{"id":2048,"date":"2019-02-22T15:59:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:59:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:59:36","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-star-to-host-hire-industry-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/2019\/02\/strictly-come-dancing-star-to-host-hire-industry-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly come dancing star to host hire industry awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winners at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2019 will be waltzing off the stage with their awards after the Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association (HAE EHA) revealed that the celebrity host for this year\u2019s event is Strictly Come Dancing star, Anton Du Beke.<\/p>\n<p>Glitterball king Du Beke is one of the most instantly recognisable figures in the world of ballroom dance, becoming a household name and familiar face on TV screens through the hit BBC One show and numerous other television appearances.<\/p>\n<p>His flamboyant personality has earned himself the title \u2018Mr Showbiz\u2019 and he is guaranteed to keep in step with proceedings during the much-anticipated Hire Awards ceremony, at London\u2019s Grosvenor House Hotel on Saturday 13th April.<\/p>\n<p>There is certain to be a rush for tickets for the event, which celebrates the amazing achievements of hire and supply companies across the UK\u2019s plant, tool, equipment and event hire industry. Crucial recognition is also given to outstanding individuals who have consistently stood out from the crowd and achieved and set some of the highest standards in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Finalists in the different categories, all to be announced in early March, will be independently judged against stringent criteria, with the awards providing an excellent way of acknowledging and showcasing some of the very best practices that the hire industry can offer.<\/p>\n<p>HAE EHA\u2019s managing director, Graham Arundell commented: \u201cWe are very excited to have Anton Du Beke as our host for the awards. His charm, manner, wit and comic timing makes him appealing to generations young and old. I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll keep the judges on their toes, who, like previous years, will have some tough decisions to make in order to choose the winners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are selling fast but sponsorship packages and tables remain. If you would\u00a0like to book tickets or find out more about the sponsorship packages available please contact the Awards Team on\u00a0<strong>44 (0)121 380 4605<\/strong>\u00a0or email\u00a0<u><a href=\"mailto:awards@hae.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awards@hae.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winners at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2019 will be waltzing off the stage with their awards after the Hire <\/p>\n<a class=\"btn-sub-green l-blog-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/2019\/02\/strictly-come-dancing-star-to-host-hire-industry-awards\/\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plant-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2050,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048\/revisions\/2050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionplantworld.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}