The company formerly known as Coates Hire relaunched its brand this week as Coates, an end-to-end solutions company spanning equipment hire, engineering solutions, industrial solutions and training.
The announcement follows the new brand and logo being unveiled for the first time to viewers of the first game of the Ampol State of Origin series held in Townsville last night, as part of the company’s recently announced four-year partnership with the series.
“Since 1885, Coates has helped shape and support Australian industry and we’ve been known as Australia’s leading equipment hire business,” said Murray Vitlich, CEO, Coates. “We’re proud of our hire heritage, but we’re also a company of problem-solvers with an experienced team of engineers, installation experts, shutdown managers and trainers, equipped to take on any challenge.
“So today, our name has changed to Coates.
“The new branding, including the introduction of a new logo and visual identity, reflects Coates’ capabilities to provide end-to-end solutions that include both equipment hire and specialist services, such as temporary works engineering, industrial shutdown management and safety training.”
Sitting beneath the Coates master-brand are five new business divisions, all delivering market-leading offerings to the company’s customers across the country:
- Coates Equipment Hire
- Coates Engineering Solutions
- Coates Industrial Solutions
- Coates Training
- Coates Technology
According to Vitlich, Coates’ customers are increasingly looking for turnkey solutions to reduce risk, delays and cost overruns on job sites and improve efficiency and accountability.
“Our new tagline, ‘Equipped for anything’, signals to our customers that we have the expertise to find a solution to any problem, whether planned or unexpected,” said Vitlich. “From equipment hire and temporary works engineering to industrial shutdowns and training, our customers can trust Coates to provide equipment and expertise, whenever and wherever they need it.”
The new brand was unveiled during last night’s State of Origin Game 1 as part of the company’s four-year partnership with the NRL’s pinnacle event which was forced into a rapid venue change due to COVID-19.
The company unveiled the new brand on digital signage across the stadium while it also provided 10,000 Coates-branded ‘TRY’ signs to attendees to wave during the game.
“The Origin activity kicks off an exciting new era for Coates,” said Vitlich. “As the company has been around for 135 years, we’re one of relatively few organisations that can lay claim to being around when the first rugby league ball was kicked off in 1908.
“The sport has grown and so have we, so we couldn’t think of a better way to unveil the next stage of our company’s history than teaming up with the NRL to kick off our new brand in front of millions of viewers across the country.”
As part of the partnership, the company will take 200 orange-clad footy fans to Game 2 in Brisbane. The ‘Coates Orange Army’ will be made up of valued customers and winners of a nationwide competition run across more than 150 branches, each of whom will enjoy a money-can’t-buy VIP experience and premium ticketing.
Each Coates Orange Army member will be kitted out in the company’s iconic brand colour and will be greeted at the game and seated alongside Origin legends Bradley Clyde and Trevor Gillmeister.
ABOUT COATES
Coates, part of Seven Group Holdings (ASX: SGH), is Australia’s leading equipment hire and solutions provider, operating across a range of markets including engineering, mining and resources, infrastructure, manufacturing, construction, agriculture and major events.
In FY20, Coates celebrated 135 years of commitment to supporting their customers who help build Australia. With a national footprint of over 150 branches, more than one million pieces of equipment and over 1,900 highly skilled employees, Coates provides expert equipment solutions for nearly 19,000 customers. This includes end-to-end solutions for temporary works, traffic management, water management, industrial shutdowns, maintenance, training services and events.