44 cranes access may 2012 · jorge lozano of portugal before the summit. may 2012 cranes &...

44 cranes & access May 2012

May 2012 cranes & access 45

IPAF summitc&aIPAF in RomaThe IPAF summit and awards dinner 2012 was held in Rome, as in past year’swe bring you the slightly irreverent Vertikal photo album of the event, completewith a few light hearted captions. As the photos will hopefully portray, this wasanother great event, and perhaps they might just encourage you to attend thenext one, which will be held in Miami Florida, just before Easter 2013. If any ofour captions offend, please be assured that this was not our aim and hopefullyyou will forgive us. The Summit included some excellent information which wewill be incorporating into the next articles within the next three or four issue ofthe magazine, rather than try to cover them all in one here.

The IPAF Council for 2012

“Look I foundthis little blackball” ChrisWraith of IPAFshows and tellswith KarinaMireles andGary Riley

While the number of questions werefew in comparison

with previous Summits, there

were still plenty of contributions

Chris Wraith chief technical officer of IPAFupdates on the aerial lift incident reportingproject

“Over there - Miami that is”perhaps IPAF chief executive Tim Whiteman ispointing out that the nextSummit will be held in Miami- just before Easter 2013

“Look I have got an iPhone” – Steve Couling,Wayne Lawson and Tim Whiteman during theformal meetings prior to the Summit

“Now that’sinteresting” A lone Karina Mireles checksout the programme

The Summit was well attended with some excellent presentations

“Best of friends - yes?”Stefano Di Santo ofHaulotte with RobertoMarangoni of JLG

“Don’t worry Ican fix it boss”

Stefano DiSanto talks animatedly

with AlexandreSaubot CEO of

Haulotte

Marzia Giusto - chief executive of Italian rentalcompany Nacanco talkedabout promoting safety online and through socialmedia

Gary Riley of AWPT in theUSA, set out to prove howsimply giving instructionshow to do something is Nottraining ....“And No he didnot pick the stupidest people on the audience toprove his point!” GilesCouncell struggles to complete the task in spite of having been told how to do it

Andy Studdert of NESgave a first class talk onintroducing aviation typesafety protocols to thepowered access rentalbusiness

Mohd Ismadi from theSingapore Ministry ofManpower talked aboutthe changes that are rapidly transforming theway companies work inthe city state

Peter Douglas makes amost impassioned casefor incident reportingand makes the case forit to be mandatory forIPAF members

“Come on then wise guy, what does it mean?” Helena and Jorge Lozano ofJorge Lozano of Portugal before the Summit


IPAF summitc&aThe Networkingevent and dinnerThe evening before the Summit over 250 industry delegates were hosted to a party at the Teatro Centrale, a stone’s throw from the Coliseum. Whilethe main point was the opportunity to catch up with access specialists from around the world, there was also some local entertainment as well as good food.

“We f inally got rid of him!” Karina Mireles andMarta Lucani of IPAF with an empty chair at the networking event check-in before the rush

“How do you like myIPAF hat?” The doorman at the TeatroCentrale, venue for theNetworking event

“It’s all about passion” ..“And then you have to follow through and nail it”Steve Redding of Niftylift takes on an Italian air withMark Keily of Nationwide Platforms.

“So where onearth have theybrought us?” IPAFdeputy presidentSteve Couling ofVersalift arrivesfor some networking

“ What’s so special aboutthis place thenWayne?” IPAFpresidentWayne Lawsonand Genie’s Phil Graysmarkare the first arrivals at theNetworkingevent

“Don’t look now Austinbut the paparazzi havespotted us” AustinBaker and Nick Selleyof AFI-Uplift arrive

“ Ha…. See they failed to get my hat from me.. what do you think of my new teeth by the way”

“You distract him and I’ll grab the hat”

“So you AFI guys were trying to sneak in without a ticketwere you Austin?” Jean Harrison of IPAF has a word withAustin Baker of AFI-Uplift at the registration desk

“What’s thisnonsense?”

“No you’redefinitely notallowed in”Marta Lucaniof IPAFseems reluctant togive NickSelley of AFIa badge

“Now look here you!” Discussions at the bar look serious between Shawn Ong of Galmon Singapore andMikael Kämpe of Ramirent

North meets southDavid Houston of

Highway Plant,Belfast with John

Ball of Easi UpLifts,Dublin

“Well Helloooooo” CameronReid of Harsco with Jo

Wood of IPAF

“Do we look alike?” Jo Wood of IPAF and Ketty Furlan of KF Consulting

” So what have you got there thenFergus?” Fergus and Harry McArdleof Easi UpLifts ponder the food

“You are too late! This is the last of thefood” Margaret Caton and Jean Harrisonof IPAF

IPAF summit c&a

“So I see you finally got in then Nick” Nick Selleyof AFI-Uplift with Tony Mort of AJ Access

“Smile Marzia!there’s a photographer”Marzia andStefano Giustoof Nacanco….

“How’s that fora smile then?”

