b'KENNARDS HIRE Since 1948TAKING HIRE HIGHER | 30fully behind removing the pest infestation, whereas the U-DO-IT SELF-SERVICE CENTRE rest werent keen on having to personally kill the birds.Andy and Nev had created the U-Do-It Self-Service Centre in the 1970s with the intention of providing In an ironic turn of events, the controversy became irrelevanta place for those who wanted to work on their cars as it transpired that the seller of the traps was a crook, andand other equipment. The centres provided all the the two container-loads of myna traps never arrived. necessary tools and machinery, as well as a car hoist, so people could work on their vehicles on their own. RENT-A-SIGN Unfortunately, some people would leave their cars Another venture that never really took off was Rent-a-Signbehind, often claiming they were waiting on parts,in the 1990s. Having seen the concept in the US, Andyand their vehicles would stay for months, taking up brought, copied and manufactured a hundred changeableprecious real estate. This was not worth the income letter advertising signs, similar to what you might seereceived, so within five years U-Do-It became U-Dont.outside some churches today. The letters could be slipped in to change the message as often as the KENNARDS EVENTShirer could be bothered to do so. The launch of Kennards Events began promisingly enough, with the acquisition of a new fleet of marquees To advertise the Rent-a-Signs, Kennards Hire rotatedand a line of rental furniture. It should have been an through several cheesy dad jokes on the sign outsideopportunity to leverage off equipment in the companys RENTthe Moorebank branch. Some of the signs read: general hire fleet, like portable toilets, temporary fencing and generators. Kennards Events was launched with Dont Hire a Post Hole Digger. Its Boring. grand designs to take it across the country in 2007, Doctor! The Invisible mans outside.Tell him acquiring a number of businesses. But people wanted I cant see him. more from Kennards Events than just the buildings and No, I dont work here seven days a week. It just the materialsthey wanted someone to come along feels like it. and set it all up for them. That wasnt feasible, since Money-saving offer: dont hire anything. Kennards Hire wasnt in the business of providing labour. Some bring happiness wherever they go. Others,It was a departure from the business model that was whenever they go. ultimately unsuccessful.Im not paranoid. Who says I am?!GROUNDCAREWhether due to the bad jokes or some other reason, theKennards experimented with another venture called signs never really took off, and Kennards Hire eventuallyGroundcare in 1980, providing specialised equipment sold the business to an employee who was keen to makefor golf courses, parks and gardens. It was an idea a go of it. It may not have been a success, but signspinched from the UK, but it was ill-fated from the outside each office were useful for keeping the publicbeginningit was launched right in the middle of one updated on the progress of Nevilles wife Gaby as sheof the worst droughts in the countrys history. On top embarked on an epic solo flight around the world in 1990. of that, some folks were using the equipment in all the wrong ways, such as trying to slash their overgrown yards with mowers designed for lawn care. It was a recipe for disaster, and the wear and tear on the equipment showed it.'