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Showcase Your Success: Enter the 2025 Working at Height Awards

The Working at Height Awards are now open to enter. 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. 

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    IPAF Releases New MEWP Operator Training Course

    As of Tuesday 14 January, IPAF is pleased to announce a comprehensive update to its globally recognised Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) Operator Training Course. The course content has been updated to reflect the latest industry developments, safety guidelines, and incident statistics, ensuring it continues to meet or exceed ISO 18878 standards.

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    International Awards for Powered Access 2024: Winners' List

    The International Awards for Powered Access 2024 (IAPAs) held on the evening of March 14 at the Scandic Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, showcased excellence, safety, sustainability, and innovation within the powered access sector. Organised jointly by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) and Access International Magazine, the event gathered over 420 attendees from across the industry to recognise outstanding achievements across various categories.

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    IPAF MEWP operator training to start in Thailand

    The first IPAF Approved Training Centre opens in Thailand following the tenth IPAF Asia Conference held in Bangkok. IPAF site visit sponsor Promech Resources leads the way in powered access operator training.

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    US market exceeds expectations; improved European outlook

    The global Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) fleet grew strongly in the past year, with the US market exceeding expectations and steady growth throughout Europe for the first time since the economic downturn, driven mainly by a resurgent construction industry and falling unemployment, according to the latest annual global rental market report from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).