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Angus Kennard, Entrepreneur of the Year finalist |
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Concrete evidence of success
Angus Kennard, a director of Kennards Hire and founder of Kennards Concrete Care, has been chosen as a state finalist for the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Mr Kennard's nomination followed his success in developing Kennards Concrete Care over a six year period to the point that it now has a branch in every mainland state.
The NSW final will be held in September, with the winner advancing to a national final, which will be followed by the judging of an international winner.
The awards are the only global competition for those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses.
Kennards Concrete Care operates as a stand-alone, specialist division of the general hire company.
Mr Kennard was operating two general hire branches as franchises when he spotted "a gap in the market".
"Concrete is the second used resource in the world behind water, but the equipment needed for working with it is very expensive," he said.
"I saw that while large contractors could afford to buy what they needed, medium and small operators were trying to do jobs with equipment that was often inadequate."
Mr Kennard said the business model he adopted was not just to hire equipment, but to use the knowledge, training and experience of staff to offer "solutions" to customers.
"In a general hire company, staff know a small amount about a lot of equipment, whereas our team knows a lot about a small number of items," he said.
Kennards Concrete Care's main categories are surface preparation, cutting, drilling, cleaning, demolition, dust control and mixing and pumping.
Products include dust collectors, mixers and pumps, grinders, planers and profilers, shot blasters, skid steer attachments, crushers and splitters, sweepers and scrubbers, trailers, mowers, scabblers and mini loaders.
Visit: www.concretecare.com.au
Further Information:
Angus Kennard: 0412 433 442
www.concretecare.com.au
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
www.eoy.ey.com.au
Issued by:
Murray Trembath
Media News
Mob: 0405 185 930
July 28, 2010
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