05.06.2012

Neville Kennard 1937 – 2012

Neville Kennard, the founder of Kennards Hire in Australia passed away peacefully on Sunday aged 75 after losing his fight with cancer. His wife Gaby and three sons - Sam, Walt and Jim were at his bedside at his home in Mittagong when he went.
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Neville Kennard

All friends and relatives are welcome to a service at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Chapel, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde, on Friday June 8th at 12.15 p.m.

Following the service there will be a celebration of his life at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 33 Peel Street, Kirribilli, from 14:00 to 17:005

In lieu of flowers please make a donation to:
Stepping Stone Foundation
Sydney Stepping Stone
c/o- Connery Partners
Level 6, 234 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
www.steppingstonehouse.com.au

Kennard was a well-known and highly respected member of the Australian rental industry. He started the business while still at school, in order to raise extra pocket money. At the age of 19 his mother insisted he take the growing business out of the home, and so at 19 he found himself in the rental business, operating as Kennards Hire and Kennard Roof Racks.

As the business grew, in spite of his inexperience he found he needed extra funds and so persuade his father to form a partnership with him two years later, in 1964 he bought his father out and was shortly joined by his brother Andy.

The business branched out into self-storage units and continued to grow as subsequent generations of the family joined the business. Kennard himself was also a highly political individual and a so called anarchistic-capitalist. He penned many articles on the subject and often spoke at public meetings on his views.