Annunciata la rosa dei candidati per gli IAPA’s 2020

C’è stata un’incredibile risposta del settore del sollevamento mondiale all’edizione 2020 degli IAPA, con un record di 130 candidature. Anche la qualità delle iscrizioni è stata molto elevata mettendo in difficoltà la giuria, composta da cinque esperti del settore di lunga data. Gli IAPA di quest’anno si terranno a Londra, al Millennium Gloucester Hotel Kensington il 23 aprile, con la presenza di circa 450 professionisti del settore. Sono 12 le categorie di premi, che vanno dai nuovi prodotti e innovazioni alla sicurezza e alla formazione. Ecco la Shortlist 2020 (in grassetto le aziende italiane):

Access Rental Company of the Year

• Advance Access Platforms, UK
• AFI, UK/Middle East
• Mateco, Belgium
• Shanghai Horizon, China
• Star Platforms, UK

Digital Development Award

• AST – Safety logbook
• Genie – Lift Connect
• RCB – Digital solutions
• Riwal – Digital initiatives

The IAPA Innovative Technology Prize

• Dingli – Boom design
• Hinowa – TeleCrawler13
• JLG – Mobile control app
• Ruthmann – Ampero TBR 250 E

Contribution to Safe Working at Height

• EIDE – Embragatges i Derivats – manual release centrifugal brake (DBQ)
• Genie – Super-sized platform
• Outriggerpads – Online outrigger pad calculator
• Serious Labs – PAL+ training programnes

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)
• 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 Tires
• Genie – Global Spec GS Scissor
• Imer – IM 17220 E
• JLG – DSP-M
• Snorkel – S3019E

Product of the Year – Self Propelled Booms & Atrium Lifts

• Genie Z-45 FE Boom
• JLG – EC articulating booms
• Manitou – 200 ATJE
• Niftylft – HR17NE
• Platform Basket – Spider 43T
• Teupen – Leo35Tplus

Product of the Year – Vehicle mounted platforms

• Oil & Steel – Snake 147
• Ruthmann – Steiger TB 300
• Socage – ForSte 37DJ Speed
• Versalift – VTL-120

IPAF Training Centre of the Year

• AMP Sales & Services, USA
• AST, Germany
• Kompetenzzentrum für Arbeitssicherheit, Switzerland
• Korea Rental Corporation, South Korea

IPAF Training instructor of the Year

• Andrew Williams – UTN Training
• Richard Abercrombie – Openreach
• Uta Koch – Arbeitsbühnen Koch
• Young Chun Cho – Korea Training Corporation

l vincitori dell’IPAF/Access International Lifetime Achievement Award e della Fotografia dell’anno saranno annunciati nel corso della cerimonia.