15.08.2012

New chairman for IPAF Ireland

Julie Smyth, director of Belfast-based Highway Plant, has been unanimously elected as chairman of the IPAF Irish Council.

She takes over from Andrew Davin of Aerial Platform Hire and is the first female to chair an IPAF committee or country council. She has been a member of the IPAF council, the Federation’s main governing body, for two years.
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The IPAF Irish Council, formerly known as the Republic of Ireland Council, is open to IPAF members from all of Ireland - both the north and south. This council is working on initiatives to raise the profile of the PAL Card and IPAF training among Irish authorities. Specific members are also working to achieve the IPAF Rental+ quality mark and to promote PAL Card training.

“I look forward to working with our fellow IPAF members on the Irish Council and welcome the challenges of addressing the safety issues that face our industry,” said Smyth.