News Item: Host and Shortlists Revealed for the Hire Awards of Excellence 2025
We are pleased to confirm the celebrity host, and to announce the finalists for the Hire Awards of Excellence 2025.
This year’s host is Alex Macqueen, a BAFTA nominated comedy actor and former Barrister with plenty of stories to tell! He may be recognisable to fans of The Thick of it and The Inbetweeners, and he has appeared in numerous films including Downton Abbey: A New Era, Shakespeare biopic All Is True, and Horrible Histories: The Movie.
Alex is an experienced speaker and entertainer, acting as Chair at the Downing Street Debates and host at the ULTRA Travel Awards and Middle Temple Annual Dinner, among others. He can share humorous anecdotes about what really goes on behind the scenes on film sets, in theatre and in the courtroom.
We’re excited to meet Alex, alongside all our finalists, sponsors and figures from across the industry, at the Hire Awards of Excellence on Saturday 12th April.
If you would like to book tickets please contact the Awards Team on 0121 380 4608 or email awards@hae.org.uk.
Thanks go to additional sponsors Allens Catering Equipment and Furniture Hire, LUX Technical, and HSS: The Hire Service Company who sponsor the Welcome Reception.
Finalists
Congratulations to all Hire Awards of Excellence finalists:
Empire Hire Group
Garic
Multi-hire Power Tools
POP UP Products
Trent Hire & Sales
WB Power Services
WHC Hire Services
AER Rents
Garic
Greenplant
Travis Perkins Hire
Chippindale Hire & Sales
Hudson Lifting
Kerridge Commercial Systems
MCS Rental Software
Greenplant
Ideal Heat Solutions
JCB
MCS Rental Software
Sunbelt Rentals
Ardent Hire – Fuel-IT
Cleveland Group – Cleveland Hire and Modular Fleet
Instagrid UK – Instagrid Go
Makita UK – XDefence
Niftylift – HeightRider 22 Stick All-Electric
Site Pod – Site Pod Range
Trime UK – X-ECO Hybrid Lithium Lighting Tower
Vp Brandon Hire Station – Solar Powered Battery Charging Station
WB Power Services – NetZPack
Kerridge Commercial Systems
MCS Rental Software
Niftylift
Point of Rental Software
POP UP Products
Trime UK
4 Cladding Services
GR8 Tool Hire
Greenplant
Ideal Heat Solutions
Lakeside Hire
PSM Plant and Tool Hire Centres
Cleveland Group
Hirebase
Sunbelt Rentals
Travis Perkins Hire
Vp Brandon Hire Station
WB Power Services
Allens Catering Equipment and Furniture Hire
Paragon Projection Company
Plato Catering Hire
Andy Lawrence (Travis Perkins Hire)
Ben Gyford (Hirebase)
HSEQ Department (Vp Brandon Hire Station)
Jamie Pearce (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
SHEQ Team (Sunbelt Rentals)
Sophie Healey (Sunbelt Rentals)
Tom McColgan (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Finlay Allen (Sunbelt Rentals)
Jake Greenfield (Vp Brandon Hire Station)
Luke Tilbrook (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Adam Khalid (Vp Brandon Hire Station)
Ben Williams (Vp Brandon Hire Station)
Charlotte Price (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Chris Moffat (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Christian Duplak (WHC Hire Services)
Danny Rawling (WHC Hire Services)
Eve Tyson (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
George Garside (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Ben Southgate (GR8 Tool Hire)
Christopher Loizou (Ideal Heat Solutions)
Danny Nunes (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
David Drummond (VP Brandon Hire Station)
Jason Hiley (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Matt Austin (Hirebase)
Dan Whitcher (Hudson Lifting)
David Jeffrey (Vp Brandon Hire Station)
Kelly McNulty (Ideal Heat Solutions)
Martin Elmes (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Nigel Strickland (VP Brandon Hire Station)
Osh Allen (Mr Plant Hire)
Samantha Thompson (HSS: The Hire Service Company)
Simon Lilliman (Hirebase)
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.