Rental industry “lifeblood” Jim Brown passes away

Lewis Tyler Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

12 December 2024

IRN is saddened to report that Jim Brown, former CEO of Coates, has passed away aged 86. 

Jim dedicated 35 years of his career to Coates, starting in 1968 and rising through the ranks to become CEO in 1983.

Under his stewardship, Coates grew from a business generating AUS$48…

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