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Toowoomba business celebrates 30 year milestone

TODAY marks 30 years since the Shaw family opened the doors of the first Master Hire branch in Toowoomba.

Scott Marchant and Peter Shaw accept the 2019 Rental Company of the Year Award. Master Hire celebrates 30 years.
Scott Marchant and Peter Shaw accept the 2019 Rental Company of the Year Award. Master Hire celebrates 30 years.

TODAY marks 30 years since the Shaw family opened the doors of the first Master Hire branch in Toowoomba.

From the original, small premises on Alderley St, Toowoomba, Stuart and Jenny Shaw's business has grown to include seven branches across New South Wales and Queensland.

As they were expanding, Stuart's older brother Peter and his wife Helen also joined the business.

Peter and Stuart Shaw at the Master Hire Toowoomba branch in 2003.
Peter and Stuart Shaw at the Master Hire Toowoomba branch in 2003.

Master Hire has celebrated several milestones during the last 30 years including winning the Toowoomba Business of the Year award in 2005 and 2013 and many other regional business awards.

They were recently judged the 2019 Australian Rental Company of the Year by the Hire and Rental Industry Association.

Managing director Scott Marchant thanked the business's customers for their support over the past three decades, adding the business was proud to be a part of the Darling Downs community.

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