b'CHAPTER 08BUSH BASHING AND KIWIS | 117FOLKS AROUND THE TRAPSAs Kennards Hire rapidly expanded across the country, With the right employees who were authorised to make the board knew that managing its growth anddecisions according to the companys four core values, maintaining its integrity would be a challenge. At theKennards Hire was in position to continue expanding heart of the company were the people who worked atsuccessfully.each of the branches, and how they handled customer needs was the key to upholding the reputation of theIt helped that Kennards Hire had more than the Kennards Hire name. usual number of good people who had been with the company for many years, sometimes decades, thanks To ensure that each branch was not dependent onto the dedication of the company to promote from constant external direction, a can-do mindset waswithin. There are many examples of people who started implemented. This meant that while all Kennards Hireat the bottom and worked up through the ranks of the branches bear the same distinctive branding, eachcompany to management, and even top executive roles.branch could be seen as its own small business.Peter LanckenKennards Hire isBrendan Fleiter isKennards Hire 2014 2016 2017receives the ARAawarded HRIAappointed chairman. reaches 1500 DistinguishedNational Hireemployees andService Award.Company of Angus Kennard is160 hire centres.the Year. appointed CEO.Kennards HireThe Kennards for receives the FBAThe Why SafetyThe Kennards HireKids Campaign is Distinguished program launchesonline website andlaunched.Family Business ofacross states. reservations system the Year Award. goes live.'