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See all the previous IAPA winners from 2009-2022
2018 IAPA winners
Access Rental Company of the Year:
UNITED RENTALS, US
Powered Access Pioneer:
SHANGHAI HORIZON EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING, CHINA
Contribution to Safe Working at Height:
HAULOTTE, France, for its ACTIV’Lighting System
Product of the Year – Mast Climbing Work Platforms/Hoists:
SCANCLIMBER, Finland, for its Counter Balanced Extension system for MCWPs
Product of the Year – Scissor Lifts and Vertical Masts:
HEMATEC ARBEITSBÜHNEN, Germany, for its Helix 1205 mast boom
Product of the Year – Self-propelled Booms & Atrium Lifts:
NIFTYLIFT, UK, for its self-propelled HR21 4x4 (Mark II)
Product of the Year – Vehicle/trailer-mounted:
RUTHMANN, Germany, for its T650 HF
Project of the Year:
UP MAKINE, TURKEY, for its work on the NEW ISTANBUL AIRPORT
Innovative Technology:
CONTROL DYNAMICS, US, for its PIRANHA LOX SYSTEM INTERLOCK HARNESS
IPAF Training Centre of the Year:
A-PLANT, UK
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year:
PETER WALLACE of NIS Training in the UK
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award:
DAN KAPLAN, US, international rental consultant and author
2017 IAPA winners
Access Rental Company of the Year
RIWAL, EUROPE/EURASIA
Powered Access Pioneer
ALO GROUP, CHILE
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
MODERN (ACCESS) & SCAFFOLDING, HONG KONG
Product of the Year – Mast climbing work platforms/hoists
ALIMAK HEK’S MAMMOTH TRIPLEX SYSTEM
Product of the Year – Self-propelled above 20ft/6.1m
TEUPEN’S PUMA 42GTX
Product of the Year – Vehicle/trailer-mounted
CTE’S B-LIFT 17E
Project of the Year
SMART PLATFORMS SOLUTIONS for its SEA LOCK MAINTENANCE SYSTEM
Innovative Technology
SERIOUS LABS, CANADA, for the VRSL: AWP TRAINER
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
MANLIFT, MIDDLE EAST & INDIA
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
ANDERSON PUFF of MILLS, BRAZIL
Access Photograph of the Year (sponsored by Facelift)
ED DARWIN, NATIONWIDE PLATFORMS, for Platform Inspecting a Gloster
2016 IAPA winners
IAPA Innovative Technology Prize
France Elevateur, France, for the 172 ATBI platform
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
Art Moore
Access Rental Company of the Year
Nationwide Platforms, UK
Powered Access Pioneer
Genie, USA
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
AFI, UK
Product of the Year – Mast climbing work platforms/hoists
XL Group, France, for the XMH multimast platform
Product of the Year – Self-propelled above 20ft/6.1m
Almac, Italy, for the BIBI 850-BL
Product of the Year – Self-propelled below 20 ft/6.1m
Haulotte, France, for the STAR 6
Product of the Year – Vehicle/trailer mounted
Time Versalift, Denmark, for the LAT-38-135-H
Project of the Year
Hydro Mobile, Canada, for the new FAA Control Tower at Tucson Airport, Arizona, USA.
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
Maltech, Switzerland
IPAF Instructor of the Year
José Ramón Etxebarria Urrutia, Spain
Access Photo of the Year (sponsored by Facelift)
Trevor Chapman (submitted by Nationwide Platforms)
2015 IAPA winners
Access Rental Company of the Year
> Mateco, Germany
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Teresa Kee, NES Rentals
> HSS Hire, UK
Outstanding Customer Service
> NES Rentals, USA
Powered Access Pioneer
> Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, China
Product of the Year – Low Level Access
> Faraone Industrie, Italy, for the Elevah 40 Move
Product of the Year – Mast Climbing Work Platforms/Hoists
> Maber Costruzioni, Italy, for the construction hoist MB A 2000/150
Product of the Year – Self Propelled (booms, scissors, atrium lifts)
> Holland Lift International, Netherlands, for the Hybrid HL-275 H25 4WD/P/N
Product of the Year – Vehicle Mounted
> Palfinger Platforms, Germany, for the P480
Project of the Year
> Scanclimber, Finland, and Scan-Rent and PMB Façade Technology, Malaysia
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
> A-Plant, UK
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
> Hansen Ng Wee Han, BS Technology, Singapore
Access Photograph of the Year
> Jo Till, director at GT Access in the UK
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
> Raymond Smith
2014 IAPA winners
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
> Tony Radke, NES Rentals, USA.
