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The second International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) US Convention will be held on October 22-23 in Celebration, FL. This member event is also open to non-members.

More than 400 people attended a plant safety awareness day hosted by Amey and A-Plant, aimed at tackling occupational illness and maximising efficiencies.

The first early booking deadline for the Europlatform rental conference is approaching. If you book before 15 July you can save as much as £125 (€155) per delegate. Don't worry if you haven't finalised your delegate list as names can be changed right up to the day of the conference. If you do over book you can also cancel free of charge up to 1 August.

The programme for this year's Europlatform rental conference is nearly complete and once again Access International and IPAF have lined up a terrific group of speakers and topics.

The programme for the 6th Europlatform rental conference programme is nearly complete. The theme of this year's event is Success in Access Rentals and features a strong line-up of speakers and topics.

Ron DeFeo, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Terex Corporation, will give the keynote address at the IPAF Summit to be held on 26 March 2013 in Miami, Florida, USA. Michael Kneeland, president and CEO of United Rentals, will also speak at the Summit.

Winner of the European Rental Awards will be announced during at the awards dinner in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday 15 May during the European Rental Association’s annual convention.

The president of the Brazilian rental association ALEC, Marco Aurélio da Cunha, will give a presentation on the Brazilian rental market at the upcoming M&T Expo exhibition.

Organisers of the Intermat Middle East exhibition report growing support for the fledgling show in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Riwal chief executive officer Norty Turner will be the keynote speaker at the Europlatform conference taking place in Edinburgh, UK, on Thursday 20 September this year.

Kiloutou won the large rental company of the year award at the European Rental Awards ceremony in Oslo organised by International Rental News (IRN) magazine and the European Rental Association (ERA).

Coates Hire chief executive officer Leigh Ainsworth said winning the Australian rental company of the year award at last week’s Hire and Rental Industry Association (HRIA) convention was welcome recognition for all that the company had achieved since the merger with National Hire.

Niftylift's HR17 Hybrid has won The Best New Product of The Year Award from the Hire & Rental Industry Association (HRIA) of Australia. The HRIA is the official industry association for hire and rental companies in Australia and membership covers all areas of the rental industry.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is forecasting annual growth of 40% in the Brazilian access rental fleet for the next five years.

Over 200 delegates at the IPAF Summit in Rome, Italy, heard NES Rentals chief executive officer Andy Studdert argue that the aerial platform industry needs to adopt a safety culture similar to that of aviation.

Brazilian rental company Mills Rentals was the winner of Rental Company of the Year at this year's International Powered Access Awards (IAPAs). Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Gerhard Hillebrand, IPAF's Italian representative and, posthumously, to Lars-Petter Godenhielm who was a past president of IPAF and managing director of Dinolift.

The lower ‘early bird’ booking rates for the European Rental Association’s annual convention in Oslo, Norway on 15 and 16 May, ends on 31 March.

The shortlists for the European Rental Awards have been announced following the meeting of the judging panel in Paris on 15 March.

Attendance at the Rental Show in New Orleans was up almost 25% this year with a 25% rise in the number of rental businesses attending, reported the American Rental Association (ARA).

The Executive Hire Show (EHS) almost sustained the record visitor numbers of 2011 with a 5% drop in industry visitors to 1752. The show was held at the Ricoh Arena on 8 and 9 February.