Speakers confirmed for tower crane conference

Top international speakers have confirmed their attendance at a major new conference and dinner for the global tower crane industry on 12 May.

International Tower Cranes 2011 will be held at the five star Grange St Paul's Hotel in London, UK. It is organised by International Cranes and Specialized Transport magazine and its publisher KHL Group.

The conference will focus on best practice worldwide, safety, training and the development of common international standards. The programme will also include the launch of eagerly-awaited new best practice guidelines on climbing, or jumping, tower cranes (to raise their height) from the respected Construction Plant-hire Association in the UK.

Confirmed speakers include:

* David Janssen, chief engineer, Arcomet, Belgium

* Peter Juhren, corporate service manager, Morrow, USA

* Christoph Schneider, head of project management, Liebherr-Werk Biberach, Germany

* Matthijs Jager, senior investigator, Dutch Safety Board, the Netherlands

* Syd Appleyard, Select Plant Hire and chairman of the CPA Tower Crane Interest Group, UK

* Heinz-Gert Kessel, tower crane expert and project engineering manager, Franz Bracht KG, Germany

* Ian Watson, health and safety director, Bovis Lend Lease, UK

More will be announced soon. For further information and details of how to book, go to www.khl.com/itc or call Katy Storvik at KHL in the UK on +44 (0)1892 784088.