Showcase Your Success: Enter the 2025 Working at Height Awards
Join us at the Music City Center in Nashville on October 15-16 for the must-attend annual Working at Height Conference and Awards, where powered access professionals come together to connect, learn, and celebrate the industry's best.
Event Highlights
• October 15 – Kick off with an evening networking reception
• October 16 – Full-day conference featuring expert speakers from across the access industry
• Full-day conference with industry expert speakers, followed by the prestigious Working at Height Awards and Dinner in the evening.
The awards are free to enter and include categories that cover products, technologies, work processes and programs that enable safe and productive working at height. All shortlisted companies receive two complementary tickets for both the conference and awards.
“The Working at Height Conference and Awards is more than just an industry gathering, it's a celebration of innovation, leadership, and a shared commitment to safety. These awards are an opportunity to shine a light on the outstanding work being done across our sector. I encourage companies of all sizes to enter and showcase how they’re helping to raise the bar in powered access safety, technology, and culture. We look forward to recognising those who are driving real progress in our industry.”
— Peter Douglas, CEO & Managing Director, IPAF
2025 Award Categories
The award categories are as follows:
Working at height safety innovation – OEM/supplier
This award recognises an access equipment OEM or supplier that has made significant contributions to improving safety in the working at height sector. The winner will have demonstrated impactful innovation or sustained commitment to promoting safe practices either within their organisation or across the wider industry in the past 18 months.
Safety culture & leadership excellence – Rental sector
This award honours a rental company that has embedded a strong, proactive safety culture throughout its organization and demonstrated exemplary leadership in promoting safe practices across the working at height and access equipment industry.
Technology innovation award
This award recognises a groundbreaking technological advancement that has significantly improved safety, efficiency, or performance in the working at height sector. The innovation may relate to software, IoT systems, telematics, artificial intelligence, or technical developments in MEWPs or telehandlers.
New product award – scissor lifts
For manufacturers that have launched new scissor lifts. Judges will consider equipment launched from June 2024 and on.
New product award – boom lifts
For manufacturers that have launched new boom lifts. Judges will consider equipment launched from June 2024 and on.
New product award – Atrium lift/compact crawler
For manufacturers that have launched new Atrium lift/compact crawlers. Judges will consider equipment launched from June 2024 and on.
There is also an IPAF North America member company of the year and IPAF/AHL person of the year award, which will be decided by IPAF and AHL staff.
The deadline for entering the awards is July 31 2025.
Register for the event and submit your award nominations here:
Working at Height Conference | October 15-16, 2025 | Nashville, TN
