# Kennards Hire acquires Solution Plant Hire

Kennards Hire has acquired Solution Plant Hire, a specialist provider of earthmoving and compaction equipment for hire, to strengthen its capability in the civil construction and infrastructure sector. The acquisition includes sites in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and a new site in Tomago, New South Wales.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-03-18
- Where: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Tomago, Australia
- Status: completed
- Products: earthmoving and compaction equipment, excavators, rollers, wheel loaders, watercarts, site dumpers
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Kennards Hire](https://endata.com/companies/90924.md) (acquirer)
- [Solution Plant Hire](https://endata.com/companies/90925.md) (target)

## Sources

- [hireandrentalnews.com.au](https://www.hireandrentalnews.com.au/kennards-acquires-solution-plant-hire/), 2026-03-18: "This is a significant step forward for the business enabling us to increase our ability to service large-scale compaction and earthmoving customers, a market which has seen substantial ongoing demand."
- [insideconstruction.com.au](https://www.insideconstruction.com.au/kennards-hire-acquires-solution-plant-hire/), 2026-04-15: "The acquisition expands Kennards Hire's capacity to support large-scale projects requiring specialist compaction and earthmoving equipment."

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