Judges announced for European Rental Awards

The judging panel for the 2011 European Rental Awards has been finalised and will comprise the following five people:

Paul Burger, Board Director, Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe NV
Gérard Déprez, CEO, Loxam
Hendrik Jan Molenaar, CEO, Workx Materieelverhuur B.V.
Vesa Koivula, CEO, Cramo
Murray Pollok, Editor, International Rental News (IRN)

The awards dinner will be held on 8 June in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to coincide with the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) and the European Rental Association's annual convention.

As in previous years the awards are being organised jointly by International Rental News (IRN) and the ERA. Companies will be able to enter the eight award categories listed below, and in addition there will be a ‘Lifetime Achievement' award decided by the judging panel.

• Large Rental Company of the Year (turnover over €15 million)

• Small Rental Company of the Year (turnover less than €15 million)

• Product of the Year

• Manufacturer of the Year

• Rental Promotional Campaign of the Year

• Rental Safety Award

• Rental Information Technology Award

• Rental Person of the Year

The deadline for entries is Friday 18 February, 2011. Full details of how to enter, including a downloadable entry form, are available at www.khl.com/rentalawards

The awards ceremony will be held at Okura Hotel, close to the RAI Exhibition Center where the ERA Convention and IRE exhibition are being held. The IRE show takes place on 7-9 June (www.IREShow.com). For details on the ERA convention see www.erarental.org