12 & 13 March, 2025 – Dublin Royal Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland

International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs)

The IAPAs are the only truly global awards for the powered access sector and celebrate best practice and excellence across the industry. 

The 2025 event will provide a unique setting in which to spend an enjoyable evening with customers, industry contacts and colleagues.

The IAPAs dinner and awards ceremony, organised by IPAF and KHL Group’s Access International, is widely considered as the industry’s best social event, attracting audiences of around 450 each year.

With 13 all-encompassing awards categories available to enter, companies across the access industry are invited to submit their nominations highlighting their latest products or initiatives which demonstrate a leap forward in environmental engagement. The award categories cover equipment, sustainability, diversity, engineering and digital innovations, along with safety and IPAF training. In addition, an individual will be recognised for their contributions to the industry in the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The evening of the IAPA awards will start with the traditional pre-dinner drinks, followed by a three-course dinner with wine. Following the dinner, the awards presentation will begin, at which the trophies will be presented to the deserved winners.

IAPAs 2025 Shortlist

Access Rental Company of the Year
GTAccess
KDM Hire 
Mills 

Sunbelt Rentals 

Contribution to Safe Working at Height
Electroelsa – Integrated Bolts Presence Detector 
Nationwide Platforms
– Hinkley Point C 
Niftylift
– Safety technologies 
Rapid Access – Stop Work Authority 
Sunbelt Rentals – Safety initiatives

The Sustainability Award
Aver Asia – 3 pronged approach 
Dingli –
Sustainable development strategy
Mills – B Corp certification
Tecnogera – Battery reuse

Digital Development Award
AFI Rentals – Resource planner 
Capja
– CapjaDocs 
PartnerLift
– MIRA 
Sunbelt Rentals
– Apps 

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
Ammec Comercial
Dayim Equipment Rental 
Mills 

IAPA Innovative Technology Prize
Modern Access & Scaffolding – sMart Xensor
Niftylift – ClipOn 
Ruthmann – T 1000 HF  
Tecnogera
– Batmov 
Zoomlion – ZT51JEH 

IPAF Training Centre of the Year
HSS Training
Industry Training Services 
Mills

IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
Enda Geoghan
– Lift Hire Ireland 
Gonçalo Pereira
– Transgrua 
John McNeilly
– HSS Training 
Shaikha Mahfoudh
– Dayim Equipment Rental

Product of the Year – Mast climbers/Hoists
Electroelsa
– PM-M56 
Geda – ZZP F
Maber Hoist
– MBC50 

Product of the Year – Scissor Lifts & Vertical Masts
Easy Lift – EASYBB001 
Haulotte – HS18 E MAX 
MEC
– 3232SE  
Skyjack – SJ3219 Micro

Product of the Year – Self Propelled Booms & Atrium Lifts
Dingli
– BA44ERT
Haulotte – HA16 E (and E PRO) 
Leguan Lifts
– Leguan 265 
Niftylift
– HR22 SE (All-Electric Stick-boom)
Skyjack – SJ60 AJE +

Product of the Year – Vehicle/trailer mounted
Aldercote
– Jack-less Transit Conversion 
Dinolift – Dino 120TLB 
Ruthmann
– T 380 XS  
Ruthmann – T 1000 HF  
Sinoboom – GKS32EL

IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner to be announced at the ceremony

Questions on the awards can be directed to Euan Youdale, editor of Access International, on:

IAPAs 2025

• The awards are free to enter.
• Companies and individuals can enter themselves or nominate others.
• You can submit entries for more than one award, and more than one entry per category.
• Awards are for activities undertaken and for products launched Sept 2023 – Sept 2024.
• Entries must be submitted in English using the official entry form.
• Please supply a company logo when submitting your entry.

The independent judging panel, consisting of five leading industry experts, to be announced soon, will be looking for good business practice, innovation and forward thinking, along with quality, and client satisfaction. Judges want all entrants to tell them why they believe their company, project or product is special and why it deserves to win.

Entries are now closed.

Awards Judges

David Meeke

Training Manager, Highway Plant by Balloo Hire Centres

& Chairperson of the IPAF Irish Council

 

Kirsty Archbold-Laming

Director, Southern Hoist Services

Karel Huijser

General manager and vice president for Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME) JLG

President of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

 

Abdullah Alghamdi

 

Compliance Coordinator of Saudi-Arabia-based oil & gas giant Aramco

 

Paola Palazzani

President, Palazzani 

Awards Host

Barry Murphy

Multi award winning comedian and part of the Apres Match Trio.