The finalists have been announced for the HAE 'Hire Awards of Excellence 2022', which are due to take place on Saturday 7th May at Grosvenor House, London.
Hosted by comedian and writer Jo Caufield, of Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You fame, the awards are set to celebrate the outstanding achievements of hire and supply companies across the UK's plant, tool, equipment and event hire industries.
This year's bash includes the new 'Diversity and Inclusion Initiative' award. Speaking of the event, HAE CEO Paul Gaze said: “We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the awards and very excited to be celebrating in person again as we prepare for a spectacular event that will give due recognition to the very best of the Hire Industry.”
The finalists for this year’s awards are as follows:
Website of the Year - Genquip Groundhog, Greenplant, HSS Hire, Rentuu, Smiths Hire
Best Use of New Media - Vp Brandon Hire Station, GSE Plant, HSS Hire, Niftylift, Sunbelt Rentals
Catalogue of the Year - Greenplant , HSS Hire
Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative - Sunbelt Rentals, Travis Perkins Tool Hire
Best Sustainability & CSR Initiative - Vp Brandon Hire Station, GGR Group, Select Plant Hire, Speedy Services, Sunbelt Rentals
Hire Industry Product of the Year - Cube Modular (Modular Foldable Portable Buildings), Genquip Groundhog (Unisex SolarLoo), JCB (Electric Compact Telehandler 525-60E), Snorkel UK (Snorkel S2755RTE), Speedy Services (Speedy V20 Eco Hybrid), UNI-PROP International (UNI-PROP)
Hire Industry Supplier of the Year - MCS Rental Software, MHM Group, Niftylift, Point of Rental Software, Snorkel UK
SafeHire Plant Tool & Equipment Hire Company of the Year (under £10m Turnover) - Lakeside Hire, MHM Group, Miles Hire, Multi-Hire Power Tools, PSM Plant & Tool Hire Centres
SafeHire Plant Tool & Equipment Hire Company of the Year (over £10m Turnover) - Boels Rental, Vp Brandon Hire Station, Hirebase, Smiths Hire, Speedy Services, Sunbelt Rentals, Travis Perkins Tool Hire
SafeHire Event Hire Company of the Year - Allens Catering Hire, buk Solutions, Capital Barriers & Temporary Fencing, County Marquees, Plato Catering Hire, Sunbelt Rentals
Young Apprentice of the Year - Luke Cooper - Boels Rental, Ben Thomas - Vp Brandon Hire Station, Louis Derome - Speedy Services, Dan Foster - Sunbelt Rentals
Apprentice of the Year - Faris Cooke - Vp Brandon Hire Station, Ellie Goldstone - BSS Hire, Katie Davis - Speedy Service, Ryan Boden - Sunbelt Rentals, John Cassidy -Travis Perkins Tool Hire, Matthew Henson - Travis Perkins Tool Hire, Mike Roberts - Travis Perkins Tool Hire
Workshop Manager of the Year - Wesley Kimber - Boels Rental, Steven Jones - MHM Group, Sivakumar Sivarjah - Speedy Services, Karl Bolton - Sunbelt Rentals
Hire Manager of the Year - Justin Winder - Boels Rental, Steven Donnelly - Vp Brandon Hire Station, Mike Croft - BSS Hire, Rachel Dixon - Chiltern Hire Centre, Amy Yorke-Smith - Sunbelt Rentals, Philip Watts - Travis Perkins Tool Hire
We'll announce the winners in due course. Meanwhile, to find out more about the Awards and the HAE EHA itself, see:
www.hae.org.uk
