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Aerial work platform and telehandler rental firm Riwal UK has been awarded IPAF Rental+ accreditation for its growing network of depots across the country.

Steve Couling, Time-Versalift managing director, has been elected the new president of IPAF

IC regrets to announce that Christian-Jacques Vernazza died on 18 March 2013

German rental association PartnerLift has announced plans for European expansion of its access equipment network at its annual conference

Today is the last day on which IAPA awards and IPAF summit attendees can get the special rate at the Hilton Miami Downtown hotel, where the events are being held

The American Rental Association (ARA), Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) and the Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA) have released a best practices guide geared toward workplace risk assessment and aerial work platform equipment selection.

Announcement of 2012 access industry fatality statistics follows the launch of IPAF's accident reporting campaign in January 2012.

The IPAF stand at bauma 2013 will feature the IPAF Safety Experience: a walk-through tuition on how to use powered access equipment safely and effectively.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) set a record for training individuals in 2012, the Federation has announced.

Euan Youdale, Editor of Access International, has received his Powered Access Licence (PAL) after completing IPAF training in the UK

In 2012 a record breaking 60,000 candidates attended and successfully completed a tower training course at an approved PASMA training centre, claimed the association

The first IPAF regional meeting of this year will be held on 7 February 2013 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

The ERA/IRN RentalTracker survey for the final quarter of the year is now ready to complete online and we encourage all European rental businesses to participate.

Employers, managers and supervisors are unaware of the scope of their responsibilities when using aerial work platforms (AWPs) on job sites, said speakers at the IPAF US Convention.

IPAF has invited leading UK contractors to a half day seminar on the subject of MEWP anti-entrapment systems and processes. Key note speakers will include Joy Jones, construction safety team manager, and Chris Wraith, IPAF technical officer

The APEX access equipment exhibition is moving to the Amsterdam RAI exhibition centre for 2014.

IPAF’s Italian office is preparing for a shake-up in its operator training scheme to adapt to new regulations that will come into force in Italy on 13 March next year.

The UK’s Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has revised its guide to telehandler operation to provide more guidance on the dangers of overturning.

It will be 2014 before the European equipment rental sector sees a significant return to growth with rental revenues expected to remain subdued next year, according to the European Rental Association (ERA).

IPAF, the International Powered Access Federation, reports a succesful first show in the region at Intermat Middle East in Abu Dhabi