Enter the 2025 European Rental Awards

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

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
(For this award, judging criteria available soon, plus decision on whether Committee will require written submisions/entries)

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