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In the seven years I’ve worked in the hire industry I’ve never seen so much demand for environmental monitoring equipment.

In part, that’s because local councils and state environmental agencies are setting much higher standards in the construction and demolition industries...

Every day brings a fresh challenge for Abdul Nasir - and that’s the way the Kennards Hire pump specialist likes it!

“I like coming up with solutions,” he says. “I like meeting people, understanding what they need, then making it happen.”

His appointment in 2019 to the role of Operations Manager, Specialist Pumps, for the NSW pumps branch was a kind of homecoming for Abdul. He had worked part time in Kennards Hire’s as a university student, and was impressed with what he saw.

With COVID-19 restrictions across Australia and New Zealand calling for tradespeople to practice social distancing, tradies are modifying their work habits. The current guidelines require businesses to reduce the number of work-site tasks undertaken daily - putting pressure on everyone to do more with less. Then there is the requirement to shift rosters around so that there are less workers on-site at any time and doing all this without cutting corners on safety..

There’s a raft of well-designed equipment to help tradies save time and diversify.

Nathan and James from Lone Pine Landscapes took the time to explain how Kennards Hire has got their backs, from the start of their business.