Preston Hire Crane Supports Black Dog Institute

PRESTON HIRE CRANE SET TO HELP LIFT SPIRITS

In a show of support for the Black Dog Institute, Preston Hire has painted their 50th Maeda crawler crane in its SuperCranes fleet black and will be donating $5,000 from the machine's hire (February to November 2015) to help the Institute's efforts to improve mental health in the community. The company will also match dollar-for-dollar (up to $5,000) on any contributions made to the institute by any Preston Hire customers during that period.

Following a special presentation to Preston Hire by Maeda in Japan in December, the Maeda MC-405C will arrive in Australia in January 2015 and head to Queensland for hire.

Preston Hire's Group General Manager, David Serg, said the company is pleased to be supporting the Black Dog Institute, which is a world leader in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.

"We are a company that does business in a very personal way; we care about our people, our customers and the wider community," David stated. "Sadly we know firsthand, from a tragedy with one of our own team, that mental health issues can affect anyone at any time and the devastating impact it can have.

"So when we purchased our fiftieth Maeda crawler crane - a proud landmark in our company's growth - we decided to get it painted black and get behind the Black Dog Institute's valuable work."