Kennards Hire branches aren’t backward about coming forward to lend a hand. For decades, together with our customers, suppliers and people, we’ve lent in to help lift up our communities.
Whether it’s our people digging in to volunteer, branches lending equipment, or the business driving fundraising campaigns, we love giving local community groups, grassroots sporting teams, and schools the tools they need to gear themselves for the future.
We’re also there during the tough times, to help communities recover after natural disasters, whether that be through people power or group-wide employee giving programs for disaster relief. Our involvement with, and contribution to, our communities reflects our One Family value.
Kennards Hire Foundation
“The establishment of the Kennards Hire Foundation has enabled us to take a more strategic and focused approach to our giving. In addition to providing financial support from the Foundation, we’re working together with Kennards Hire to leverage staff and resources so our non-profit partners can deliver greater outcomes for young people experiencing disadvantage and for the environment.”
Mei Ling Ho – CEO, Kennards Hire Foundation
Kennards Hire Community Support
Local Branch Engagement
Our branches and teams support every-day community activities so that we can put a genuine, fair dinkum face to Kennards Hire. We might provide discounted or free equipment hire, gift vouchers, financial contributions, event sponsorship, or support employee volunteering - one way or another we’re an active part of your community. Partnerships can be developed directly with local organisations, with every branch contributing to local charities, schools, sporting clubs or community groups. Across our branch network, we support well over 1,000 community groups and activities each year.
Getting involved in our local communities is important to Kennards Hire. We’re committed to making our branch neighbourhoods stronger and more inclusive places to live, work and play. We want everyone in the Kennards Hire family to find ways get involved and we encourage discussions about what else can be done to lift up communities.
Gazelles Netball Club
Disaster and Crisis Support
QLD Flood Assistance
Our teams are also always on hand to help if a natural disaster hits their area. Our people get behind moving equipment to and from disaster zones and supporting local recovery programs. Together, our One Family value is at work, delivering a spirit of safety and collaboration, in times of strife.
In 2022, when Brisbane, QLD experienced disastrous flooding, our people and branches were in the thick of it. The team were on hand to help locals and businesses with their own flooding issues. With floodwaters rapidly rising at the Howard Smith Wharves riverside restaurant precinct, Kennards Hire were onsite within an hour with the gear needed to help keep the water at bay. But with water levels continuing to rise, the call went out for another pumping system which arrived on a tilt tray and the team set to work, pumping out 180 to 190 litres of water per second.
This community support was given while the Kennards Hire team were directly affected themselves. Our Indooroopilly and Rocklea branches needed to be evacuated and many of our team volunteered to help keep the waters at bay and chipped in to clean up in the aftermath.
How We’re Geared for the Future
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