Europlatform early bird rates until 2 September
25 August 2011
Book your place at the Europlatform rental conference by 2 September to make sure that you pay a lower price. You can change the names of your delegates later at no extra cost.
Prices for non-IPAF members up to the 2 September are €275, rising to €360 after that date. For IPAF members, the prices change from €220 to €270.
Being held on 13 September, the day before the APEX exhibition, this year's conference has the theme Financing Growth and will features a high quality programme, with participants from Loxam, Haulotte, Boels and JLG Industries.
Book online at www.europlatform.info.
The conference will be simultaneously translated into German, Spanish and Italian.
The programme is as follows:
Keynote Address: Managing the growth cycle
Alexandre Saubot (COO, Haulotte Group)
Alexandre Saubot will discuss what the access rental sector has learned from the crisis and how to better manage business cycles.
Generating sustainable returns in access rental
Kevin Appleton (former CEO, Lavendon)
Kevin Appleton will argue that rental companies should use the financial measure return on capital employed (ROCE) to generate sustained profits.
Successful acquisitions
Maëg Videau (Director Financing and M&A, Loxam)
Loxam's mergers and acquisitions specialist Maëg Videau will explain how to make successful acquisitions.
Raising growth finance
Bruce Williams (managing director EAME, JLG Financial Services)
Current trends in financing, and how to obtain capital investment funds, will be covered by Bruce Williams, the highly experienced head of JLG's finance arm in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Australian fleet management: the 10-year rule
Peter Davis (E2E technical manager, Coates Hire)
Australian regulations require aerial platforms to undergo a major inspection after 10 years. Mr Davis will explain how the rule works in practice and what it means for fleet management.
Risk management for specialist access
Chris Wraith (IPAF Technical Officer)
Adding very large or specialist aerial platforms to a 'standard' fleet of booms and scissors brings added risks and management requirements. Chris Wraith explains how these risks can be minimised by adopting appropriate management procedures.
Managing your salesforce
Charles Miller (CL Miller Consulting)
Rental consultant and former Sunbelt Rental executive Charles Miller will share his expertise on how best to manage and incentivise a rental sales force.
To register for the conference, and book hotels, see: www.europlatform.info
