27.03.2015

IPAF award winners 2015

The IPAF Summit and AGM was topped off with the annual awards dinner, hosted by comedian Sean Collins, who not only entertained everyone, but also maintained audience attention through the fairly long awards presentations.

The following is a list of this year’s winners.

- IPAF Training Instructor of the year – Hansen Ng of BS Technology, Singapore

- IPAF Training Centre of the Year - A-Plant in the UK
Access Photograph of the Year – Jonathan Till of GT Access in the UK

- Product of the Year –Low Level Access – Faraone of Italy for the Elevah 40 Move

- Product of the Year Mast Climbing Work Platforms/Hoists – Maber of Italy for the MB A 2000/150

- Product of the Year Vehicle Mounted – Palfinger Platforms for the 48 metre P480

- Product of the Year Self-Propelled – Holland Lift for the 27 metre Hybrid HL275 H25 4WD/P/N

- Outstanding Customer Service – NES Rentals of the USA

- Contribution to Safe Working At height – HSS Hire of the UK for fitting secondary guarding on all of its boom lifts.

- Powered Access Pioneer – Herz Equipment Rental China

- Project of the year Award – Scanclimber, Scan Rent and PMB Façade Technology of Malaysia.

-Access Rental Company of the year – Mateco of Germany

- International Lifetime Achievement award went to Raymond E. Smith Jnr who founded, built up and then sold several aerial lift manufacturing companies, starting with Smiths Industries which he bought from his father, and then developed the Smith Mite-E-Lift range of push-around scissor lifts. He also holds numerous patents relating to aerial work platforms.

The following are just a few snaps of the event, we will follow up with a review in the next Cranes & Access magazine. Next year's award dinner will be held in Madrid, Spain.
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The pre-dinner drinks

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Brad Boehler of Skyjack came dressed as British/Canadian Redcoat

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The dinner gets underway

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Maber won the Mast CLimber award

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The 48 metre Palfinger P480 was named vehicle mounted product of the year