30.03.2012

Hillebrand wins Lifetime achievement award

Gerhard Hillebrand of IPAF Italia was presented with an IAPA Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s IPAF awards dinner in Rome.
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Tim Whiteman (L) congratulates Gerhard Hillebrand on his Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Gerhard Hillebrand receives a standing ovation

A posthumous Lifetime Achievement award was also given to the late Lars-Petter (‘Lasse’) Godenhielm of Dino-Lift and ex-president of IPAF. His award was collected by his daughter Karin Nars, managing director of Dinolift.
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Karin Nars accepts her fathers posthumous Lifetime Achievement award from Murray Pollok (L) and Tim Whiteman

Other awards included one to Manitou for 'best new self-propelled product' with its 28 metre 280TJ boom lift, to Ruthmann for 'best vehicle mounted lift' with its Steiger T330, while Geda won the 'mast climber award' for its Multilift P18S and Edmolift won the 'best new low-level product' with its Air.
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Maria Hadlow presents the award for best self-propelled product to Manitou’s Francois Desbrière and René-Luc Robert

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Murray Polok presents the best new vehicle mount award to Nico Krekeler and Rolf Kulawik of Ruthmann

Austin Baker was named IPAF Safety Champion of the Year, While Nationwide Platforms – Lavendon – was awarded for its Contribution to Safe Working At Height. TVH won the award for Outstanding Aftersales Service.
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Roberto Marangoni (L) presents the IPAF Safety Champion of the Year award to Austin Baker

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(L-R)Peter Douglas of Nationwide Platforms, Giles Councell of IPAF an Mick Ledden of Nationwide with the safety award

The Access Company of the Year award went to Mills Rental of Brazil. Kevin O’Shea won IPAF Trainer of the Year and Maquinarias Paco of Spain was named IPAF New Training Centre of the Year.
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The IPAF awards dinner 2012

Next years event will be held on March 26th in Miami, Florida.