Discussing the new partnership, NationWide Hire CEO John Wilton said “Omni Technical Solutions has joined the team as a major shareholder to support the next stage of our growth.

“To meet our aspirations for growth, we needed to invest in the infrastructure that will maintain our position ahead of other players in the market and to do this, we needed to strengthen our balance sheet by bringing in new equity – this is where Omni came in,” Mr Wilton said.

NationWide Hire is a privately owned and operated company specialising in the hire of off-road and project specific trucks, 4WDs and equipment to the pipeline and construction industries.

Offering national coverage from its branches in the Hunter Valley, Brisbane, Rockhampton and Perth, NationWide Hire provides a tailored and customised service to cover any site or project specific trucks or equipment.

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Mr Wilton said “Almost ten years ago we started as a small, four-person operation with a dozen trucks in our fleet.

“Today, we have a national branch network of fixed and mobile facilities across the construction, pipeline and mining sectors and with Omni’s support, we can expand further with the development of new products and services, along with the continued delivery of our existing fleet equipment, maintenance and support services.”

Newly-appointed Chairman of NationWide Hire and CEO of Omni Technical Solutions Martin Rasmussen said that the investment opportunity appealed to Omni because of NationWide Hire’s futuristic approach to business.

“Omni Technical Solutions is a forward-thinking management company with a portfolio of companies mainly operating in the automotive and mechanical sectors in central Asia, Australasia, the Middle East and Africa,” he said.

“NationWide Hire is also a forward-thinking organisation, with an evident history of anticipating the direction of the market and investing in the infrastructure needed to meet this future demand.

“At Omni, we specialise in providing both operational expertise and financial resources to help develop companies into industry leaders – NationWide Hire has that potential,” Mr Rasmussen continued.

“The addition of NationWide Hire to the Omni group will allow NationWide Hire to focus on its core strengths and become Australia’s leader in the provision of off-road and project-specific trucks and support services.”

With a bigger and brighter future on the horizon, Mr Wilton emphasised that NationWide Hire’s potential growth in size won’t impact the essence of what has made its business a success to this point.

“Despite the injection of equity, everything we do as a business now will stay the same,” he said.

“From our perspective, it’s business as usual, with the same management team in place, all our original shareholders still on board, boosted by an injection of funds to take our business into its next exciting phase.”

Joining the senior management team at NationWide Hire is Darren Woodley as Chief Operating Officer.

Darren brings to the role an extensive 26-year background in general management, sales, accountancy and operations roles, including ten years in the crane industry, both locally and internationally, as General Manager with Terex Cranes in Italy and Franna Cranes in Brisbane.

“We are excited about the expertise that Darren brings to the table and we look forward to his contribution in this growth phase of our business and the work he will undertake with our suppliers, clients and partners to take us to the next level,” Mr Wilton said.