Morris Site Machinery has won a major industry accolade in the Hire Awards of Excellence 2017 for Best Use of New Media and was highly commended for Website of the Year.

The leading on site equipment manufacturer received the award at a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel which is held annually to celebrate the best in the industry.

The win recognises the company’s success in developing an engaging online presence to connect with customers and the wider industry. It has used social media throughFacebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, online blogs and eshots, plus creative video content, in an effective digital strategy to growits business at home and overseas.

It won an award for Best Use of New Media for harnessing digital tools in effective ways, including a fun animation to introduce Morris Site Machinery’s International Business Director Phil Winnington.

Chris Morris, CEO and MD of Morris Site Machinery, said: “We take pride in our innovation and commitment to raising standards so to win this award is a significant achievement. Morris Site Machinery is a long-established business that understands the importance of evolving. We are always looking to improve how customers can interact and work with us and our digital strategy is key to this communication.”

The Hire Awards of Excellence are highly prized in the plant, tool, equipment and event hire industries as they celebrate companies and individuals who set the standard.

Morris Site Machinery employs more than 60 people across its four bases in the West Midlands, Kent, Lincolnshire and Scotland. It also operates in over 20 countries through partnership working.