(Special Recognition: Josef Hollstegge, Ruthmann, Germany.)
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
> Mills Rental, Brazil.
Access Photograph of the Year
> Tadeusz Koniecko, technical engineer, Riwal, Poland.
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Product of the Year – Low Level Access
> Power Towers, UK, for the Peco.
Product of the Year – Mast Climbing Work Platforms/Hoists
> Scanclimber, Finland, for the Double Decker
Product of the Year – Vehicle/Trailer Mounted
> Ruthmann, Germany, for the Steiger T720 truck mount.
Product of the Year – Self-Propelled (Booms, Scissors, Atrium lifts)
> Genie, USA, for the SX-180 telescopic boom lift.
Outstanding Customer Service
> Access Plus, UK.
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
> Peter Douglas, Nationwide Platforms, UK.
Powered Access Pioneer
> Galmon, Singapore.
Innovative Use of Access Equipment
> Fraco Products, Canada.
Access Rental Company of the Year
> AFI, UK.
IPAF and Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
> Mike Evans, UK.
2010 IAPA winners
Access Rental Company of the Year
> Lavendon Access Services
Access International New Product of the Year
> Mecaplús (ME12SL)
IPAF Safety Champion of the Year
> Brad Boehler, Skyjack (joint winner)
> Kevin O’Shea, Mastclimbers (joint winner)
Contribution to Safe Working at Height – Rental Company
> A-Plant Powered Access
Contribution to Safe Working at Height – Manufacturer
> Niftylift
Contribution to Safe Working at Height – End User
> Crown House Technologies
Mast Climbing Work Platform Achievement Award
> Harsco Infrastructure (formerly SGB Mastclimbers)
Access Industry Training Award
> Serfin
Access Industry Sustainability Award
> RSC Equipment Rental
Access International / IPAF Lifetime Achievement Award
> Roger Brown, Ward Bushnell, Bob Wilkerson, Genie Industries
Best Marketing Campaign for IPAF Training
Alo Rentals/Alo Training, Chile
IPAF Instructor of the Year
> Jildou de Jong, Kamphuis Hoogwerkers (joint winner)
> Gerry Palmer, HSS Hire/HSS Training (joint winner)
Best New IPAF Training Centre
> BS Technology, Singapore
2011 IAPA winners
Access Rental Company of the Year
> Facelift Access Hire
IPAF Safety Champion
> Kevin O’Shea, Mastclimbers
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
> ZT Safety Systems
Access Project of the Year
> Harsco Infrastructure for the Heron Tower Project, UK
Product of the Year – Vehicle/trailer-mounted
> CTE for the B-Lift 20.13 MP
Product of the Year – Self-propelled (booms, scissors, atrium lifts)
> MEC Aerial Platforms for the Titan Boom 40-S
Product of the Year – Mast climbing work platforms/hoists
> Alimak Hek for the Scando 650
Product of the Year – Low-level access
> Custom Equipment for the HB-830
Award for Outstanding After Sales Service
> Independent Parts & Service (IPS)
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award – JOINT WINNERS
> Paul Adorian, Powered Access Certification (PAC)
> Pierre Saubot, Haulotte Group
Best Marketing Campaign for IPAF Training
> BS Technology
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
> Gurpartap Singh, Rapid/ Lavendon Group
Best New IPAF Training Centre
> Piattaforme Aeree Formazione, Italy
2012 IAPA winners
Rental Company of the Year
> Mills Rental
Lifetime Achievement Awards
> Gerhard Hillebrand, IPAF's Italian representative
> Lars-Petter Godenhielm, who was a past president of IPAF and managing director of Dinolift.
