2010 Award Categories

Tool, Equipment and Plant Hire Company of the Year (up to five outlets), sponsored by Yell Group

The winner in this category will demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism within the Tool, Equipment and Plant sector.

This award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate how - through well-adopted company values and procedures, the provision of stimulating and supportive workplaces and the active development of all its employees - it has applied all of its resources to achieve commercial success.

This year's finalists are:

• Blythewood Plant Hire
• SHC Hire Centres
• Total Hire and Sales

Tool, Equipment and Plant Hire Company of the Year (over five outlets), sponsored by HAE Insurance Services

The winner in this category will demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism within the Tool, Equipment and Plant sector.

This award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate how - through well-adopted company values and procedures, the provision of stimulating and supportive workplaces and the active development of all its employees - it has applied all of its resources to achieve commercial success.

This year's finalists are:

• GAP Group
• HSS Hire
• Hirebase
• Lavendon
• Speedy

Events Hire Company of the Year (single outlet)

The winner in this category will demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism within the Events sector.

This award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate how - through well-adopted company values and procedures, the provision of stimulating and supportive workplaces and the active development of all its employees - it has applied all of its resources to achieve commercial success.

This year's finalists are:

• Allens Catering Hire Services
• Cascade Events
• GT Trax

Hire Industry Supplier of The Year, sponsored by Speedy

This year, we took a different approach to this Award. 

A selected panel of our members nomintated their top three Suppliers of the Year to arrive at our initial short list.  The full membership (hire companies only) have voted for their overall Supplier of the Year and our shortlist is constructed from the top voted companies.  This year's initial finalists are (in alphabetical order):

• Higher Concept Software
• Hilti
• M G Judd
• Obart Pumps
• Seddons
• Terratruck
• The Hire Supply Company

Hire Industry Catalogue of The Year, sponsored by FT Solutions

Any hire company or supplier who can demonstrate an effective, printed hire catalogue. Entries are welcome from all sizes of outlet, in all sizes of company, from all sectors can enter for this award.

The main criteria in entering for this award are ease of use, up-to-date information and evidence of value for money solutions when searching for hire and/or sale products.  Your catalogue must also communicate your customer care and service delivery aims and objectives. 

This year's finalists are:

• Blythewood Plant Hire
• Ev-ent Hire
• GAP Group
• Gordon Audio Visual
• Hirebase
• HSS Hire

Hire Industry Website of The Year

This award is open to any hire company who can demonstrate an innovative and effective hire and rental website. Entries are welcome from all sizes of outlet, in all sizes of company, from all sectors.

The main criteria in entering for this award are ease of use, innovation, up-to-date information and evidence of value for money solutions when searching for hire and/or sale products.  Your website must also communicate your customer care and service delivery aims and objectives.

This year's finalists are:

• www.allenshire.co.uk from Allens Catering Hire Services
• www.marquee-tent-hire.co.uk from Cascade Events
• www.hss.com/livehire from HSS Hire
• www.ev-ent.co.uk from Ev-ent Hire

Best Product of The Year, sponsored by HSS Hire

Which of your products have been adopted throughout the hire industry this year to enhance revenues and quality?  It doesn't need to be a new product - we've adapted this category to encompass the tried and tested hire products you all know and love. 

This year's finalists are:

• D25325K from DeWalt
• Height Rider 21 Hybrid AWD from Niftylift
• Hybrid Tandem Traffic Lights from Pike Signals
• Xleclipse Traffic Lights from Pike Signals

Excellence In Training, sponsored by HireTrain

The winning entry will demonstrate a comprehensive and effective employee and/or customer training programme that contributes to the success of the company.

This year's finalists are:

• HSS Hire
• Lavendon
• SHC Hire Centres
• Speedy

Excellence In Customer Care

This award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate that it has the customer at the heart of its business and deploys and manages its resources to most effectively meet the needs of its customer base.

This year's finalists are:

• Allens Catering Hire Services
• HSS Hire
• SHC Hire Centres

Effective Health and Safety Management, sponsored by PASMA

This award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate how it has improved the health, safety and wellbeing of its workforce and/or users of hired or owned equipment. Entries to this category can also include product innovation.  Entries are welcome from all sizes and types of enterprise.

This year's finalists are:

• Lavendon
• Speedy

Environmental Initiative

Business can make an important contribution in helping reduce carbon use and avoid worsening climate change.  We are looking for practical examples of what a business can do to address these challenges; the benefits of taking such action (for the company and its customers) and how business practices have been adopted to manage and reduce environmental impact, preferably as part of a recognised standard.  Entries to this category can also include product innovation.  Entries are welcome from all sizes and types of enterprise.

This year's finalists are:

• HSS Hire
• Speedy

Events Hire Company of the Year (multiple outlets)

The winner in this category will demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism within the Events sector.

This award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate how - through well-adopted company values and procedures, the provision of stimulating and supportive workplaces and the active development of all its employees - it has applied all of its resources to achieve commercial success.

This year's finalists are:

• Ev-ent Hire
• Gordon Audio Visual
• Quadrant Visual Solutions
• Saville Audio Visual