Loading Platform for Construction from Preston Hire

PRESTON HIRE GROUP, BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX,
CYSTIC FIBROSIS AUSTRALIA JOIN FORCES FOR CF AWARENESS

Not even the early morning winter chill could deter the eager attendees from watching the grand unveiling of 'Toby's Platform' at Brookfield Multiplex's Sussex St site in Sydney's CBD on Friday 31 July.

The dawn ceremony kicked off at 6am and was part of a joint initiative by leading Australian construction site hire company, Preston Hire Group, and Brookfield Multiplex to raise much needed awareness about the debilitating Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disorder of the lungs which affects one in 25 Australians.

Preston Hire painted one of its SuperDeck™ loading platforms with a red rose - the symbol of advocacy group Cystic Fibrosis Australia (CFA). The platform has been named after Toby, a brave four-year-old who was diagnosed with the condition at the age of one, and the nephew of Preston Group Managing Director, Markus Preston.

Preston Hire will be donating $5000 from the platform's hire to CFA and Brookfield Multiplex matching dollar for dollar from the hire period from February to November 2015.

Markus's wife, Marika Preston, Group Charity Coordinator, Preston Hire Group explained the journey leading up to the event and the push to make others do the same.

"After beginning a corporate relationship with CFA some months ago we really wanted to come up with an ideal way to raise awareness. Preston Hire is extremely proud to be able to partner with Brookfield Multiplex and be able to place this special platform in such a prominent location. On a personal level, it's not difficult to find the passion within to do this kind of thing when it's so close to home," she said.