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The shortlist for the 2026 International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) has been revealed following a meeting of the five expert judges earlier this week.

IPAF will exhibit at Swissbau 2026, the leading biennial trade fair for the construction and property industry in Switzerland. The event takes place from 20–23 January 2026 at the Messe Basel, with an additional day on 24 January dedicated to interior construction activities.

With demand already high and 50% of tickets sold, delegates are encouraged to register now for the upcoming IPAF Summit & IAPAs 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey, on 21 and 22 April, an event built around the powerful theme “Sharing Knowledge and Ideas – Why Collaboration Matters in Business.”

IPAF Middle East & Asia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the OHSSAI Foundation, reinforcing our shared commitment to advancing health, safety, environment, and sustainability (HSE&S) across industries.

From 13 to 24 October 2025, Damien O’Connor, IPAF’s Irish Country Manager, supported the CIF’s campaign by engaging directly with project teams, MEWP operators and site management across multiple locations.

IPAF has been working with industry partners to create easy-to-digest guidance and handy checklists on identifying, preventing and reporting plant/equipment hire fraud.

There’s less than a week to go until the fifth edition of IPAF ELEVANDO, taking place on 6 November 2025 at Parque Fundidora in Monterrey. The event will bring together manufacturers, rental companies, distributors, and safety experts from across the region for a full day of learning, networking, and celebration.

IPAF North America hosted the Working at Height Conference & Awards on October 15–16, 2025, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee – bringing together industry leaders from construction, utilities, manufacturing, and equipment rental sectors to share innovations, insights, and best practices for safer and more efficient work at height.

IPAF is set to debut IPAF Elevation India 2025 on 14-15 November 2025, an inaugural two-day event themed around promoting safe working at height in India’s growing powered access sector.

An important Call for Evidence (CfE) has been announced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to review the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR).