Welcome to the Hire Association Europe web site

Hire Association Europe (HAE) is the leading trade association for hire and rental companies in the UK and Ireland.

The Association is unique in that it brings together the diverse sectors involved in hire; with membership from the tool and equipment; plant; audio visual; catering and leisure; and portable sanitation hire sectors and suppliers and manufacturers for those sectors.

One of the main priorities for our members is Health & Safety and to assist our members in achieving the highest levels of Health & Safety we have developed the Safe-HIRE accreditation scheme.

Safe-HIRE is the HSE recognised standard for high levels of health, safety and customer service provision across all sectors of the hire industry, helping members to establish a clear safety drive across their entire operation. If you want to be recognised as one of the best performing HAE Members then apply for Safe-HIRE accreditation.

HAE also provides guidance manuals, telephone help lines, safety leaflets, training and consultancy to members at little or no cost.

Specialised insurance schemes are available to tackle those everyday risks of your equipment on hire, and your commercial liabilities.

A range of model standard contract conditions, backed up by a legal support help line brings to the smallest company the benefit of employing first-class lawyers.