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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.

Former Lavendon CEO Kevin Appleton is joining Travis Perkins as head of its £1.5 billion merchanting division, which includes the TP Hire tool hire business.

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.

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has elected Phil White, joint managing director of Servtech, as its new chair

A shortlist of nominated entries for the 2012 ESTA Awards of Excellence has been revealed by the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes

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).

Andy Studdert the chief executive officer of USA based NES Rentals will be giving the keynote address at the IPAF Summit, this year held in Rome on 29 March. Mr Studdert's talk is entitled "What can aerials learn from aviation?" It will draw on his extensive experience in the airline sector and compare both industries in terms of safety and training.

Brazilian rental association Associação De Locadoras (ALEC) joined the Global Rental Alliance during the alliance’s 10th annual meeting held in New Orleans at recent Rental Show.

The European Rental Association (ERA) is organising a series of rental events during the Intermat exhibition in April, including two round-table sessions on the Tuesday afternoon and visits to local rental depots on the Wednesday of the show.

The new president of Brazilian rental association ALEC is Marco Aurélio da Cunha, managing director of São Paulo Locadora de Máquinas e Equipamentos Ltda, a general equipment rental company with depots in São Paulo, Curitiba and Praia Grande.

The Institute of Demolition Engineers announces preliminary programme for its Spring Seminar

The NDA has confirmed the speaker line up for the 39th Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas

Aggregates Recycling Ontario has been established to encourage the use of debris from demolition and construction projects

A new one day conference and networking event has been announced for the wind turbine erection and transport industry. Safety Issues in Wind Turbine Installation and Transportation will

IPAF (International Powered Access Federation) said that despite the claims of the organisers it is not involved in the organisation or support of a proposed exhibition for mobile elevating work platforms taking place in Beijing, China on 10 May, 2012.

It is time to enter the prestigious 2012 ESTA Awards of Excellence. If your company has completed an ESTA-eligible lifting or transport project, read on to see how to enter it for the chance to win a high profile accolade

A new national crane inspection program has been launched in the USA offering separate certifications for mobile, tower and overhead cranes

The Indonesian branch of All-Rig Lifting and Engineering Supplies has become the five-hundredth member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA)

The NDA has introduced a new job search tool on its website, Demolition Career Connection