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EUROPLATFORM PREVIEW
IRN SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2013
A superb line-up at this year’s Europlatform conference –
being held in Istanbul on Thursday 3 October – see senior
executives from Boels Rental, Riwal, NES Rentals and
others take to the stage.
Conference details
WHEN:
3 October 2013
WHERE:
Pera Palace Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
EVENING NETWORKING EVENT:
2 October 2013
Pera Palace Hotel (starting 19.00)
REGISTRATION
Fee per delegate (excluding 18% Turkish VAT)
€295
€240 (IPAF members)
issue of the rental management of very large self—
propelled booms.
Speakers from Turkey, who will address the
potential of the market, include Mustafa Bilgin,
general manager of Turkey-based rental company
Instanbul Vinc; Faruk Aksoy, secretary general at
IMDER; Hasan Ellialtioglu of JLG dealer Karyer Ticaret
(Karyer-Tatmak); and Serkan Acar, general manager of
Acarlar Makine.
Chris Wraith, IPAF’s technical officer, will address the
issue of regulations and safety measures associated
with working from outside the basket.
The implications of new engine emission
regulationswill be the subject covered by Michael
Rohmeder, manager of European key accounts at
Ritch Bros Auctioneers.
IRN
Programme
Wednesday 2 October
19.00 - 21.00
Networking Event
Thursday 3 October
08.15 - 09.00
Registration and Coffee
09.00 - 09.05
Introduction
■
Tim Whiteman
, CEO, IPAF
09.05 - 09.40
Keynote Address
:
Succeeding in New Markets
■
Pierre Boels
, CEO, Boels Rental
09.40 - 10.15
Turkey: Prospects for the
Aerial Platform Market
■
Mustafa Bilgin
, Owner,
Istanbul Vinç
10.15 - 10.30
European Rental Market Update
■
Murray Pollok
, Managing Editor,
Access International
10.30 - 10.50
Coffee Break
10.50 - 11.25
Rental Management for Large
Self-propelled Booms
■
Søren Rosenkrands
, COO of Riwal
11.25 - 12.00
Impact of New Engine Regulations on Asset
Values
■
Michael Rohmeder
, Manager, European Key
Accounts, Ritchie Bros
12.00 - 12.30
Working Outside the Basket: Key Considerations
■
Chris Wraith
, IPAF Technical Officer
12.30 - 13.30
Lunch
13.30 - 14.00
Turkey: Overview of Construction and Access
Equipment Markets
■
Serkan Acar
, General Manager, Acarlar Makine
■
Faruk Aksoy
, Secretary General of IMDER & ISDER
14.00 - 14.40
Panel Discussion
Participants:
■
Pierre Boels
, Boels Rental
■
Hasan Ellialtioglu
, Karyer Ticaret (Karyer-Tatmak)
■
Steve Couling
, IPAF President and Managing
Director, Versalift UK
■
One other to be confirmed.
(Chaired by
Murray Pollok
,
Managing Editor,
Access International
)
14.40 - 15.25
Smart Technology: Driving
Pricing, Productivity and Safety
■
Andy Studdert
, CEO, NES Rentals
15.25 - 16.00
Coffee and Networking
Access Istanbul
T
he annual Europlatform conference for access
rental professionals has established itself
as an essential event in the rental industry.
Now in its seventh year – and organised by IPAF and
Access International
magazine – this year’s event has
the theme ‘Thinking Outside the Basket’ and takes
place in one of Europe’s fastest growing economies,
Turkey.
The speaker line-up is notable, with Pierre Boels,
CEO of Boels Rental, as Keynote Speaker. Mr Boels will
describe Boels’ experiences and strategy for entering
new markets.
Andy Studdert, CEO at NES Rentals in the US,
will look at how the latest technology can help
drive pricing, productivity and safety, while Søren
Rosenkrands, COO of Riwal, will address the topical
