AWARDS


Awards ceremony celebrates the excellence of hire industry


HIRE Association Europe and Event Hire Association (HAE EHA) announced the winners of the 2018 Hire Awards of Excellence, during a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in April.


The prestigious black-tie event was hosted by Chris Hollins, best known as BBC’s Breakfast’s sports correspondent and winner of Strictly Come Dancing, and the event proved to be a resounding success attracting a record-breaking attendance of almost 400.


The ceremony, which is a much-anticipated highlight of the year for HAE EHA and all their members, is the only event of its kind which celebrates the outstanding achievements of companies and individuals across the entire hire industry.


The popularity of the event has soared in recent times, with this year seeing a signifi cant rise in the number of entries received from across a wide spectrum of businesses in the UK’s plant, tool, equipment and event hire industry.


This year saw two brand new categories being added to the Awards list: Best Sustainability & CSR Initiative, and Best Recruitment Innovation Campaign.


Outstanding performance


The Chairman’s Award for outstanding performance, the Hire Achiever’s Award, and other individual awards presented to those who stood out in their fi eld of expertise, were also a real highlight of the evening.


This year the Chairman’s Award was presented to Sat Dhaiwal, Chief Executive Offi cer of leading UK equipment rental company A-Plant. Mr Dhaiwal received the award for a career that has been truly inspirational, and a prime example of what can be achieved through hard work and application.


He joined A-Plant as a depot manager at the age of 23, and rose steadily through the ranks to become Chief Executive in 2002 and one of the most infl uential people in the hire industry.


The event got off to a rousing start with an opening speech from HAE EHA Managing Director Graham Arundell, and continued with broadcaster Chris Hollins. As the winners were


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revealed, each was presented with their trophies and were then interviewed off -stage.


Graham Arundell later commented: “With record numbers in every category this year, the judges faced some diffi cult decisions in selecting the winners from amongst leading hire companies, as well as independents and talented individuals.


"The awards really are an important way of showcasing the ‘rising talent’ in the industry, as well as celebrating the superlative commitment our members make to supporting other businesses by providing safe, well-maintained equipment and tools for hire.


“There is so much innovation going on at the moment in our industry and it is wonderful to get the chance to be able to recognise and share in it, by bringing everyone all under the same roof.


"The competition this year was so fi erce, we felt compelled to give out more ‘Highly Commended’ awards than before - the calibre of entries was very impressive.


"The whole evening turned out to be a roaring success, and exceeded our expectations in every way. Having the opportunity to come together as an industry to applaud best practice was a real honour for us.”


HAE EHA members provide the resources and capability behind public and commercial investment: in land and buildings, infrastructure, national & international events and corporate hospitality.


Included amongst HAE EHA members are sole traders and larger organisations which get access to products and services covering all aspects of hire: These include terms & conditions, safety checks, publicity, equipment, responsibilities and general day-to-day requirements.


Accompanying HAE EHA services include: legal advice, training, publicity, safety checks, leafl ets, lobbying and fi nance advice; necessary documentation and information.


In addition, members also have access to HAE EHA’s essential range of health & safety, economical and credit control services.


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