Kiwi Hire Group Earns 3 HIANZ Awards

Rental Industry

In August, the Hire Industry Association of New Zealand gathered in Christchurch to celebrate the successes of the previous year in the hire industry. Christine Potter and Kiwi Hire Group left the conference with THREE awards: The Company Image Award, the People and Culture Award, and New Zealand’s Hire Company of the Year (for companies with turnover less than $2.5 million).

We talked to Christine to find out why she thinks her team won those awards and tried to learn about the secrets of Kiwi Hire Group’s success.

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