Lowe Rental Wins ‘Driving Growth in Spain’ Award at UK-Spain Business Awards 2025
1st October 2025
Lowe Rental has been honoured with the ‘Driving Growth in Spain Award’ at the UK-Spain Business Awards 2025, hosted by the British Embassy in Madrid. The award recognises Lowe Rental’s exceptional contribution to strengthening trade and investment between the United Kingdom and Spain through sustained business expansion, innovation, and long-term commitment to the Spanish market.
The award was presented at a ceremony presided over by Alex Ellis, British Ambassador to Spain; Ceri Morgan, the British Government’s new Trade Commissioner for Europe; and Amparo López Senovilla, Secretary of State for Trade.
““On behalf of the entire Lowe Rental team, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the British Embassy in Spain for this honour,” said Patricia Díaz, Country Manager for Lowe Rental Spain. “We are particularly grateful to Invest Northern Ireland for nominating Lowe Rental for this award. This recognition reflects the dedication of our team in Spain, whose hard work drives our success every day. From our beginnings at the distribution centre in Zaragoza to our new regional headquarters in Madrid, Lowe Rental continues to expand our presence and deliver innovative rental solutions that support our customers’ growth.”
– Patricia Díaz, Country Manager for Lowe Rental Spain
Lowe Rental first established operations in Spain in 2023 and has since made significant investments, including the opening of a 4,150 m² warehouse in Zaragoza in 2023 and a new office in Madrid in 2024. Demonstrating its strong commitment to Spain, the company has achieved 40% revenue growth since 2024, expanded its workforce by 500% since 2023, and set its sights on sustaining 30% growth through to 2029.
These milestones underscore Lowe Rental’s ambition to become a key partner to Spanish businesses across the retail, foodservice, and event sectors, providing flexible, sustainable, and high-quality equipment rental solutions that enable their customers to innovate and thrive.
Celebrating UK-Spain Business Collaboration
The UK-Spain Business Awards, now in their sixth edition, honour companies that promote trade and investment relations between the United Kingdom and Spain, contributing to economic growth and innovation across industries such as clean energy, health, and financial services.
British Ambassador Alex Ellis highlighted:
“The UK-Spain Business Awards showcase the thriving and dynamic relationship between our two countries. With bilateral trade in goods and services exceeding €70 billion, these awards celebrate the companies that are driving growth, innovation, and collaboration at a pivotal moment for our economies.”
Trade Commissioner Ceri Morgan added:
“It is inspiring to see companies like Lowe Rental contributing to economic growth through investment, job creation, and innovation. Our priority is to create the conditions for businesses to invest, hire, and prosper across Europe.”
Strengthening Trade Relations Between the UK and Spain
The event, organised in collaboration with the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, highlights the robust trade relationship between the two nations, valued at over €200 billion in goods, services, and reciprocal investment.
Isabel Perea, President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, noted:
“These awards reflect the shared ambition of both nations to continue building bridges, promoting business innovation, and strengthening economic cooperation.”
Lowe Rental is the global market leader of sustainable rental services. From refrigeration and cold rooms to catering equipment and kitchen infrastructure, we rent the critical equipment businesses need to seamlessly store, serve, or sell food and beverages. Our fully managed rental services ensure businesses have the right equipment, when they need it, where they need it.
Founded in 1977, Lowe Rental have a dedicated team of c.500+ employees and operate from 12 strategic distribution centres around the world. With an impressive fleet of 100,000+ pieces of refrigeration and catering equipment, 1000+ portable kitchens and over 4 decades of industry expertise, we serve a diverse range of sectors with innovative equipment rental solutions they can rely on.
