NRG Riverside Wins Contract Hire and Leasing Provider of the Year at the Motor Transport Awards 2025

We’re proud to share that NRG Riverside has been named Contract Hire and Leasing Provider of the Year at the prestigious Motor Transport Awards 2025, held in London.

The Motor Transport Awards are widely recognised as the benchmark for excellence in the road transport industry. Winning this category highlights our commitment to delivering reliable, flexible, and customer focused vehicle hire and leasing solutions to organisations across the UK.

As the UK’s largest specialist fleet hire provider, we support customers nationwide through our extensive network of depots and workshops providing the scale, expertise, and resilience they can rely on.

Our CEO, Darren Powell, summed up what this win means:

“This award is a huge honour and a testament to the hard work and commitment of our team. At NRG Riverside, we focus on understanding our customers’ challenges and providing tailored solutions that keep their fleets running smoothly. Being recognised by the Motor Transport Awards reinforces our belief that investing in innovation, sustainability, and service excellence is the right path forward.”

With nearly three decades of experience, NRG Riverside provides contract hire, leasing, and fleet management services to local authorities, utilities, and private sector businesses. Our mission has always been to help customers reduce costs, improve efficiency, and meet their sustainability goals. This award shows that mission is being realised.

This award is also recognition of our people. From those on the front line with customers to the teams behind the scenes keeping everything running, it’s the effort, dedication, and collaboration of our people that set us apart.

Awards like this don’t happen by chance. They happen because of the consistent hard work, innovation, and pride built into our culture. We should all take a moment to celebrate this milestone; it’s proof of what we can achieve together.

This win cements our position as a trusted partner in the transport industry and reinforces our commitment to driving progress for customers and communities across the UK.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. This is a proud moment for all of us and a reminder that when we work together, there’s no limit to what we can accomplish.