N E W S
“This is an exciting time
to be leading the highly
experienced Enerpac
commercial and operations
teams."
18 June 2018
App makes it easier to navigate Fieldays
The official Fieldays app has been
to use GPS mapping technology to
launched to make getting around
better navigate the 114-hectare site
easier at Mystery Creek on June 13.
and to plan their day in advance.
The new and improved free app has
People can download the app for
been developed specifically for use
free now, and begin to plan their visit
at Fieldays, and will enable visitors
and where they might go before
they arrive.
This means visitors can view a digital
plan of the Fieldays site via the
new app in the same way they might
in Google Maps, with exhibitors,
streets and key areas identified.
Portamix
unveils
new brand
Portamix, supplier of a mix-and-pour flooring
system, has unveiled a new brand.
Portamix was invented in New Zealand by Miles
Suckling in 1998 and has "revolutionised" the
concrete and floor application industry since.
“A floor coating manufacturer had asked us to
source a mixer that could efficiently mix multiple
bags of coating material and be easily transported
onsite to be applied,” Mr Suckling explains.
“We searched far and wide around the world
and realised the product didn’t exist. By asking
around, we also realised plenty of people wanted
such a product. So, we designed and built it.
“Twenty years on and Portamix is still the most
effective mixer in its class. It mixes epoxies, resins
and cement-based products very quickly,
plus it’s very maneuverable, simple to use, and
easy to clean. For contractors, that means less
strain or injury and much higher productivity.”
Until now, the Portamix brand and its flagship
products, Mega Hippo and Pelican, have sat under
the Intex brand — the Australasian supplier
of high quality drywalling tools.
But Portamix relaunched at the World of Concrete
trade show, a decision to “stand on its own
two feet”.
“We’ve given the branding a subtle refresh to
modernise and strengthen it, and we’ve designed
and built a brand new Portamix website,”
he says.
New Enerpac
leader has
strong
customer
service focus
A sales and marketing business
leader with extensive international
experience in channel
management and new product
innovation has been appointed to
head the Australasian operations
of globally successful high-pressure
hydraulic tools manufacturer
– Enerpac.
Rustin Dring will lead Enerpac’s
long-established teams in
Australia, New Zealand and Papua
New Guinea as the company
introduces a stream of new
product, technology, services
and distributor support initiatives.
Under his leadership, Enerpac will
be looking to expand its value
proposition to distributors and
end-users by offering world class
customer support for high-pressure
hydraulic tools, controlled
force products and solutions
for precise positioning of heavy
loads.
Mr Dring – BsC, MBA and a
member of Enerpac’s Global
Leadership Team – takes overall
responsibility as the general
manager of Enerpac Australia
and New Zealand. He will manage
the introduction of several new
product platforms, new strategic
initiatives, and drive regional
expansion while continuing to
evaluate the best way to support
Enerpac’s customers and distributors
in Australasia.
“This is an exciting time to be
leading the highly experienced
Enerpac commercial and
operations teams. We will be
working very closely with our
strong distribution network to
bring new and innovative ideas to
the market and back them up with
the world class support known by
our customers from around the
world. As we continue to push
the envelope of new product
innovation we always keep a keen
focus on the safety, productivity
and durability of our world class
products and solutions.
“Enerpac has built a local and
global reputation on quality,
service, and our dedicated
- Rustin Dring
“We’ve given the branding
a subtle refresh to
modernise and strengthen
it, and we’ve designed
and built a brand new
Portamix website”