IAPA shortlist announced
28 January
The shortlist for this year’s International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) has been revealed, following the judges’ meeting on 28 January in Basel, Switzerland.
The winners will be announced at the dinner and awards ceremony on 17 March 2016 in Madrid, Spain.
Jointly organised by Access International and IPAF, the IAPAs celebrate best practice and excellence in the powered access industry.
More than 100 entries across 13 award categories were received for the IAPAs 2016.
“There was a great range of entries from around the world,” said Euan Youdale, editor of Access International, and non-voting chairman of the judges. “The judges invested considerable time marking all the entries, and discussing and evaluating the merits of the submissions. It was a productive and enjoyable meeting, and we thank the judges for all their efforts.”
The IAPAs take place on the same day as the IPAF Summit and regularly attract audiences of more than 450 each year. Make sure you are part of it by booking your place at www.iapa-summit.info
IAPA judging panel 2016: Shawn Ong, COO, Galmon; Andy Studdert, IPAF president, and chairman & CEO, NES Rentals; Ivan Papell, managing director & owner, Liftisa; Mark Atkinson, health & safety manager, Clugston Construction; NON-VOTING chairman, Euan Youdale, editor, Access International
IAPAs 2016 shortlist
IAPA Innovative Technology Prize
- Holland Lift, Netherlands
Powered Access Pioneer
- Shanghai Horizon Equipment & Engineering, China
- Time International, Denmark
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
IPAF Instructor of the Year
- Alexander de Oliveira Celestino, Brazil
- José Ramón Etxebarria Urrutia, Spain
Product of the Year – Mast climbing work platforms/hoists
- Encomat, Spain, for the Smartclimber
- Safi, Italy, for the Vision MC 2500 KG
- Scanclimber, Finland, for the Mast Climber Top Crane (MCTC)
- XL Group, France, for the XMH multimast platform
Product of the Year – Self-propelled above 20ft/6.1m
- Almac, Italy, for the BIBI 850-BL
- Dinolift, Finland, for the DINO 220XSE
- Hinowa, Italy, for the Lightlift 26.14 Performance IIIS lithium-ion
- Holland Lift, Netherlands, for the HL-330 E14 4WDS/N
Product of the Year – Self-propelled below 20ft/6.1m
- Faraone, Italy, for the Elevah 51
- Haulotte, France, for the STAR 6
Product of the Year – Vehicle/trailer mounted
- France Elevateur, France, for the 091Fe
- GSR, Italy, for the B200PX
- Time Versalift, Denmark, for the LAT-38-135-H
Access Rental Company of the Year
- Industrial Access, Romania
Project of the Year
- Genie, Netherlands, for the construction of a roller coaster at Hansa Park in Germany
- Hydro Mobile, Canada, for the new FAA Control Tower at Tucson Airport, Arizona, USA.
- Nationwide Platforms, UK, for the Savannah Project, Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
- XL Group, France, for the MLC Centre in Sydney, Australia
Access Photo of the Year
Winner will be announced at the awards ceremony
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner will be announced at the awards ceremony
The independent and impartial judges made their decisions based on the merit of each entry and are excluded from entering their company for any awards. The judges thank all those who took part and would like to encourage everyone in the industry to consider entering again for the awards in 2017.
The judging panel:
- Mark Atkinson, Health & Safety manager, Clugston Construction, UK
- Shawn Ong, COO, Galmon, Singapore
- Ivan Papell, managing director & owner, Liftisa, Spain
- Martin Vögtli, CEO, SkyAccess, Switzerland
- Andy Studdert, IPAF president, and chairman and CEO, NES Rentals, USA
- Non-voting chairman of the judges: Euan Youdale, editor, Access International
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