Access Project of the Year
> Alimak Hek for its Garibaldi Porta Nuova project in Milan
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
> Nationwide Platforms
Product of the year – self-propelled (booms, scissors, atrium lifts)
> Manitou for the 280TJ telescopic boom
Product of the year – low level access
> Edmolift for the Air
Product of the year – vehicle or trailer mounted
> Ruthmann for theT330 truck mount
Product of the year – mast climbing work platforms/hoists
> Geda for the Multilift P18S hoist.
The IPAF Safety Champion of the Year
> Austin Baker of AFI-Uplift
Outstanding After Sales Service
> TVH
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
> Kevin O'Shea of Mastclimbers LLC
Best New IPAF Training Centre
> Maquinarias Paco
Access Photograph of the Year
> Uwe Schneider of German rental company Mateco for a shot of one of the company's Teupen XTG 230s cleaning the glass roof of the Medical Association building in Hanover, Germany. The work is being carried out by Hayko May Cleaning Company, based in Einbeck, Germany.
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2013 IAPA winners
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year:
> Rafael Bazzarella, from SkyJack
Best New IPAF Training Centre of the year:
> The Sheet metal workers 33, Cleveland District Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC), based in the USA
Best Marketing Campaign for Safety and IPAF Training:
> Mastclimbers LLC
Product of the Year - Mast Climbing Work Platforms and Hoists:
> Scanclimber, Finland, for its SC8000 Eiffel Transport Platform
Product of the Year - Vehicle/Trailer Mounted Product of the year:
> Ruthmann, based in Germany, for the Steiger T 540 truck mount
Product of the Year: Self Propelled (booms, scissors, atrium lifts):
> Cormidi, Italy, for the KB-X
Product of the Year – Low-level Access:
> ReechCraft, for the Powerlift
Award for Outstanding after Sales Service:
> Independent Parts & Service (IPS), UK
Contribution to Safe Working at Height:
> AFI-Uplift, UK
IPAF Safety Champion:
> Winner: Kevin O’Shea, Mastclimbers LLC, USA
> Highly Commended: Peter Douglas, Nationwide Platforms, UK
Access Project of the Year:
> Scanclimber, Finland, for its provision of mast climbing equipment to help refurbish the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Access Rental Company of the Year:
> Industrial Access, Romania
The Lifetime Achievement Award:
> Harry McArdle
Access Photograph of the Year:
SPONSORED BY FACELIFT
> Paul Tynan; an employee of Summit Tower Hire, based in Australia, for his picture of a Bronto Skylift S70-XDT at the MacArthur Wind Farm in the state of Victoria.
2009 IAPA winners
The Access Rental Company of the Year
> Riwal: the Netherlands
Access International Product of the Year
> JLG Industries' LiftPod
IPAF safety champion of the year
> Andy Studdert CEO of NES Rentals in the USA:
Access Industry Training Award
> A-Plant
Contribution to safe working at height – manufacturer
> Skyjack
Contribution to safe working at height – rental
> Lavendon Access Services
Access International Lifetime Achievement Awards
> Dennis Ashworth
> John Fuller
Mast climbing work platform achievement award
> Mastclimbers Inc
Best Marketing Campaign for IPAF Training
> Camillo Vismara
IPAF Instructor of the Year
> Mauro Potrich
2019 IAPA WINNERS
Access Rental Company of the Year
- WINNER A-Plant
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
- WINNER Proud2bSafe – motivational speaking
Digital Development Award
- WINNER JLG - BIM library
The IAPA Innovative Technology Prize
- WINNER Skyjack - Elevate On
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
- WINNER ALS Safety
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
- WINNER Charlie Ellis
Powered Access Pioneer
- WINNER Zhejiang Dingli Machinery
Product of the Year - Mast Climbing Work Platforms & Hoists
- WINNER Alimak - Mammoth TM
Product of the Year – Scissor Lifts & Vertical Masts
- WINNER Hybeko - Tunnel 3390 RT
Product of the Year – Self Propelled Booms & Atrium Lifts
- WINNER Almac - Jibbi 1250 Evo
Product of the Year – Vehicle and Trailer Mounted
- WINNER Bronto Skylift - S35EM
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
John L Grove
Access Photo of the Year
Santeri Keränen, senior blade technician at Bladefence
IAPA Awards Shortlists Announced
The original shortlist, decided by the judges earlier in 2020, remained the same for the awards in March 2021. There was no call for further entries before the event.
