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Judging panel revealed for Working at Height Awards

Working at Height Registration

The judging panel for this year’s Working at Height Awards, set for November 20 in Nashville, has been confirmed, with five rental and access equipment professionals coming on board to help crown the industry’s best-of-the-best.

The Working at Height Conference & Awards is a brand-new event from Access, Lift & Handlers and the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) geared toward the mobile elevating work platform and access equipment rental industries in North America. It replaces the previous ALH Conference & Awards and IPAF’s Innovate event.

The judges will review and evaluate entries across the eight Working at Height Awards categories, which include:

  • Rental company of the Year (Accepting final entries)
  • Sustainability in rental award
  • Working at Height safety innovation – OEM/supplier
  • Working at Height safety innovation – Non-OEM/supplier
  • Working at height safety innovation – Rental company
  • Technology innovation
  • New product award – boom lifts
  • New product award – scissor lifts

The deadline for final entries for the Rental company of the Year is Monday, September 30. As always, entering your company or product into the awards is free of charge, and companies and individuals are encouraged to enter as many categories as they wish. For more information, or to download the entry form, visit our website here.

Working at Height judging panel

The panel for this year’s Working at Heights Awards includes experts from both rental and manufacturing, all of whom are IPAF North American Regional Council members, and they include:

  • Brian Clark, director of product support, Sunbelt Rentals
  • Don Satterfield, senior manager of EHS, Home Depot Rental
  • Ebbe Christensen, president, Ruthmann ReachMaster N.A.
  • Pat Witte, vice president of international sales and development, MEC Aerial Work Platforms
  • Lindsey Anderson, editor, Access, Lift & Handlers who are jointly hosting the event alongside IPAF

 

To register to attend the Working at Height Conference & Awards, click here. To learn more about the Conference, click here. For information on the Awards and how to enter, click here.

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