Awards and Certifications
Hire Awards of Excellence 2025 – SafeHire© Event Hire Company of the Year 2025
We’re incredibly proud to have taken home our fourth win in eight years — a milestone that reflects the relentless commitment, precision, and passion of our entire team.
Hire Awards of Excellence 2024 – SafeHire© Event Hire Company of the Year 2024
To win once is great, but to take home the top prize in the event equipment hire world 3 times in the last 7 years is truly amazing and in the same year we celebrate our 25th birthday is the icing on the cake!
Hire Awards of Excellence 2021 – SafeHire© Event Hire Company of the Year 2021
Plato Catering Hire is honoured to be named SafeHire© Event Hire Company of the Year at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2021. This award recognises our commitment to safety, quality, and excellence in the event hire industry.
Hire Awards of Excellence 2017 – SafeHire© Event Equipment Hire Company of the Year 2017
In 2017, Plato Catering Hire was awarded the SafeHire© Event Equipment Hire Company of the Year at the Hire Awards of Excellence. This accolade celebrates our dedication to providing safe and high-quality event equipment.
These prestigious awards are the ‘Oscars’ of the hire and rental industry. Winning SafeHire© Event Hire Company of the Year in 2024, 2021 and 2017, is a testament to our journey and the standards we uphold. To learn more about our history, team, and the path that has led us to these achievements, visit our About Us page.
Memberships and Certifications
Plato Catering Hire: Proud Member of the Event Hire Association
As proud members of the Event Hire Association (EHA), we belong to the UK’s leading trade association for the event hire industry — representing over 700 trusted organisations across 3,500+ rental locations.
Since 1974, the HAE EHA has set the benchmark for quality, safety, and professionalism in our sector. Backed by strategic partnerships with UK and European government bodies, they ensure that our industry’s voice is heard — and that excellence is not just expected, but defined.
Through this membership, we’re committed to best practice, continuous improvement, and raising the standard — for every event, every client, every time.
HAE EHA membership is not automatic, and applicants are subject to strict vetting procedures through SafeHire© on application. Ongoing membership is also subject to annual assessment through the “SafeHire© scheme”
We are also SafeHire© Certified
SafeHire© is the industry’s leading safety and quality mark, THE gold standard for the UK’s hire and rental industry. A stringent certification standard, setting the benchmark for excellence in the hire and rental sectors
Rigorously inspected annually we’ve maintained our SafeHire© certification since 2016. SafeHire© underscores our pledge to deliver unparalleled health, safety, and quality standards in the catering equipment hire/event equipment hire sector.
