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Report finds live music more popular than ever

Friday, August 19th, 2011

bluesfestEarlier this month consulting firm PwC published the Australian PwC Entertainment and Media Outlook 2011-2015. (more…)

Upcoming Event – The Ride to Conquer Cancer

Friday, August 19th, 2011

ride-to-conquer-cancer-logoAt Excel we’re supporting the Ride to Conquer Cancer which is on this weekend. Our very own Managing Director Col Cuthbert will be taking part (more…)

Quandamooka – The Handover of land at Stradbroke Island to Traditional Owners

Friday, August 19th, 2011

quandamookaOn 4th July a special ceremony was held in Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island to mark the formal handover of native title to 2,264 hectares of land on the island to the traditional owners, the Quandamooka people. The Federal Court sat in a special session to formalise one of the largest native title agreements in Queensland in front of Anna Bligh and the assembled media. (more…)

PB Towage launch their two new tugs

Friday, August 19th, 2011

pb-towage_tugsWith each sporting engine power of 5600 BHP – equivalent to more than five Bugatti Veyron supercars – PB Towage‘s new tugboats PB Murrumbidgee and PB Daintree ply their trade in the busy Port of Brisbane, providing full harbour towage services to a wide range of cargo and tanker vessels, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (more…)

Recent & Upcoming Events

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

splendourIn June we supplied equipment to the Caravan Camping and Touring Show and the Winternats 2011 meeting, although we were particularly proud to be supporting the inaugural Brisbane Oxfam Trailwalker event. (more…)

A very special event for Brisbane for the 2011 Melbourne Cup

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

melbourne-cupIt may seem like it’s a long way away, but the first Tuesday in November will be with us in no time!

This year Excel Hire has joined forces with Brisbane-based special events & party planning whiz Michael Caminiti from Brisbane Event Management to create Brisbane’s most exclusive Melbourne Cup (more…)

Common Questions – glasses and marquees

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

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As you’d expect there are a number of question we commonly get asked by people organising a function. Here are our answers to two of them! (more…)

Safety Compliance – securing marquees

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

5m PagodasAt Excel Hire we pride ourselves on constantly monitoring and adhering to the highest safety standards. This is especially important given the nature of the work we do (more…)

Excel supports John Farnham

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

racv-royal-pinesOn Saturday 13th November last year John Farnham took to the stage at the RACV Royal Pines Resort and wowed the 5,000 fans (more…)

Bayside Home Show 2010 – another happy customer

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

bayside-home-showThe Bayside Home Show, held at Cleveland Show Grounds every year, attracts around 8,000 people from the Bayside who are interested in how they can improve their home and living space. (more…)