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Kennards Hire generally receives overwhelmingly positive feedback for its reliable equipment and high standard of customer service. Reviewers frequently highlight the helpfulness of the staff, smooth booking and return processes, and the convenience of features like after-hours drop-off. While a small subset of reviews notes occasional administrative friction, logistical miscommunications, or website navigation challenges, the overall sentiment remains exceptionally strong among both DIY users and trade customers.
Have hired a lot of equipment from Brendale store from ladders, Kangas, and power washers. They are all so friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating. We don’t hire equipment from anywhere else now.
Have hired a few tools from Kennards hire mittagong and honestly i have never had an issue. Tools are clean and always ready to go and the staff are friendly and super helpful. I will most certainly continue to hire from Kennards in the future!
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Great Team, super helpful. Good to see a large corporation can still make it feel like a family business. Show reply
Great hire experience with quality products from the team at Redcliffe. Show reply
Needed a small concrete job but was quoted a huge amount so hired the small cement mixer from Kennards. It was perfect and saved a lot! Show reply
We hired a scissor lift from Kennards Indooroopilly. William was so helpful in the booking process, and the equipment was an absolute game changer for painting the outside of our 2 storey house. Highly recommend!! Show reply
Kennards…! Kenoath…! Great equipment and great service! Thank you to Kennards for the support of The Variety Club children’s charity, our group raised $184,000 for the week! Show reply
Excellent service and price with brilliant delivery service with safety at most high standard Show reply
Excellent service from Kennards Hire Mount Barker. The staff were friendly and professional and gave me a thorough explanation of how to safely operate the machine. Before I left, they made sure the trailer was connected correctly and checked that all the lights were working. The two-for-one weekend hire rate was also excellent value. The whole process was easy and straightforward. I would definitely hire from the Mount Barker team again. Show reply
I was told 50 year olds shouldnt climb up extension ladders. So I hired a 3.6m step ladder. Show reply
Incredible service, patient and knowledgeable and very helpful after hours. Show reply
Hilti jackhammer was awesome: ergonomic, powerfull, concerto use, neatly stored in the carry case Show reply
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The floor sander I used was very easy to use The customer service was outstanding I can’t wait to have to use them again Show reply
Bloody good service, excellent machinery that operated perfectly and perfect service on the drop off. Couldn't of asked for it any easier Show reply
KENNARDS BUNDAMBA, particularly Archer & Blake were very understanding & cooperative throughout my hire of an ELECTRIC EEL which needed to extend twice. The charge was also very reasonable. Show reply
Installing my own ceiling would not have been possible with the panel lift. Stoked Show reply
Excellent service and great reliable products to use l will use again Show reply
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Great machine in excellent condition, excellent service. Simple and easy to hire. Show reply
Follow-up · All steps of the process were simple and seamless. Staff at Tamworth location were great to deal with.
Can’t afford it! Go hire it! – All the bro’s at kennards are friendly and helpful! Equipments are clean and tidy everytime! Show reply
Follow-up · I didn’t use delivery, hiring the concrete breaker. booking is easy the only thing is we’ve been doing this for years now almost every week and everytime still asking for the same info like name, lastname, phone number, address, etc. Can’t it be recorded in your system?
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Digger hire and rock breakers and trailer – Happy with hire small digger but done the job day hire Show 2 replies
Follow-up · All good in all areas no complaints all ways available for hire
Positive reviews
10/10 Absolutely recommend Kennards Hire Brendale. The staff are incredibly kind & polite. They were so helpful. The staff went above & beyond to help me with my hire & when something went wrong, they rectified the issue immediately. Amazing team, amazing service, amazing business. Will definitely be back again!
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Excellent customer service from Kennards Bendigo throughout the entire process. Would highly recommend them in the future. All of their staff were very helpful which made a difficult job for me ultimately successful.
