--- title: "Kennards Hire vs Porter Hire: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Kennards Hire or Porter Hire? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Equipment hire companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kennards-hire-vs-porter-hire" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kennards Hire vs Porter Hire: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Kennards Hire or Porter Hire? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Equipment hire companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Kennards Hire and Porter Hire - **Competitive set**: Equipment hire companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Kennards Hire Share of Search**: 33.2% - **Porter Hire Share of Search**: 3.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Kennards Hire or Porter Hire? - In August 2026, Kennards Hire had more branded searches than Porter Hire among equipment hire companies in New Zealand. Kennards Hire was estimated to have 10.6K branded searches compared to Porter Hire’s 1K, and held a 33.2% Share of Search versus Porter Hire’s 3.1%. - Kennards Hire was ahead of Porter Hire in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kennards Hire’s estimated Share of Search among equipment hire companies in New Zealand moved from 30% to 33.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.7K to 10.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Porter Hire’s estimated Share of Search among equipment hire companies in New Zealand moved from 2.5% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand equipment hire companies in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Kennards Hire in New Zealand fell 16.8% over 11 measured months, from 12.7K to 10.6K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Kennards Hire estimated searches | Kennards Hire Share of Search | Kennards Hire rank | Porter Hire estimated searches | Porter Hire Share of Search | Porter Hire rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.7K | 30% | 2 | 1.1K | 2.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 33% | 2 | 1.1K | 2.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 12.2K | 33.1% | 2 | 930 | 2.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 12.2K | 32.8% | 2 | 1.1K | 2.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 12.2K | 32.9% | 2 | 1.1K | 3% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 13.2K | 33.7% | 2 | 1.1K | 2.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 12.5K | 33.7% | 2 | 1K | 2.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 12.4K | 36.7% | 2 | 1K | 3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 10.6K | 33.1% | 2 | 1.1K | 3.5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 10.5K | 33.2% | 2 | 1K | 3.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 10.6K | 33.2% | 2 | 1K | 3.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kennards Hire’s and Porter Hire’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Kennards Hire**: Measured on the search terms “kennards hire”, “kennards hire location”, “kennards hire near me”, “kennards hire newtown”, “kennards hire nz”, “kennards hire online”, “kennards hire opening hours”, “kennards hire scissor lift”, “kennardshire”, “kennardshire co nz” and “kennardshire nz”, summed into one figure. - **Porter Hire**: Measured on the search terms “porter hire”, “porter hire near me”, “porter hire nz” and “porterhire”, summed into one figure. - [Kennards Hire profile](/demand/nz/brands/kennards-hire) - [Porter Hire profile](/demand/nz/brands/porter-hire) - [All equipment hire companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-equipment-hire-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Kennards Hire or Porter Hire? In August 2026, Kennards Hire had more branded searches than Porter Hire among equipment hire companies in New Zealand. Kennards Hire was estimated to have 10.6K branded searches compared to Porter Hire’s 1K, and held a 33.2% Share of Search versus Porter Hire’s 3.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kennards Hire vs Porter Hire: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kennards-hire-vs-porter-hire This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kennards-hire-vs-porter-hire. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.