IAPA 2012 finalists announced
2012/02/03
Nearly 90 submissions were received for the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) 2012 and the judges have arrived at a shortlist after evaluating the excellent submissions.
The organisers, Access International and IPAF, thank everyone who submitted an entry and the judges for their time and effort in making some tough decisions. The IAPA 2012 judges are:
Andy Studdert, CEO, NES Rentals
Gordon Leicester, Managing Director, Facelift
Richard Tindale, Global Sales and Marketing Director, Snorkel
Mikael Kämpe, Director of Group Fleet, Ramirent
Wayne Lawson, JLG Vice-President and Managing Director of EAME, and IPAF President
The shortlisted companies and individuals are listed alphabetically under the award categories below.
Access Rental Company of the Year
HSS Hire - UK
Mateco - Germany
Mills Rental - Brazil
Nacanco SpA - Italy
Riwal - The Netherlands
IPAF Safety Champion of the Year
Austin Baker of AFI-Uplift - UK
Kevin O’Shea of Mastclimbers LLC - USA
Rafael Bazzerella of Skyjack Inc - Canada
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
Bravi Platforms - Italy
Hinowa SpA - Italy
Nationwide Platforms (Lavendon Group) - UK
Access Project of the Year
Alimak Hek srl for the Garibaldi Porta Nuova project,Milan -Italy/Sweden
Highway Plant Co Ltd for the Belfast RISE sculpture project, Belfast – Northern Ireland
Vernazza Autogru srl for the rebuilding of Juventus Stadium, Turin – Italy
Access International New Product of the Year - Self Propelled
Manitou for the 280 TJ telescopic boom - France
MEC Aerial Work Platforms for the Crossover Series - USA
PB Lifttechnik GnbH for the S175-19E RT scissor – Germany
Access International New Product of the Year – Mast Climbing Work Platforms
Alimak Hek for the TPL 500 & 300 - Sweden
Geda-Dechentreiter GmbH & Co.KG for the Multilift P18S
Access International New Product of the Year – Low-Level Access
Bravi Platforms for the Spin-Go - Italy
Edmolift UK Ltd for the Air – UK
IMER Access for the Easy Up 5 SP - Italy
Access International New Product of the Year – Vehicle/Trailer Mounted Platforms
Cela Srl for the DT21 & DT24 - Italy
Ruthmann GmbH & Co KG for the Steiger T330 - Germany
Sky Aces Srl for the Tunlift 737-500 – Italy
Award for Outstanding Aftersales Service
To be announced on the night
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
Kevin O’Shea of Mastclimbers LLC - USA
Andrew Cartwright of Mentor FLT Training Ltd - UK
Jur Kamsteeg of Riwal Holding Group bv - The Netherlands
IPAF New Training Centre of the Year
Alimak Hek srl, SETIF - Italy
Maquinarias Paco SL - Canary Islands. Spain
Mills Rental - Brazil
Schweizerisches Kompetenzzentrum hfs - Switzerland
Lifetime Achievement Award
To be announced on the night
The winners will be announced at the IAPA dinner and awards ceremony on 29 March 2012 at the Sheraton Roma Hotel in Rome, Italy. Places are filling up fast, so book your tickets now, and register for the free IPAF Summit, at www.iapa-summit.info