From pickup to drop off the whole hire process was great. The staff helped load equipment, explained how it all worked and showed me where to find a few videos if I got stuck at home. Show reply
Negative reviews
Needed to hire a concrete finishing trowel (helicopter) for a pour starting at 7am Monday morning. Requested that I could grab the machine on the Saturday prior to closing so it was there when I needed it on Monday as they could not deliver before mid morning… if ya know concrete, that’s to late! And I couldnt pick it up because they open at… Read more
6:30 am.. the pump is there at 6:00 am for setup. The boys rock up at 6:00am and the first trucks at 7:00am Any way.. I was told I’d need to pay two days hire for a machine that would sit in the back of my truck on Sunday before I could use it on Monday! As a builder in cairns…, I hire a lot from the cairns kennards.. guess what no more! Throw away my card details… ya won’t be seeing me again.. Coates hire just around the corner.. I have the machine.. it’s Friday arv! And I’m only paying for mondays hire.
Trying to use the site is a waste of time and effort. I live in Wellington but want to hire and use at Paraparaumu. The site kept defaulting to Taupo. , After a while I simply gave up and went elsewhere.
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Website booking didnt work (no record) Credit Card machine didnt work Went to 2 stores and got the run around If you have your own trailer check they have ramps available - it differs between stores - not consistent Left without the equipment and was astounded by the poor customer service and the threat to be "put on stop" because I voiced my opinion on the poor service.
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Recent reviews
I recently had the pleasure of using Kennards Hire, and I must say, their service and equipment quality exceeded my expectations. From the moment I walked in, the staff were incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and genuinely eager to assist. They provided clear guidance on the best equipment suited to my project, ensuring I had exactly what I… Read more · 1
needed.
The equipment itself was in top-notch condition—clean, well-maintained, and highly reliable. It performed flawlessly throughout the duration of my project, which is a testament to Kennards Hire's commitment to quality.
What stood out the most was the ease of the entire hiring process. The staff made everything straightforward, from the initial consultation to the return of the equipment. Their friendly and professional approach made the experience both efficient and pleasant.
Overall, I highly recommend Kennards Hire for anyone in need of dependable equipment and outstanding customer service. They truly set the standard in the hire industry.
Kennards left me stranded and couldn’t care less – I booked a Ute, in person, several days prior to requiring the vehicle. At no time, during the negotiating of the hire did the staff member mention the requirement to have a credit card available for the day of pick up and that a debit card would not be acceptable. As a consequence, when I turned up to collect the Ute, I was refused the service… Read more
because I was not fore-warned of the need to provide a credit card. It was like I was set up and tricked to the amusement of all their staff - hahah we got another one, look at this poor so-and-so… no Ute, work plans stuffed and now he can walk home, how funny are we!
I spent a day preparing the job which required the ute and I was left stranded by Kennards with no way to complete the job and no way home after being dropped off. The staff stood around, amused and entertained without a care about my predicament, my serious inconvenience or losses. The offer of a phone call was completely useless as nobody commits mobile phone numbers to memory.
The complete lack of care, competence or consideration to customers is a disgrace. I did nothing to deserve being treated in such a way that left me stranded and stuck because Kennards could not advise me of the full requirements for hire prior to pick up and couldn’t care less that I suffered because of their incompetence. There was no care or attempt made to resolve the problem and help me out due to their error. According to the terms and conditions, I could have left my bank account details as an option. Instead, the staff let me walk all the way home in the rain to the Hawthorn side of Norman Park, having no phone. I am a retired pensioner with advanced arthritis in my left knee and it rained.
The service was appalling. Complete lack of care or consideration. Kennards had absolutely no consideration or interest in the hardship they had provided to a loyal, local customer. It was like, “your problem mate, suck eggs, know off you go!” Kennards East Brisbane do not higher vehicles to anyone who doesn’t have a credit card which excludes services to pensioners like myself and low income earners or anyone who chooses not to accrue debt by owning a credit card.
I only went in to hire a Hammer on Trolley , but I walked out with a renewed faith in customer service. The team at Wonthaggi were brilliant. Friendly, professional, helpful and happy to answer questions without making me feel like I'd asked something silly. The equipment was in great condition and the whole experience was smooth and hassle-free. If tool hire had an Olympic team, these blokes would be representing Australia. Highly recommended.
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