News Item: Finalists Revealed and Host Announced for the Hire Awards of Excellence 2026
Judging for the Hire Awards of Excellence 2026 has now been completed and we are pleased to confirm the finalists, and announce our entertainer and host for the evening.
This year our compere is comedian and veteran after-dinner speaker Adger Brown, a popular comedian and charity auctioneer. Adger has more than 40 years’ experience entertaining audiences across the country, including hosting events in the hire sector.
He is a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats and a Barker with The Variety Club of Great Britain. By combining quick wit with a warm, engaging style that keeps audiences laughing, we can be assured of a night of quality, comedy entertainment!
We’re pleased to meet Adger and all our finalists, sponsors and industry representatives, at the Hire Awards of Excellence on Saturday 18th April.
We have dinner spaces left but they are filling up fast so, if you would like to book tickets, please contact the Hire Awards Team on 0121 380 4608 or email awards@hae.org.uk.
Thanks go to our additional sponsors:
Main Sponsor, Sunbelt Rentals
Stage Sponsor, JCB
Welcome Reception Sponsor, Cleveland Group
Staging and AV Sponsor, LUX Technical
Hire Awards of Excellence 2026 Finalists
Congratulations to all Hire Awards of Excellence finalists:
Allens Catering Equipment & Furniture Hire
CRJ Services
GAP Hire Solutions
Garic
POP UP Products
Sam Hire
Speedy Hire
Huws Gray Plant & Hire
MCS Rental Software
Point of Rental Software
Speedy Hire
GAP Hire Solutions
Garic
JCB
Multi-hire Power Tools
Speedy Hire
Sunbelt Rentals
ARBORTECH ALLSAW BA200X – Seddons (Plant and Engineers)
Armadillo 18 Eco+ – Garic
Brick Bud – Harris Brick Safety Systems
GLT Hybrid – Pramac Generac
HeightRider 12 Narrow-Electric Mark 3 – Niftylift
Industrial Vacuums with Longopac® Bagging Systems – The Preparation Group
Instagrid LINK MAX – Instagrid UK
IQ LIFT PRO 7 ACTIVE – POP UP Products
JCB INTELLISENSE System – JCB
MCS AI Insights – MCS Rental Software
RAPID Web-Enabled Search App – Datatag/CESAR
GAP Hire Solutions
MCS Rental Software
Niftytlift
Point of Rental Software
POP UP Products
Trime UK
Celsius Hire
Dromad Hire
Ideal Heat Solutions
Multi-hire Power Tools
PSM Plant & Tool Hire Centres
TG Lynes
Ardent Hire Solutions
Cleveland Group
Huws Gray Plant & Hire
Speedy Hire
Sunbelt Rentals
The Hireman
Allens Catering Equipment & Furniture Hire
LUX Technical
Plato Catering Hire
Sunbelt Rentals
Vp Brandon Hire Station
Driver Training Team – Speedy Hire
SHEQ Team – Cleveland Group
SHEQ Team – Sunbelt Rentals
Alex Milne – The Hireman
Joseph Antoine – Vp Brandon Hire Station
Tim Walmsley – Ramudden Global UK
Daniel Sharkey – Speedy Hire
Jack Bourke – Vp Brandon Hire Station
Lucy Jolley – Speedy Hire
Adam Bradley – Speedy Hire
Amanda Hingley – Garic
James Haley – ME Hire UK
Jason Winterburn – Ramudden Global UK
Leigh Tholet – Huws Gray Plant & Hire
Mehmet Temiz – Vp Brandon Hire Station
Norman Pipe – Trime UK
Stephen Williams – Multi-hire Power Tools
Amber Young – GAP Hire Solutions
Blagoy Manzurov – Sunbelt Rentals
Justin Price – Carrier Rental Systems
Luke Piggot – Vp Brandon Hire Station
Reece Warbrick – Carrier Rental Systems
Andrew Smith – Speedy Hire
Chris Loizou – Ideal Heat Solutions
Colin Clements – Multi-Hire Power Tools
Demi Fautley-Clark – ME Hire UK
Gary Price – Huws Gray Plant & Hire
Kelly McNulty – Ideal Heat Solutions
Simon Hazel – Vp Brandon Hire Station
The finalists in this category are the winners in the Apprentice, Workshop Manager and Hire Manager of the Year categories and will be revealed live at the Hire Awards of Excellence.