24.02.2017

IPAF training centre opens in Texas

Texas based ReachMaster has become a certified IPAF training centre and is launching the new activity at the Rental show next week.

The approval and certification of the new IPAF training centre, in the Kingwood area of Houston was confirmed last week and formally opened by IPAF chief executive Tim Whiteman, when he handed over the official training centre plaque. The company will launch the new activity at the upcoming American Rental. The company will train people in all seven categories.
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Tim Whiteman of IPAF hands over the official IPAF Training Centre plaque to Ebbe Christensen of ReachMaster

Reachmaster chief executive Ebbe Christensen said: “We have been an active member of IPAF for several years, and I have personally served – and still serve – on the organisation’s North American Regional Council. So, it was a natural next step to become an official training centre. Given our niche oriented products, we have always had a high focus on safety by offering operational training on all our brands, and being able to now also offer certified IPAF training only adds to those efforts”.

“The PAL card concept is very common in Europe, and growing rapidly in North America, and we hope we can do our part locally and wherever we sell our equipment to increase the number of cards issued. In today’s world, where we thankfully see very well-manufactured equipment, the most important single element to further increase operational safety of aerial lifts is proper training. We couldn’t think of a better opportunity than the Rental Show to launch this new product and activity, given the many lift professionals that will attend this event."

"No industry is more exposed to operational lift safety issues than the rental industry, so we obviously want to let the players know that ReachMaster is now one of more than 30 active training centres in North America that can offer what we consider the best aerial lift training in the world”.