There was a remarkable response from the industry to the awards, with a record 130 entries across 11 categories. The quality of the entries was very high across the board, making it a challenging decision making process for the judging panel, which was made up of five experienced industry professionals.
Access Rental Company of the Year
- Advanced Access Platforms, UK
- AFI, UK / Middle East
- Mateco, Luxembourg - winner
- Shanghai Horizon, China
- Star Platforms, UK
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
- EIDE - Embragatges i Derivats - manual release centrifugal brake (DBQ
- Genie - Super-sized platform
- Outriggerpads - online outrigger pad calculator - winner
- Serious Labs - PAL+ training programnes
Digital Development Award
- AST - digital safety logbook
- Genie - Lift Connect
- RCB - digital solutions
- Riwal – digital initiatives - winner
The IAPA Innovative Technology Prize
- Dingli – boom design
- Hinowa - TeleCrawler13 - winner
- JLG - mobile control app
- Ruthmann - Ampero TBR 250 E
Product of the Year - Mast Climbing Work Platforms & Hoists
- Alimak - MC 650
- Hydro Mobile - S Series Transport platform
- Maber Hoist - Liftshaft Hoist MBA800/150-SRV
- Scanclimber - Heavy Duty (MCWP- HD) - winner
- XL Industries - XE5 Top-down Hoist
Product of the Year – Scissor Lifts & Vertical Mast Platforms (low level access, vertical mast booms, pusharound platforms, stock pickers)
- Dingli - JCPT1612DCB
- Faraone - Elevah 75 Tyres
- Genie - Global Spec GS Scissor
- Imer - IM 17220 E
- JLG – DSP-M
- Snorkel – S3019E - winner
Product of the Year – Self Propelled Booms & Atrium Lifts
- Genie Z-45 FE Boom
- JLG - EC articulating booms
- Manitou - 200 ATJE
- Niftylft - HR17NE - winner
- Platform Basket - Spider 43T
- Teupen Leo35Tplus
Product of the Year – Vehicle Mounted Platforms
- Oil & Steel - Snake 147
- Ruthmann - Steiger TB 300 - winner
- Socage - ForSte 37DJ Speed
- Versalift - VTL-120
IPAF member companies and individuals only category shortlists.
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
- AMP Sales & Services, USA
- AST, Germany
- Kompetenzzentrum für Arbeitssicherheit, Switzerland - winner
- Korea Rental Corporation, South Korea
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
- Andrew Williams - UTN Training - winner
- Richard Abercrombie – Openreach
- Uta Koch - Arbeitsbühnen Koch
- Young Chun Cho - Korea Training Corporation
Access Rental Company of the Year
- Advanced Access Platforms, UK
- AFI, UK / Middle East
- Mateco, Luxembourg - WINNER
- Shanghai Horizon, China
- Star Platforms, UK
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
- EIDE - Embragatges i Derivats - manual release centrifugal brake (DBQ
- Genie - Super-sized platform
- Outriggerpads - online outrigger pad calculator - WINNER
- Serious Labs - PAL+ training programnes
Digital Development Award
- AST - digital safety logbook
- Genie - Lift Connect
- RCB - digital solutions
- Riwal – digital initiatives - WINNER
The IAPA Innovative Technology Prize
- Dingli – boom design
- Hinowa - TeleCrawler13 - WINNER
- JLG - mobile control app
- Ruthmann - Ampero TBR 250 E
Product of the Year - Mast Climbing Work Platforms & Hoists
- Alimak - MC 650
- Hydro Mobile - S Series Transport platform
- Maber Hoist - Liftshaft Hoist MBA800/150-SRV
- Scanclimber - Heavy Duty (MCWP- HD) - WINNER
- XL Industries - XE5 Top-down Hoist
Product of the Year – Scissor Lifts & Vertical Mast Platforms (low level access, vertical mast booms, pusharound platforms, stock pickers)
- Dingli - JCPT1612DCB
- Faraone - Elevah 75 Tyres
- Genie - Global Spec GS Scissor
- Imer - IM 17220 E
- JLG – DSP-M
- Snorkel – S3019E - WINNER
Product of the Year – Self Propelled Booms & Atrium Lifts
- Genie Z-45 FE Boom
- JLG - EC articulating booms
- Manitou - 200 ATJE
- Niftylift - HR17NE - WINNER
- Platform Basket - Spider 43T
- Teupen Leo35Tplus
Product of the Year – Vehicle Mounted Platforms
- Oil & Steel - Snake 147
- Ruthmann - Steiger TB 300 - WINNER
- Socage - ForSte 37DJ Speed
- Versalift - VTL-120
IPAF member companies and individuals only category shortlists.
