IPAF-Benelux now open

IPAF has appointed Hans Aarse as its representative for the Benelux, based in The Netherlands. Hans Aarse was responsible for sales activities at rental company Gunco in Rotterdam for almost 18 years, where he worked on the Grove Manlift account. During that time, he also opened a subsidiary for Gunco in Hanover, Germany, heading it for more than four years. He started in the access industry in 1976 by handling sales for JLG equipment at a company that was also distributor for Coles Cranes.

Hans Aarse said: 'My main activities for 2006 will be to promote the IPAF message as widely as possible, in the industry and including governments.”