HAE (Hire Association Europe) have announced the finalists for the eagerly anticipated Hire Awards of Excellence 2010.
The awards ceremony will be taking place on Saturday 8 May at the Landmark London hotel in the City's Marylebone district.
The shortlisted companies for the Hire Awards of Excellence 2010 are:
Tool, Equipment and Plant Hire Company of the Year (up to five outlets):
Blythewood Plant Hire
SHC Hire Centres
Total Hire and Sales
Tool, Equipment and Plant Hire Company of the Year (over five outlets):
GAP Group
HSS Hire
HireBase
Lavendon
Speedy Hire
Event Hire Company of the Year (single outlet):
Allens Catering Hire Services
Cascade Events
GT Trax
Event Hire Company of the Year (multiple outlets):
Ev-ent Hire
Gordon Audio Visual
Quadrant Visual Solutions
Saville Audio Visual
Hire Industry Catalogue of the Year:
Ev-ent Hire
GAP Group
Gordon Audio Visual
HireBase
HSS Hire
Hire Industry Website of the Year:
www.allenshire.co.uk from Allens Catering Hire Services
www.marquee-tent-hire.co.uk from Cascade Furniture Hire
www.livehire.com from HSS Hire
www.ev-ent.co.uk from Ev-ent Hire
Best Product of the Year:
D25325K from DeWalt
Height Rider 21 Hybrid AWD from Niftylift
Hybrid Tandem Traffic Lights from Pike Signals
Xleclipse Traffic Lights from Pike Signals
Hire Industry Supplier of the Year
Higher Concept Software
Hilti
M G Judd
Obart Pumps
Seddons
Terratruck
The Hire Supply Company
HAE members and key supporters of the hire industry will attend the evening, which will be hosted by sports pundit Bob Mills - who entertained guests last year with a hire-specific stand up routine!
Graham Arundell, HAE managing director, said: "Our mission is to encourage and promote high standards across the industry and the Awards are an opportunity to showcase the very best in hire. We are delighted with the level of participation in the 2010 Awards - our industry has a fantastic opportunity to show what is great about hire."