrew Satterley is a strategist, author & mentor in the equipment rental industry and has over 25 years of senior leadership experience working at the likes of Crown Equipment, Linde Material Handling, JLG Industries, Adaptalift Hyster, Baseplan & Access Group Australia. Andrew Satterley recently published his first book " Redefine, Reimagine, Recreate " and was written to enable business owners, or business managers to have an easy to read, helping hand in improving their business. Pur...
Nov 23, 2022•49 min
During this podcast episode we dive into some of the core customer focused KPI's for your equipment rental business. - Quoting turnaround times - Equipment delivered on time - Equipment fit to spec & reliable - Breakdown response & item swaps The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growing the industry. Celebrating our 50th anniversary ...
Nov 09, 2022•6 min
The Rental Journal Podcast attended Bauma 2022 in Munich and managed to catch up with Alexander Greschner. Alexander is the Chief Sales Officer at Wacker Neuson SE. We talked about Bauma 2022, the history of Wacker Neuson, the latest technology and equipment and learn a little more about Alexander. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growin...
Nov 01, 2022•49 min
During this podcast episode we dive into how you can start to measure the effectiveness of customer experience within the equipment rental industry. This podcast episode was sponsored by Blue Diamond & Net Zero Equipment Learn about how Blue Diamond & Net Zero Equipment is powering a cleaner future through their zero-emission power equipment for a net zero future at https://www.bluedm.com.au/net-zero-equipment/ The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the prefe...
Oct 25, 2022•10 min
Michael Larsen of Larsen's Air Conditioning Hire was the recipient of the 2022 HRIA Young Professional of the Year award . Michael explains how he first joined the equipment rental industry through his family's businesses and his involvement in the HRIA Young Professionals Network & mentoring program . The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people an...
Oct 18, 2022•56 min
During this podcast episode we dive into understanding the decision making process of a customer wanting to rent equipment. - Are you close to where we work? - Do you have the equipment I require? - Are they big enough that they won't go broke during the project? - Do they have safety procedures in place? - Do they do anything special that will add value to my business? This podcast episode was sponsored by Blue Diamond & Net Zero Equipment Learn about how Blue Diamond & Net Zero Equipme...
Oct 12, 2022•13 min
Justin Pitts is the Managing Director at Blue Diamond Machinery . Blue Diamond Machinery is committed to being at the forefront of the energy transition and assisting in Australia's commitment to Net Zero carbon emission by 2050. As such, they are heavily investing in alternative Power Solutions to the traditional diesel offerings. Blue Diamond Machinery aims to be at the forefront of these solutions which include Hybrid Generators, Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and Hydrogen Powered Generators. T...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Ash Brown is the CEO & Founder of Empiraa . Ash has worked at likes of Coates Hire, 1300 Temp Fence & TAXIBOX and would eventually go onto start his own tech business, Empiraa . Empiraa is the best way to design business strategy. It’s simple and easy to use, and it allows you to bring your strategy to life. You can finally take your strategy off of those static documents and into a dynamic environment. Empiraa allows you to make your business plan to be simple and collaborative. The Hir...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 12 min
John Stewart is the Group CEO at Makinex Construction Equipment. Makinex makes inefficiencies extinct by inventing and manufacturing solution-driven products, that provide the global construction community new ways to increase productivity, profitability & efficiency. There are now 4,580 rental stores around the world with Makinex Products. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members...
Sep 20, 2022•39 min
Josh Mosko is the previous Managing Director of LogiMove America and today is the Vice President of Business Development at CES Power. LogiMove CheckMobile Global was recently acquired by Banneker, the same company who recently acquired Texada Software. Josh has worked in the equipment rental industry for the past 20 years and the last 10 years in various executive roles globally. Josh worked for industry leading companies such as United Rentals, Herc Rentals and Red-d-Arc. The Hire & Rental...
Sep 12, 2022•56 min
On the 8th September 2022 is R U OK? Day and I wanted to talk about how a conversation could change a life. You don't need to be an expert to reach out to someone who may be struggling with life - just a good friend and a great listener. Learn more about R U OK? Day https://www.ruok.org.au/ Find Help https://www.ruok.org.au/findhelp PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.therentaljournal.com/podcast-episodes Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-rental-journal-podcast/id1...
Sep 06, 2022•19 min
Adam Lawrence is the Co-Founder of Boom & Bucket. Boom and Bucket is a tech start up in the heavy equipment industry that is building the modern marketplace for all things heavy equipment. The Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA ) promotes hire as the preferred choice for Australian business and consumers through supporting members, hire businesses, developing people and growing the industry. Celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2018, the HRIA continues to be a powerful voice for the...
Aug 30, 2022•55 min
Dan Cook has over 18 years experience in the U.S equipment rental industry, working at the likes of Sunbelt Rentals and most recently Baseline Energy Services. Baseline Energy Services are located in Fort Worth Texas and specializes in providing efficient, cost-effective natural gas, propane, and diesel power generation solutions to the oil and gas, mining, and construction sectors. LEARN ABOUT OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS https://www.smartequip.com/ If you’re an equipment owner, you know time is...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Alma Duran is a Branch Manager at the United Rentals Fluid Solutions location in Midland Texas. Joining the industry almost 5 years ago, Alma hit the ground running and was the recipient of the United Rentals President Award along with the Women's leadership Award. For those of you that aren't aware of United Rentals. United Rentals is the largest equipment rental business in the world, with over 1,300 locations, 20,000 staff and 4,300 classes of equipment. LEARN ABOUT OUR SPONSORS & PARTNER...
Aug 17, 2022•40 min
Alexander Schuessler is the President, International Group & Founder at SmartEquip . Alexander was a Co-Founder of Caterpillar Rental Services Network, and initiative put together by Caterpillar in the 90's to investigate the potential future of rental. This formed an introduction to the equipment rental industry, where Alexander noticed the challenge businesses were having when trying to procure parts. Fast forward to today and SmartEquip is now used by the top 5 largest equipment rental bu...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Jamie Haitas is the General Manager at Mr Traffic Hire Australia in Melbourne, Australia. This is Jamie's second time on the podcast as we learn about two recent acquisitions he has made expanding into the general rental space through CitiWest Rentals. LEARN ABOUT OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS https://www.smartequip.com/ If you’re an equipment owner, you know time is money and equipment uptime is crucial. Did you know your technicians might be spending half their time searching for parts using mul...
Aug 02, 2022•57 min
Cody Stewart is a Product Analytics Manager at Sunbelt Rentals. Cody grew up in the equipment rental industry through his families independent rental business, DJ Rentals in Columbia Tennessee. Eventually Sunbelt Rentals came knocking and acquired their family business, and Cody would stay on as a Profit Centre Manager (Branch Manager). During this episode we learn what it is like to be acquired by Sunbelt Rentals, what career opportunities are available after your business is acquired and what ...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 9 min
