The event was attended by over 100 people
Sam Wilkinson of SpanSet
Attendees were invited to try out a boom simulator in order to win the Smooth Operator award
The conference was held in Coventry
IPAF UK market general manager Richard Whiting
(L-R) Ben Hirst of Horizon Platforms, Brian Stead of Loxam Access, Giles Councell, Tim Whiteman and Richard Whiting of IPAF
Mark Noonan of CITB addressed the organisation’s Vision 2020 plans, plus the sale of its card system CPCS and a move to a single headquarters
Jo Fautley of Build UK discussed change in the UK industry, and said that all of its members have agreed to abolish contract retentions
Malcolm Bowers of Lifterz provided a history lesson on the changing dynamics of the aerial work platform industry, and how rental rates today are much lower than 30 years ago, and machine prices are higher
Nigel Taylor of Serious Labs talked about the use of virtual reality in the powered access industry
Angel Ibanez of IPAF discussed the potentials of introducing hoist training courses
Jan-Willem Van Wier of JLG focussed on innovation and future trends
Ray Cooke of HSE talked about the importance of planning safe working at height
Giles Councell of IPAF was on hand to give an overview of what’s going on at IPAF, including its three year plan
Some of the speakers take the stage to field questions from the audience
Mark Keily of Nationwide Platforms (left centre) and Jo Harley of JMS Powered Access (right centre) collect their winner and runner up awards respectively for their training videos
Andrew Muxlo of AFI Uplift won the Smooth Operator award for his skill on the VR simulator
Comedian Rob Deering provided musical entertainment for the evening
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