“I’ve had enough now! Stop followingme Wim!” Wim Van

Beuzekom of Hoogwerker Centrum

with Nils Pradel ofPradel Arbeitsbühnen

“I see they stopped Nick Selley at the doorthen” Barry Brady of Elavation with BrianParker of AFI and Mani Gonzales of Elavation

“Well….in South America we speak it better”José Manuel Mayo of IPAF Espana, with Marcos Hume of Interex/Manlift Chile

“OK girls let me handle this one”Tonya Wen of Hunan RunshareHeavy Industry and BerlindaNadarajan of IPAF share a jokewith Austin Baker of AFI-UpLift

A bird’s eye view of the bar at networking event

“Lets get him Enrico!” Enrico Marighella and RobertoMarangoni of JLG Italia, and Brad Boehler of Skyjack as Hans Aarse of IPAF has a quick nap



IPAF summitc&a“Stop looking so smug Gerard…he’s got a camera” Harry McArdle and Gerard Jennings of Easi UpLifts let their food settle

The three red troubadours - Alessandro Anzalone, David Hert and Thomas Puhl-Hert of Hert Arbeitsbühnen Vermietung

“Ooooo it’s like sucking on a lemon”Paolo Pianigiani of Imer Access withfriend

“I can get Angry Birds on this new phone as well as vertikal.net” Iva Thiel of Lectura with Nils Pradel of Pradel Arbeitsbühnen, Berlin

“Hey I’ll slap you in a minute!” AlexanderOchs of Vertikal with Iva Thiel of Lecturaand Nils Pradel of Pradel Arbeitsbühnen

“ Now look hereyou!” Antonio

Gomez de laVega of Rirent‘belly’s up’ to

Stefan Ponea ofIndustrial

Access Romania

“Mine is bigger than yours - camera thatis” Marcel Rasing, Laurent Guillaux andAlan Hall of JLG

The formidable Mayer ladies: Tanja Thaler, Edeltraud Mayer and JuliaStark of Mayer Hubarbeitsbühnen

“How do you like the scarf then?” (L-R) Antonio Coraducci of Co.Me.T, Florenzo Flisi of Socage and Mauro Molloof Mollo Noleggio

Stephen and Nicola Smithof Nationwide Platformsenjoy a quiet moment

“Stop being so serious Pedro”Pedro Torres of Hune with AntonioGomez de la Vega of Rirent

“I’m not really here for the craic”Phil Graysmark of Genie with Andrew and Nicholas Davin ofAerial Platform Hire, Ireland

Cindy Casey Lim of JPN Industrial Trading of Singaporewith Raymond Wat of IPAF

“He’s my mate” Graham Osmondand Brian Parker of AFI

“Come on then big boy” Tim Ward of Niftylift meets his match in MariaHadlow of Access International

“Cheers” Steve and Jo Smith of the US Scaffold and Access

Industry Association

“We have travelledthe furthest … Well

almost“ Marcelo Yamane and Sergio

Kariya of MillsRental Brazil

Looking quitepleased withhimself AndrewDavin with KarinNars of Dinolift

Klein Phua of Modern Scaffold Singapore, Cindy Casey Lim of JPNSingapore and industry veteran AlistairRobertson of Universal Equipment

“These odds I like”Patrick Degan of Haulotte

with the Mayer girls

“Now let me show you the how it’sdone” Danièle Liepach of PowerliftDeutschland with Floris Renes ofHoogwerker Centrum, Holland

“That’s not a beer belly”Patrick Gianoncelli andFrancesca Giusto of Vernazza Autogru


IPAF summit c&a

The award winners:Lifetime Achievement AwardGerhard Hillebrand, IPAF Italia and the late Lars-Petter Godenhielm of Dinolift and past president of IPAF.Access Project of the YearAlimak Hek

Contribution to Safe Working at HeightNationwide Platforms.

Products of the yearManitou for its 280TJ boom lift, Edmolift for the Air, Ruthmann for its T330 truck mountGeda for the Multilift P18S hoist.

IPAF Safety Champion of the YearAustin Baker of AFI-Uplift,

Outstanding After Sales ServiceTVH.IPAF Training Instructor of the YearKevin O'Shea of Mastclimbers

Best New IPAF Training CentreMaquinarias Paco

Access Rental company of the yearMills Rental

Access Photograph of the YearUwe Schneider of Mateco

Gerhard Hillebrand of IPAF Italia receives his Lifetime Achievement award from Tim Whiteman

Wayne Lawson continues to check into being an ex-president – with Nicholas Davin (L)

“I would jolly well tell him where to get off” Jean Harrison voicing her opinion to Susan Foster of IPAF

All change….RafaelBazzerella of Skyjack getsblindsided by the IPAF ladies

“I can’t wait to be a past John” - past president JohnBall with current IPAF president Wayne Lawson

The entertainment - Is that the doorman among them?

Cornered by two rogues…. Macarena Garcia of Movicargamagazine with Wim Le Roy (L) of Heli and Arne Dirckinck-Holmfeld of PB Lifttechnik

Looking regal at the bar -Dante Fracca of Hinowa

“John! I must eat” Leigh Sparrow of Vertikal with John Ball of Easi UpLifts

Karin Nars accepts a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of her late father Lars-Petter (‘Lasse’) Godenhielm of Dino-Lift and ex-presidentof IPAF, from Murray Pollok (L) and TimWhiteman

“Stop looking so flusteredEbbe” Ebbe Christensenof Skako USA and KarinaMireles of IPAF

Maria Hadlow with Gianpiero Marti ofBluelift and Fabio Potesta of Mediapoint

”What’s in the bag mam?”Pan Penny of Vertikalspeaks with David White of Mec, with colleague Jim Tolle in the background

Jonnie Dawson of JLG with the Fraccas - Davideand Enrico of Hinowa


IPAF summit c&aAnd so to dinner

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