Access International - April 2021

Included in this issue:

INTERVIEW: MEDIA ACCESS SOLUTIONS
The TV and film industry has a unique set of requirements and some common challenges. Tim Kendall, managing director of specialist rental company Media Access Solutions (MAS), explains all to Euan Youdale.

IAPA WINNERS
More than 1,000 industry professionals from almost 70 countries registered to watch the first ever digital edition of the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs). AI rounds-up the winners.

INTERVIEW: LAYHER
Georg Layher, managing partner at scaffolding giant Layher and Wolf Christian Behrbohm, the company’s managing director, share their view of the industry and its requirements, along with a summary of their latest products.

SCAFFOLDING
Haki provides its insights into the digital realm; while Germany-based start-up Kewazo shows how its new scaffolding system is bringing in a new era of automation and telematics.

PROJECT REPORT
Custom-designed personnel hoists and stair towers from BrandSafway are set to be used in the construction of a major new bridge between Canada and the US.

TECHNOLOGY SERIES: COMPONENTS
Charles Grizzle, the designer of Outriggerpads’ spreader pad calculator, explains how the idea got going. Plus, find a round-up of the latest MEWP components.