European rental awards shortlists published

Murray Pollok Managing Editor, IRN & Director of Content, KHL

05 April 2022

The shortlists for the 2022 European Rental Awards have been announced following the judges’ meeting on 29 March. The winners will be announced on 15 June during the European Rental Association’s annual convention in Riga, Latvia.

The awards are jointly organised by International Rental News and the ERA, and the shortlists are:

Large Rental Company of the Year (> €15 million revenue)

L. Lynch Plant Hire
Morillo Energy Rent
Zeppelin Rental

Small Rental Company of the Year (<€15 million)

Flexcavo
Key-Tec
ToolQuick
Valser

Rental Product of the Year

Containex - Containex Plus Line
Himoinsa - EHR Battery Power Generator
Hinowa - TeleCrawler22
Manitou – ULM telehandler
MHM Group - Street-Lite
Volvo CE - Compact electric range

Best Digital Innovation of the Year

Digiquip
GSV
Flexcavo
Kurts Toolbox
Zeppelin Rental

ERA Sustainability Committee Award: Best Carbon Reduction Initiative

Avesco Rent
Kiloutou
Loxam
Lynch Plant Hire
Zeppelin Rental

(This award is chosen by the ERA Sustainability Committee based on company submissions.)

ERA Technical Committee Award

Briggs & Stratton
Perkins

(This award is chosen by the ERA Technical Committee and is not based on company submissions.)

Rental Person of the Year
To be announced at awards dinner on 15 June.

Lifetime Achievement Award
To be announced at awards dinner on 15 June.

Tickets for the awards dinner and the ERA Convention can be reserved at this website.

The judges this year were:

Clockwise from top left: Armin Rappen (CEO, Mateco), Kari Aulasmaa (CEO, Renta), Pierre Boels (ERA President), Michel Petitjean (non-voting chair & Secretary General, ERA), Murray Pollok (Managing Editor, IRN) and Soeren Brogaard (CEO, Trackunit).