#86 - Chatting With Greg Parfitt: Becoming the Orange Hire CEO

Greg Parfitt has worked in the equipment rental industry for over 30 years. Greg has had senior leadership roles at National Hire & Coates Hire before eventually joining Orange Hire as CEO.Learn how you can support the podcast, even small amounts make a big differencehttps://www.patreon.com/user?u=73526816PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://www.therentaljournal.com/podcast-episodesApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-rental-journal-podcast/id1529824111Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EhZH7P39tgHJpmAyaF1He?si=xDVjELiFTqSX_u8fwbV5Uw&nd=1YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHpMi2Fze3_rP6A0A6pN2mwSOCIAL:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rental-journal- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therentaljournalpodcastOUTLINE:0:00 - Introduction1:20 - Moving to Australia from South Africa2:30 - First getting involved in the equipment rental industry11:40 - National Hire acquisitions 15:10 - National Hire & Coates Hire merging & the formation of WesTrac26:50 - Having transparent conversations30:10 - Becoming the Orange Hire CEO34:20 - Summary of the Orange Hire business36:09 - Setting up transport hubs39:15 - Acadia Capital & private equity investment into Orange Hire44:40 - Leadership style & culture within Orange Hire52:20 - IT Capability, Safety & focus on people59:00 - Average fleet age and selling used equipment1:01:20 - Mentors throughout Greg's career1:03:39 - If you are not making mistakes you are not having a crack1:05:20 - Proactively managing your career1:06:25 - Getting the nickname "The Pope"1:07:55 - How do you define success?