Close to 300 industry professionals gathered on March 26 in Washington, DC to celebrate the winners of the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs).
Jointly organized by Access International, Access Lift & Handlers and IPAF, the IAPAs celebrate best practice and excellence in the powered access industry.
The full citations from the judges will be added shortly. The 2015 IAPA winners are:
Access Rental Company of the Year
Mateco, Germany
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Teresa Kee, NES Rentals
WINNER: HSS Hire, UK
Outstanding Customer Service
NES Rentals, USA
Powered Access Pioneer
Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, China
Product of the Year – Low Level Access
Faraone Industrie, Italy, for the Elevah 40 Move
Product of the Year – Mast Climbing Work Platforms/Hoists
Maber Costruzioni, Italy, for the construction hoist MB A 2000/150
Product of the Year – Self Propelled (booms, scissors, atrium lifts)
Holland Lift International, Netherlands, for the Hybrid HL-275 H25 4WD/P/N
Product of the Year – Vehicle Mounted
Palfinger Platforms, Germany, for the P480
Project of the Year
Scanclimber, Finland, and Scan-Rent and PMB Façade Technology, Malaysia
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
A-Plant, UK
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
Hansen Ng Wee Han, BS Technology, Singapore
Access Photograph of the Year
Jo Till, director at GT Access in the UK
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
Raymond Smith
The independent and impartial judging panel spent a full day considering the more than 100 entries received. The judges made their decisions based on the merit of each entry and were excluded from entering their company for any awards.
The 2015 IAPA judges were:
Alan Dotts, sales manager – special products, Toyota Material Handling, USA
Daniel Duclos, owner and chairman of French manufacturer ATN
Alastair Robertson, owner and president, Universal Equipment, USA
Søren Rosenkrands, chief operations officer at Netherlands-based rental company Riwal
Alexandre Saubot, chief operating officer, Haulotte, France
Chris Wraith, technical & safety executive, IPAF
Non-voting chairman of the judges: Euan Youdale, editor, Access International
The next IAPAs will be held together with the IPAF Summit on March 17, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. Watch for details at www.iapa-summit.info
