IAPA PREVIEW
T
here has been a terrific response to
the International Awards for Powered
Access (IAPA) 2014, with more than
100 entries across 12 award categories.
AI
would like to thank all those who took part.
The deadline for entries was 15 January, but
as this this issue goes to press, there is still time
to enter the Access Photograph of the Year
award, which closes for entries 31 January.
The IAPA awards ceremony and dinner take
place on the same day as the IPAF Summit
at the historic Beaumont Estate Hotel in
Windsor, near London, UK, (just 15 minutes
from Heathrow Airport).
The IAPAs and IPAF Summit regularly
attract audiences of more than 450 each year, so
make sure you are a part of it by booking your
place at both events. For more information
visit
Jointly organised by KHL’s
Access
International
,
Access Lift & Handlers
and the
International Powered Access Federation
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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2014
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INTERNATIONAL
International
Awards for
Powered
Access
2014
(IPAF), the IAPAs celebrate best practice and
excellence in the powered access industry.
As always the event boasts an exceptional
line-up of judges.The five of them have been
drawn from around the world and offer long-
standing and extensive experience of the access
equipment industry across all its sectors. It
goes without saying that the judging panel is
independent and impartial, and will make its
decisions based on the merit of each entry. (See
box: IAPA 2014 judges).
The judges’ meeting to decide the shortlist
and winners is taking place on 4 February
in London – the shortlist will be announced
immediately afterwards.
Euan Youdale, editor of
AI
, said, “I would
like to thank all the judges for agreeing to
take part.Their extensive industry knowledge
and experience will be of great value to the
judging process and help make the 2014 IAPA
awards a huge success.”
We look forward to seeing you there.
AI
IAPA INFO
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ANDRIES SCHOUTEN
is
managing director of HDW
Nederland and Gunco, two sales
and rental businesses within TVH
Rental Equipment - the rental
business of Belgian parts specialist TVH, which
also now includes Mateco in Germany.
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CRAIG PAYLOR
is president/
owner of US-based National Truck
Body (NTB) Solutions. He served
as president of JLG and executive
vice-president of parent company
Oshkosh Corporation from 2007 to 2010. Mr
Paylor joined JLG in 1978 as a district sales
manager and held a variety of positions.
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GEORGE LANDSBERG
is
managing director of South African
access equipment distribution
company Goscor Hi-Reach. As
joint shareholder of logistics and
equipment group Imperial Holdings, he has also
recently started up a new rental venture. Mr
Landsberg has been involved with the aerial work
platform sector in the country since 1997.
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GERHARD HILLEBRAND
has
been IPAF’s representative in
Italy since 2004. He has held
various management positions
within the industry. Before joining
IPAF he was majority partner and managing
director of an Italian truck-mounted, firefighting
platform and mobile cranes export company.
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STEVE COULING
is managing
director of vehicle-mounted
platform specialist TIME-Versalift,
UK & Ireland - part of the Dublin,
Ireland-based O’Flaherty Holdings
Group. He has also been president of the
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
since March 2013.
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EUAN YOUDALE
, Editor of
Access International
magazine is
chairman of the judging panel, but
will not play a part in the decision-
making process.
WHEN:
3 April 2014
WHERE:
Beaumont Estate hotel,
Windsor, near London, UK,
(just 15 minutes from Heathrow Airport)
The judges for the IAPAs 2014 have been announced
and the shortlist will soon be released.
AI
reports
On its way
IAPA 2014 JUDGES
SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSOR
PHOTO COMPETITION:
Facelift Hire in the UK is
providing the
€
1000 prize
to the winner of the Access
Photograph of the Year award.
BOOK
YOUR PLACE
AT THE
EVENT
2012 winner: Paul Tynan
