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18 CPA Bulletin > November 2020 www.cpa.uk.net NEWS FROMCPA MEMBERS: 1 News from CPA Members To submit news for consideration for future issues of the CPA Bulletin, please email lisa @ lisacollinscommunications.co.uk Point of Rental has received an Editor’s Choice Award fromRental magazine in recognition of the company’s efforts during 2020 to help rental businesses transfer to contactless processes. During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as rental businesses attempted to determine whether they were deemed ‘essential’ or not, Point of Rental took its electronic signature product and made it work independently of its software. This allowed businesses using any rental software to capture signatures contactlessly. When companies needed a way to collect payments digitally and easily as well, this functionality was added within a week. Over the months that the company was offering free set-up and 90 days’ worth of unlimited signatures, Point of Rental gave away over £1 million worth of software to help keep rental businesses running during the pandemic. Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris said: “2020 was a tough year throughout the industry; it forced a lot of innovation, problem- solving, and working together to get through it. We’re glad that so many people found eSign & Pay to be helpful in their businesses and in their lives, and we look forward to helping the industry build back up to what we all were envisioning pre-COVID.” Point of Rental joined other rental leaders Briggs & Stratton, JLG, Powr2 and Wacker Neuson in earning Rental magazine’s Editor’s Choice Awards this year. Winners were chosen by Rental’s editorial team based on several factors, including innovation, utility for the rental market and audience engagement. Over £1m in Electronic Signatures Donated to Keep Counters Contactless Flannery Plant Hire has introduced a special telehandler and mini excavator to its hire fleet. The machines have an eye-catching spotty design and all fees generated from their rental are being donated to the BBC Children in Need charity. The first mission of the machines has been to support a huge team of volunteers and develop a new base for Surfability UK - the country’s first-fully inclusive surf school. Surfability UK currently supports more than 500 people from across the UK and gives disabled people the opportunity to take to the waves. With the help of DIY SOS: Big Build volunteers, the Flannery spotty machines have been in use renovating Surfability’s current space - a run down and disused bus shelter that has no electricity or water amenities - turning it into a well-designed surf suit and board storage unit. The show will be broadcast in November during BBC Children in Need Appeal week. Patrick Flannery, Flannery Plant Hire Managing Director said: “We are proud to support the DIY SOS: Big Build team for the second year running with machines for the duration of their charity build. Our spotty machines have been hard at work in Swansea and will continue to raise money for BBC Children in Need over the coming months. As a company we are very proud to support this great cause and we are very grateful to our suppliers, including JCB, for supporting this initiative.” The Flannery spotty machines are now available to hire with all of the rental fees being donated to the charity. As well as going out to customer sites, the machines will be used at fundraising events to raise more money in aid of BBC Children in Need. To donate please visit https://www. justgiving.com/fundraising/flannery-plant-hire or call 0208 900 9290 to enquire about hiring the spotty machines. Hire SpottyMachines and Raise Money for BBCChildren inNeed