conference programme

Apex Conference C Thursday 22 September

Morning: Safe Working at Height

• Jan Blok (Dutch Occupational Safety Inspectorate): The European Working at Height Regulations in the Netherlands and Europe

• IPAF: Training Aerial Platform Operators

• Case Studies: Two companies explain how they comply with working at height regulations

• David Baxter (JLG): An Introduction to Access Equipment

Afternoon: Aerial Platform Rental

• Alexandre Saubot, Pinguely-Haulotte: The future of the European Access Rental market

• Gary Brown, St Paul Travelers (Insurance company): Renting Dangerously C the US experience of renting access equipment

• Peter Verhelst, Alimak Hek: Renting Mast Climbing Work Platforms Profitably and Safely.

Rentex Conference C Friday 23 September

Morning: Rental Trends

• Gerard Deprez, Loxam (France): Keynote Address

• Dan Kaplan: The Global Rental Market

• Freek Nijdam (Chairman, RSC/Atlas Copco): Rental Management

Afternoon: Rental Technology

• Case Studies from A-Plant (UK) and Cramo (Sweden): IT in Rental Management

• RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Technology: How rental businesses can benefit

(Note: This is a preliminary programme. The exact timings and order of presentations may change, and additional topics may be added.)