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At this year’s event, the Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA) celebrated 50 years of Australian Hire Industry Conventions! Taking place from the 30th – 31st May at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre the show was host to over 1500 attendees and 100 exhibitors making it the biggest and most successful convention to date.

It’s likely you have already heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and have either already started preparing for the change, are wondering how it might affect your business or are questioning what you need to do next… To help, we have put together lots of useful information about how, who and what the changes will impact.

Equipment theft is an ever-present problem rental businesses are faced with. Regularly investing large amounts of money in new equipment and machinery presents numerous risks in itself, let alone adding the worry and burden of equipment being stolen. It’s incredibly important for businesses to consider putting precautions in place to help prevent theft, as well as make it easier to recover equipment.

May 10th and 11th sees HRIA HIRE17 Conference roll into Sydney for what is sure to be a fantastic event. With the opportunity to see the latest developments the hire and rental industry has to offer as well as interesting and educational presentations, there’s something for everyone. Here’s our top 5 reasons for attending:

It comes with great pleasure, that we can announce the launch of our new global website. Over the past few months we’ve worked hard to bring you a sleek new user experience that unifies all our content into one space and includes everything you need to know about our hire software such as; product development, customer case studies, company values and news.

The Hire and Rental Association host a fantastic convention every year and Hire16 continued that trend. Taking place over the 5th and 6th of May at the superb venue that is the Gold Coast Convention Centre, 88 exhibitors and over 1200 visitors attended, which meant the convention definitely lived up to its motto of ‘connecting people’, providing networking opportunities with businesses ranging from international market leaders to small family run operations.