Awards Sponsorship
The HRA Awards are the ‘Oscars’ ceremony of heritage rail where our prestigious membership of some 250 railway professionals come together to honour the outstanding achievement of the UK heritage railways, tramways, cliff railways, associated groups and individuals.
Saturday, 11 March 2023.
This year there are eleven HRA Awards with five new categories available for sponsorship plus other promotional opportunities
By sponsoring our HRA 2023 Awards you can:
- Significantly increase your profile in the heritage railways sector
- Generate new leads and business contacts
- Promote new products, services and initiatives
- Enhance your visibility over other industry suppliers.
Headline sponsor
As headline sponsor, you will enjoy presence throughout each element of the Awards. These will include:
- Event headline sponsor branding, including logo, to be used on all pre- and post-event promotional material –including the Awards pages on the HRA website, event publicity material, news releases and mail-outs - primary wording to be (subject to final agreement): ‘The HRA 2023 Annual Awards … Sponsored by xxx’
- Ten complimentary tickets for the Awards Dinner and Presentations on the evening of Saturday 11 March 2023
- Sponsorship of the prestigious ‘Railway of the Year’ Award category including the opportunity to present the Award on stage
- Full page advertisement in the Awards printed programme booklet in a prominent position
- Space for four pop-up banners at the Awards Dinner and Presentations at key locations
- Headline sponsor credit on the Awards stage set
- Oral headline sponsor credits via the Awards compere
- 2 x ‘Delegate bag’ inserts
- 1 x full page ad in HRA News – Awards review/Spring 2023 edition. (HRA News has a readership of c. 8,000 comprising senior decision-makers, staff, volunteers, directors, trustees and industry professionals)
- Acknowledgement via HRA Facebook and LinkedIn feeds
Headline sponsorship from £5,250 SOLD Halletts Oils
Category sponsorship
The HRA Awards Ceremony will recognise the commitment, skill and dedication given by the thousands of volunteers, staff and supporters who have continued to rescue, restore, maintain and operate heritage railway vehicles, infrastructure and artefacts, for current communities and future generations to learn-from and enjoy.
For 2023 there are eleven HRA awards available for sponsorship including five new award categories:
- The HRA Railway of the Year (reserved for Headline Sponsor) SOLD Halletts Oils
- The HRA Team of the Year
- The Morgan Award for Rolling Stock Preservation
- The Coiley Steam Locomotive Engineering Award SOLD Morris Lubricants
- The HRA Infrastructure Award SOLD VolkerLaser
- The HRA Award for Diesel and Electric Locomotion
- The Lord Faulkner Award for Young Volunteers (not available for sponsorship)
- The HRA Award for Environmental Innovation
- The HRA Award for Business Innovation
- The HRA Rising Star Award SOLD Rail Signalling & Power
- The HRA Award for Marketing and Communications
Recognising the commitment, skills and dedication given by volunteers, staff and supporters, sponsoring an Award category is an excellent way to show your support for the industry while raising your company’s profile.
- Sponsor branding, including logo, to be used on pre- and post-event promotional material – including the Awards pages on the HRA website, news releases and mail-outs. Sponsor wording to be (subject to final agreement) ‘The HRA xxx Award … supported and sponsored by xxx’
- Two complimentary tickets for the Awards Dinner and Presentations on the evening of Saturday 11 March 2023
- Sponsor credit in the Awards printed programme booklet
- Sponsor credit displayed on-screen during the award ceremony for the relevant category
- Opportunity to present the award on stage
- Oral sponsor credit via the Awards compere
- ‘Delegate bag’ insert
- Acknowledgement via HRA Facebook and LinkedIn feeds
- Opportunity for a full-page advertisement in the programme booklet at 50% of full price
Category sponsorship from £1,250
Delegate bag sponsorship
‘Delegate bags’ are a highly effective method of distributing branded product to your target audience. Each attendee at the
Awards Ceremony will receive a complimentary delegate bag at their table seat
- Sponsors’ logo (from supplied artwork) with sponsor credit on one side of each bag. (The other side will display the HRA logo and event title)
- Sponsor credit in the Awards printed programme booklet
- Sponsor credit displayed on-screen during the award ceremony
- Oral sponsor credit via the Awards compere
- 2 x Delegate bag inserts
- Acknowledgement via HRA Facebook and LinkedIn feeds
Delegate bag sponsorship from £900 SOLD Rail Events Inc
Awards Dinner, table flower sponsorship
Each table at the Awards Ceremony will be decorated with a central flower display so this is a highly visible way to show
your support for the HRA Annual Awards and to get your logo noticed!
- Sponsors’ logo (from supplied artwork) with sponsor credit displayed on each table
- Sponsor credit in the Awards printed programme booklet
- Sponsor credit displayed on-screen during the award ceremony
- Oral sponsor credit via the Awards compere
- Delegate bag insert
- Acknowledgement via HRA Facebook and LinkedIn feeds
Flower sponsorship from £900
Awards Dinner, wine sponsorship
An opportunity to support the HRA Annual Awards and to get your logo noticed!
- Sponsors’ logo (from supplied artwork) with sponsor credit displayed on each table
- Sponsor credit in the Awards printed programme booklet
- Sponsor credit displayed on-screen during the award ceremony
- Oral sponsor credit via the Awards compere
- Delegate bag insert
- Acknowledgement via HRA Facebook and LinkedIn feeds
Wine sponsorship from £900 SOLD DigiTickets
Awards Programme, printed advertisements
Our printed Awards programme and information booklet will be distributed to every attendee
Your choice of either:
- a full page or half page advertisement at £250
- A half page advertisement at £130
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
For more information on all of these opportunities, please contact Linda Roberts, HRA Sponsorship Marketing Executive. Tel: 07796322463 Email: linda.roberts@hra.uk.com
