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We have many favourite plants that we love to supply to our clients for their office plant hire. It was hard to narrow it down to just 5. From Brisbane to the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Chatswood, Parramatta & Melbourne. With much debate, our Plant Hire specialists have agreed (almost) on our Top 5 office...Read More

Professional indoor plant hire is highly effective in improving Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). A study performed by UTS explains how plants contribute to over 75% of the criteria for IEQ. We spend more than 90% of our time indoors so our Indoor Environmental Quality is a major factor to take into account. The University of...Read More

I’ve been part of the indoor plant hire team for 30 years. Actually, I’m celebrating 30 years this month with Tropical Plant Rentals. What areas do you hire indoor plants to? I service and maintain hire plants to the Sydney CBD, North Sydney, Mosman and Manly areas. What do you enjoy most about your indoor...Read More

Having indoor plants in schools is an ideal way make students and their families feel welcome. Adding some live greenery is nature’s way of saying you belong here. Indoor plants can be used to enhance school staff rooms, school lobbies and school offices. Indoor plants have many benefits and some research about plants in the classroom has...Read More

Open plan office areas have become a trend. They can be very beneficial for inspiring collaboration between workers. Having an open plan office area is an effective real estate cost cutting measure for business owners. As well, the carbon footprint can be reduced. An open plan layout will use less space than individual private offices...Read More

Do you feel tired and dreary thinking of your office space? Does your office space lack spark and inspiration? Does your office space look dull and a bit boring? Perhaps you just don’t have the time. Or you don’t quite know where to start. You know it needs a lift, but you just can’t put...Read More

At Tropical Plant Rentals our core business is permanent plant hire for your office.  We have over 40 years’ experience in the plant hire business and have really grown our business (pardon the pun) to include short term event plant hire as well. With extensive resources, we are able to provide plants and pots, green...Read More

Living Green Walls At Tropical Plant Rentals we don’t just hire indoor plants for your office.  We also create incredible living Green Walls.  Green Walls create an instant WOW factor. Five years ago, we visited Canada, USA and China to research the different models and their effectiveness and maintainability.  We have a range of living green...Read More

  Have you ever thought about your reception areas first impression to your visitors? An office reception is the first port of call for many visitors and potential new clients. The importance of a positive first impression is a very important. First impressions matter and a first impression is a lasting impression. Having a reception...Read More

Indoor Office Plant Hire servicing starts in Parramatta My day starts at 6am. Heading off to spend 3 hours at the Parramatta Park Royal. Unfortunately, it’s not for the delicious buffet breakfast that I can smell on my way to the swimming pool. It’s not to do some laps in the lovely pool either. I...Read More

We all know how visually appealing a fresh colourful bouquet of flowers can look. Especially displayed on an office reception desk. But do we know the environmental impact of freshly cut flowers? Some flowers around the world are labelled “freshly picked”. A lot of flowers in Australia are imported from foreign countries such as Kenya,...Read More

Green Star is a sustainability rating system launched in 2003 by the Green Building Council of Australia. The system was set up to measure and assess how environmentally friendly a building is. The Green Star Rating system is measured at all stages of the built environment life cycle. Factors include the efficiency of the cooling...Read More