IPAF is pleased to announce the
opening of a U.S. membership
office near Chicago in Glen Ellyn,
IL as part of its investment in
improving services to members
across the U.S. This office is
operated in partnership with CM
Services, Inc. -The Association
Partnership Company, and will
complement the work being
undertaken by Tony Groat, IPAF’s
North American manager and
American Work Platform Training
(AWPT) executive vice-president.
“This investment in staff and
facilities is part of IPAF’s ongoing
commitment to provide the best
possible services to its members
across the U.S.,” said IPAF CEO
Tim Whiteman. “This is just one
of several steps we are taking
to ensure that we can provide a
full service to U.S. aerial rental
companies, end-users and
manufacturers.”
Staff at IPAF’s Chicago office
will be working to increase
membership in the United
States, as well as promoting the
outstanding education and training
opportunities managed by IPAF
throughout the world. They will
also serve as the North American
call center and fulfillment house.
Contact information for IPAF’s
Chicago office is as follows:
International Powered Access
Federation (IPAF)
committees. He can be contacted
via the Chicago office or directly
via his existing contact details
which remain unchanged:
IPAF USA
225 Placid Drive
Schenectady
NY 12303
Tel: 518-280-2486
IPAF opens U.S. membership
office in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
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800 Roosevelt Road
Suite C-312
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Tel: 630-942-6583
Tony Groat
remains the contact
point for all strategic and technical
issues, including representing
IPAF on ANSI and CSA standards
Staff members working on behalf of IPAF include:
Rick Church
:
Church is the
Head Coach of
CM Services and
works with a
variety of different
associations to help further their
missions in the United States and
throughout the world. Church
can be contacted for general
inquiries.
Matt Gibson
Gibson is a Senior
Association
Manager with
CM Services
and will be
primarily working with IPAF
on membership in the United
States. Gibson has worked in the
association industry for seven
years, focusing on membership,
social media and committee
coordination and planning.
Mark Williamson
Williamson is
an Association
Coordinator with
CM Services and
will be the point
person handling IPAF calls to the
U.S. office and fulfillment orders.
Williamson has worked in the
association industry for six years,
focusing on customer service,
order fulfillment, database
management and website
support.
Sara Wilson
Wilson is a Senior
Association
Manager with
CM Services and
will be working
with IPAF on answering general
inquiries and meeting planning.
Wilson has extensive planning
experience.
Cleveland JATC trains a
quarter of its members
The Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 33 Cleveland Joint Apprenticeship
Training Committee (JATC), an AWPT-approved training center, has
trained 25 percent of its members through the AWPT operator training
program in just one year. The training team is headed by John Nesta and
it was recognized for its efforts earlier this year in Miami when it won an
International Award for Powered Access in the category of Best New IPAF
Training Center.
By providing AWPT operator training, the JATCs in Cleveland, Chicago
and Toledo are offering their members and contractors another measure of
safety and quality that separates the organized sheet metal industry from
its non-union competitors.
It is also positioning these local chapters at the leading edge of safety
standards that are increasingly being required by general contractors and
corporate clients.
Joint AEM-IPAF technical
meetings
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) Manufacturers of
Elevating Work Platforms Council (MEWPC) Engineering Committee and
the IPAF Manufacturers’ Technical Committee are holding a series of joint
meetings to discuss guidance for 10-year inspections for aerial work
platforms (AWPs) and AWP control functionality.
IPAF members wishing more information should contact IPAF technical
officer Chris Wraith on
Hydro
Mobile joins
IPAF
Hydro Mobile, manufacturer of
mast climbing work platforms and
transport platforms, has become
an IPAF member. The company
is present around the globe and
is working to become an AWPT
approved training center to offer
MCWP operator and installer
training in addition to its internal
equipment training.
Kevin O’Shea, Hydro Mobile’s
director of safety and training, and
an AWPT senior instructor, will be
a great asset for the company’s
ability to deliver this training. Hydro
Mobile plans to offer the training in
North America and beyond.
