Back-to-Back Recognition: PKL Group Earns Double Nomination at Festival Supplier Awards Once Again
The success story continues for three-time nominee and proud past winner of Supplier of the Year PKL Group, as their event rental services are once again recognised for premium quality, scalable turnkey solutions and versatile product offerings.
Lowe Rental Corporation, the global market leader of sustainable rental services, are delighted to announce it has been awarded Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies award. This marks the second year in a row the company has received the award, reflecting its ongoing commitment to strategic growth, operational excellence, and innovation within its industry.
PKL Group, leaders in the supply of temporary and permanent kitchens, catering equipment and cold rooms for rental, are delighted to announce it has been shortlisted in 2 categories at the prestigious Festival Supplier Awards. This is the 3rd consecutive year the company has been selected, reflecting its ongoing commitment to delivering flexible and essential rental solutions that empower events on the biggest stages to provide seamless food service for their attendees.
Now in their 10th year, the Festival Supplier Awards spotlight the very best in the festival and outdoor events sector. The awards recognise companies who demonstrate innovation, expertise, and dedication across a multitude of categories, ranging from staging and crowd management to temporary structures and technology. The rigorous evaluation process examines a company’s ability to deliver high-impact solutions whilst maintaining flexibility and operational excellence.
PKL Group have been nominated in the ‘Best Plant and Equipment’, and ‘Best Supplier’ award categories for their pivotal role in supporting the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival events. The company are being considered for their innovative rental solutions, reliable delivery and effective management of the high volume of equipment required to meet unique front-of-house and back-of-house requirements. With over 35,000 meals served to attendees across 4 days, in collaboration with parent company Lowe Rental, PKL Group provided 240+ items of catering equipment, 200+ refrigeration units, 74 cold rooms and 15 temporary kitchen units.
These premier motor events, which collectively attract over 350,000 attendees, are renowned celebrations of motorsport and car culture. Supporting the catering requirements of events of this magnitude demands tailored rental solutions, exceptional project management and honed expertise grounded in practical experience. This is where the company’s turnkey event rental service steps in, offering end-to-end support from site surveys and kitchen design in the planning stages to seamless project management throughout delivery, installation, and event operations, backed by on-site engineering and 24/7 technical support.
It’s a rental service that Olivia Payne, Operations Manager at Goodwood has high praise for, commenting:
“The communication has been amazing. PKL are available and contactable 24 hours a day, and they are always on hand to help really quickly. We have created a really good rapport with them and a really good working relationship. Overall, I guess we are one big team. We all work together and PKL solve problems, find solutions, and get the kitchens up to a really good place.”
It is an approach Stacey Morgan, Event Sales Consultant at PKL Group believes is central to their collaborative partnership:
“Every event has its own unique demands, and that is why taking the time to talk, listen, and advise is so important to us. Collaboration is more than just a buzzword for me—it is how we ensure we are providing solutions that truly work. By understanding each client’s vision and working hand-in-hand with them, we are able to anticipate challenges, offer guidance, and deliver the support they need to make their event a success.”
The true advantage of equipment rental solutions is that they provide clients with more than just equipment. More flexibility, more expertise, more peace of mind. They bring a consultative edge that enables clients like Goodwood to partner with a provider that truly understands the unique needs of every event. We help our event clients navigate complex challenges, offering not only the tools – in an unparalleled equipment range – but the expertise to ensure they can trust their catering operations are in good hands.
I am incredibly proud to see our approach recognised through these award nominations, and I firmly believe it is a reflection of our exceptional teams. Our people continually bring operational creativity and resilience to every event we support, and it is this commitment that makes us the trusted partner of choice for world-class events.
Karen Rumsey
Chief Operating Officer, Lowe Rental Corporation
The winners of the Festival Supplier Awards will be announced on Thursday, 30th January 2025, at the iconic De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. PKL Group is honoured to be shortlisted once again and look forward to celebrating the achievements of the industry’s best and brightest.
Founded in 1977 in Northern Ireland, Lowe Rental Corporation have grown to become a global leader in the provision of sustainable rental services. With a dedicated team of c. 450 employees worldwide, the company operates through 3 divisions and from 12 strategic distribution centres around the globe. Their portfolio of brands includes household names synonymous with their industries: Lowe Rental, Portable Kitchens Limited (PKL), Lotsenbüro, Abbey Design Associates (ADA), and LoweConex. With a turnover in excess of £100m, Lowe Corp. deliver into over 40 countries annually to empower customers with innovative solutions to achieve commercial success, operational excellence, and sustainable achievements.
