F
ollowing great anticipation, the shortlist
for this year’s International Awards for
Powered Access (IAPA) can finally be
revealed.
The winners will be announced at the awards
ceremony taking place April 3 at the historic
Beaumont Estate Hotel in Windsor, near London.
There has been an outstanding response to the
IAPAs 2014, with more than 100 entries across
12 award categories. Included in those was a
great number of very strong nominations; so if
you didn’t make it on to the shortlist this time,
please don’t be put off entering again for the
awards in 2015.
Access International
and
ALH
would like to thank all those who took part.
The shortlist was decided at the judges’
meeting in London on Feb. 4. We would also like
to thank their great efforts in helping to make
the IAPAs 2014 a fantastic event.
The independent and impartial judging panel
included: Andries Schouten, managing director
of HDW Nederland and Gunco; Craig Paylor,
former president of JLG and current president/
owner of U.S.-based National Truck Body (NTB)
Solutions; George Landsberg, managing director
and owner of South African access equipment
distribution company Goscor Hi-Reach; Gerhard
Hillebrand, IPAF’s representative in Italy since
IAPA SHORTLIST
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ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
MARCH 2014
The 2014
IAPA shortlist
The annual International
Awards for Powered Access
and IPAF Summit are set for
April 3 near London.
Euan Youdale
reports on the
award categories, nominees
and IPAF Summit.
Shortlist
Jointly organized by KHL’s
Access International, Access, Lift & Handlers
and the International
Powered Access Federation (IPAF), the IAPAs celebrate best practices and excellence in the powered
access industry across the globe.
ACCESS RENTAL
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
■
AFI, UK
■
Galmon, Singapore
■
Mills Estruturas e Serviços
de Engenharia S.A., Brazil
■
Nationwide Platforms, UK
CONTRIBUTION TO SAFE
WORKING AT HEIGHT
■
AFI, UK
■
Kosran, UK
■
Teresa Kee, NES Rentals, USA
■
Peter Douglas, Nationwide Platforms, UK
INNOVATIVE USE OF ACCESS EQUIPMENT
■
Alimak Hek, UK
■
Century Elevators, USA
■
Fraco Products, Canada
IPAF TRAINING
CENTER OF THE YEAR
■
Access Plus, UK
■
A-Plant, UK
■
Manlift Middle East, Dubai
■
Mills Estruturas e Serviços
de Engenharia S.A., Brazil
■
NES Rentals, USA
IPAF TRAINING
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
■
Gilbert William Decruz,
BS Technology, Singapore
■
James Duffy, Access Plus, UK
■
Josef Hollstegge, Ruthmann, Germany
■
Martin Wraith, CTS – INATIV, UK
■
Tony Radke, NES Rentals, USA
OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE
■
Access Plus, UK
■
IAPS Group, UK
■
Industrial Access, Romania
■
Ruthmann, Germany
POWERED ACCESS PIONEER
■
Galmon, Singapore
■
Proing, Columbia
■
Srini Kadaba, Machinery Division of Yusuf
■
Bin Ahmed Kanoo Company, Saudi Arabia
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR –
VEHICLE/TRAILER MOUNTED
■
Bronto Skylift, Finland,
for the S 65 XR truck mount
■
Moog, Germany, for the MBI 50 crawler
mounted under bridge unit
■
Palfinger, Germany,
for the P900 truck mount
■
Ruthmann, Germany,
for the Steiger T720 truck mount
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR –
LOW LEVEL ACCESS
■
Custom Equipment, USA,
for the HB-1230 scissor lift
■
Power Towers, UK, for the Peco
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR – MAST
CLIMBING WORK PLATFORMS/HOISTS
■
Alimak Hek, UK, for the APF 35/75/44
transport platform
■
Hydro Mobile, USA, for the S Series mast
climber/transport platform
■
Scanclimber, Finland,
for the Double Decker
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR –
SELF-PROPELLED
(BOOMS, SCISSORS, ATRIUM LIFTS)
■
Genie, USA, for the SX-180
telescopic boom lift
■
JLG, USA, for the Toucan
12E/12E Plus vertical mast
■
MEC, USA, for the 4069-A GSE aircraft
ground support series
■
Palazzani, Italy, for the
Ragno XTJ52 track mounted boom
