HAE and the Event Hire Association have announced the shortlisted finalists for their Awards of Excellence 2018, being held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Saturday, 28 April.

The categories include: Catalogue of the Year, Website of the Year, Best Use of New Media, Sustainability and CSR, Construction Industry Product of the Year, Events Industry Product of the Year, Supplier of the Year, Plant, Tool & Equipment Hire Company of the Year (separate awards for turnover up to £10m and over £10m), Event Equipment Hire Company of the Year, SafeHire Company of the Year, Best Recruitment Innovation, Apprentice of the Year, Workshop Manager of the Year and Hire Manager of the Year, as well as Hire Achiever of the Year, chosen on the night from the three winners of the last-mentioned individual categories.

The Awards will be hosted by BBC Breakfast sports journalist Chris Hollins, a previous winner of Strictly Come Dancing. The full list of finalists can be seen at www.hae.org.uk/awards, together with details of ticket availability.