European Rental Awards: deadline is Friday 28 February

Companies have until Friday 28 February 2025 to submit entries entries for the 2025 European Rental Awards.

Award judging criteria and the online entry form can be found at https://eurorentalawards.com/.  Entry forms can also be downloaded at the bottom of this page. 

In total, eight awards will be up for grabs next year, including a new category on the ‘Best Safety Initiative by a Rental Company’. 

The award will assess an occupational health and safety initiative or programme implemented by a rental company in late 2023 and/or 2024.

2025 European Rental Awards categories in full:

• Large Rental Company of the Year (revenues more than €15 million)
• Small Rental Company of the Year (revenues less than €15 million)
• Best Safety Initiative by a Rental Company
• Rental Product of the Year
• Rental Person of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• ERA Sustainability Committee Award: Best Sustainability Initiative by a Rental Company
• ERA Technical Committee Award: Best initiative to minimise the Total Cost of Ownership

All entries should be sent to Lewis Tyler, IRN at: [email protected]

The awards, jointly organised by International Rental News and the European Rental Association, will be held on 4 June in Dublin, Ireland, during the ERA’s annual convention (4-5 June).

The judging meeting will be held on 25 March, with the award shortlists announced shortly after that. The judges, plus the non-voting chair, are:

• Stéphane Hénon (president, ERA and managing director, Loxam)
• Jon Overman (CEO, HSS Hire Shops)
• Murray Pollok (managing editor, IRN)
• Monika Rubensson (CEO, Rentalföretagen, Swedish rental association)
• Frank Seidler (managing director, HKL)
• Non-voting chair: Michel Petitjean (ERA secretary general) 

Five reasons to enter the awards

1. Promote your success to customers and show that you have been judged ‘the best’ by your industry;
2. Give your employees a morale boost by demonstrating that their hard work and expertise is acknowledged by the wider industry;
3. Display the ‘winners’ or ‘shortlisted’ logo on your website, documents, products and marketing materials;
4. Share your success with local communities and make them proud of your achievements;
5. Boost your workforce recruitment efforts by demonstrating that you are a successful and attractive employer.