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
- AMP Sales & Services, USA
- AST, Germany
- Kompetenzzentrum für Arbeitssicherheit, Switzerland - WINNER
- Korea Rental Corporation, South Korea
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
- Andrew Williams - UTN Training - WINNER
- Richard Abercrombie – Openreach
- Uta Koch - Arbeitsbühnen Koch
- Young Chun Cho - Korea Training Corporation
IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award
Roger Wickens
The IAPA 2022 shortlist - A summary of all the shortlisted entries appeared in the January-February 2022 issue of Access International.
The Sustainability Award
Hoogwerkt – electric and digital rental
JLG - Electric conversion kit
MEC - Leak Containment System
Nationwide Platforms - Environmental initiatives
Riwal - Lifting sustainability strategy - WINNER
IAPA Innovative Technology Prize
CTE - S3 EVO stability system - WINNER
EQSS - OverWatch secondary guarding
Kiwitron - Kiwi eye
Nest Rentals (Mills) - Nest Express
Snorkel - 2100SJ mega boom
Digital Development Award
AFI - MEWP Hire app
Alimak - BIM project
Cramo - Equipment Pool
Manlift Middle East - My Manlift portal & app
Nationwide Platforms - myNationwidePlatforms suite
Serious Labs - PAL Card conversion - WINNER
Access Rental Company of the Year
Advanced Access Platforms, UK
Joly Location, France - WINNER
Kranpunkten, Sweden
Mills, Brazil
Nationwide Platforms, UK
UKTH Group, UK
Contribution to Safe Working at Height
Genie - Online training
Halo4Safety - Halo protection helmet
Hinowa - Safety devices and components
Nationwide Platforms - Safety initiatives - WINNER
IPAF Training Centre of the Year
AST - WINNER
Mills
Nationwide Platforms
UKTH Group
IPAF Training Instructor of the Year
Anna Sarah Costa Morais, Mills
Rob Foster, 2 Start
Phil Drayton, Nationwide Platforms - WINNER
Product of the Year – Self Propelled Booms & Atrium Lifts
AlmaCrawler - B1890 EVO Quick-Pro tracked boom
Dingli - BT30RT telescopic boom
Haulotte - SIGMA 16 boom lift
JLG - 670SJ self-levelling boom - WINNER
Platform Basket - RR9200 railway unit
Snorkel - A46JRTE electric boom
Teupen - LEO39GTplus spider lift
Product of the Year – Scissor Lifts & Vertical Masts
Airo - XL20RTE large deck scissor
GMG - 94-ERT Ultra Deck
Haulotte - Pulseo electric RTs
JLG - DaVinci all-electric scissor - WINNER
Product of the Year - Mast Climbers/Hoists
Elevek by CF - SL20 all-in-one
Fraco (Torgar) - PL-20 EXT 2V - WINNER
Maber - MBA2000-EU construction hoist
Scanclimber - Glide Rail
Product of the Year – Vehicle/Trailer Mounted
Dinolift - 230VTH hybrid truck mount - WINNER
Multitel Pagliero - MZ 350 truck mount
Socage - ForSte 24D Speed truck mount
Access International/IPAF Lifetime Achievement Award
Top-level Entries
Euan Youdale, editor of Access International and NON-VOTING chair of the judging panel said, “There has been a fantastic response to the 2022 IAPAs. On behalf of IPAF and KHL Group, I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to enter."
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