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INTERNATIONAL
JULY-AUGUST 2013
IPAF will be at these events:
2013
24 July
SAF-T
Conference,
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
31 July – 2 August
BuildTechAsia
and Asia Platform
Showcase,
Singapore
2 August
IPAF Asia Conference,
Singapore
3 September
IPAF UK MEWP Safety
Forum Meeting,
Solihull, UK
6 September
IPAF UK
Member Event,
Northampton, UK
11 September
IPAF Training Committee
Meeting
(Training Committee only),
UK
18 – 21 September
Bauma Africa,
Johannesburg, South Africa
19 September
West London
Regional Meeting, UK
IPAF UK Country
Council Meeting
(members only),
UK
19 – 20 September
Verticaal Dagen,
Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
24 September
UK Professional
Development
Seminar (PDS)
(for instructors and training centres),
Tyne & Wear, UK
26 – 28 September
GIS,
Piacenza, Italy
1 – 3 October
ICUEE,
Louisville,
Kentucky, USA
3 October
Europlatform,
Istanbul, Turkey
4 October
IPAF
Council Meeting
(members only),
Istanbul, Turkey
IPAF DIARY
NEW MEMBERS
DEALER
■
Fivebond Co Ltd,
Thailand
DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR
■
Lematt - Comércio
& Importação
Equipamentos
■
Automotivos,
Brazil
■
Lift-Ex AG,
Switzerland
DEALER/RENTAL/
SERVICE
■
LASS Máquinas e
Equipamentos Ltda,
Brazil
HIRER/RENTAL
■
Tecno Andamio –
Nizepel
SA, Uruguay
INDEPENDENT
INSTRUCTORS
■
Reuben Luke
Bowers,
UK
■
Edwin William
George Brown,
UK
■
Roger O’Brien,
UK
■
Günter Schipper,
Germany
■
Ian Cameron
McCowan,
UK
■
Falcone Vincenzo,
Italy
■
Robert McKinnon
Wright,
UK
MANUFACTURERS
(GROUP)
■
Palfinger Inc,
Canada
■
Terex Singapore
Pte Ltd,
Singapore
SERVICE
■
Don Maq Inc,
Chile
■
MEWP Consultancy
Ltd,
UK
TRAINING
■
Media City Atelier
(MCA) GmbH,
Germany
■
Sheet Metal Workers
Local 137,
USA
■
Stogue Srl,
Argentina
TRAINING CENTRES
■
Aurelia Ltd
, UK
■
Eijgenraam
Hoogwerkers BV,
Netherlands
■
Harsco
Al-Darwich WLL,
Qatar
■
Haulotte Mexico
SA de CV Morelos,
Mexico
■
J H Equipment &
Service Pte Ltd,
Singapore
■
NMV
Neubrandenburger
Maschinen
■
Vertriebsgesellschaft
mbH
, Germany
■
Simian Skill,
UK
■
Workx
Materieelverhuur
BV,
Netherlands
TRAINING CENTRES
(SATELLITES)
■
Peter Hird
& Sons Ltd,
Surrey, UK
■
Solaris
Equipamentos e
Serviços Ltda,
Espirito Santo, Brazil
■
Solaris
Equipamentos e
Serviços Ltda,
Minas Gerais, Brazil
■
Solaris
Equipamentos e
Serviços Ltda,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
USER
■
CRS Refrigeration,
UK
IPAF welcomes the following new members. Full contact details can be found in the Membership
Directory at
Norty Turner to address IPAF
Norty Turner, CEO of access
rental specialist Riwal, will speak
on US and European access
rental techniques and their
relevance to Asia at the IPAF
Asia Conference on 2 August
2013 at the Singapore Expo.
Before joining Riwal, Norty
Turner worked for 17 years
in operational and sales roles
culminating as a vice-president
for one of the largest equipment
rental companies in the US.This
allows him to offer a unique
perspective of the best lessons
to take from the world’s largest
access rental markets.
The full-day IPAF Asia
Conference will feature
international industry speakers
including officers from China’s
Cosha, Malaysia’s Department
of Occupational Safety &
Health, Singapore’s Ministry
of Manpower, and Building &
Construction Authority.
For more details on the full
programme and speakers, and to
register, e-mail
or
visit
The Conference is being held
in conjunction with the first
IPAF Asia Platform Showcase
from 31 July to 2 August
at the Singapore Expo.The
Showcase is being held alongside
BuildTechAsia, with the support
of the Singapore Building &
Construction Authority (BCA),
and jointly organised by IPAF
and Southeast Asia Construction
magazine.
The IPAF Asia Platform
Showcase highlights the safe and
productive use of MEWPs. It
will feature two pavilions with
IPAF members showing the
latest MEWPs, giving visitors
the chance to tap expertise on
selecting the right equipment
for temporary work at height.
IPAF will also run “show and tell”
segments of about 20-30 minutes
each to illustrate why MEWPs
are one of the safest ways to work
at height.
AI
sharing their expertise on how
MEWPs can be used to improve
safety and productivity, including
case studies from manufacturers,
rental companies and users.
Confirmed speakers include
Marina Torres, sales manager
with Italian manufacturer Bravi
Platforms, and Geoffrey Lee,
general manager of Hong Kong-
based Modern (International)
Access & Scaffolding Ltd.
The conference is aimed at
contractors who wish to use
MEWPs safely and effectively,
rental companies planning to
operate in new markets, and
those looking to start a MEWP
business. Safety authorities in
the region are expected to attend,
