Platform Günleri marks five-year Turkish growth and first award winners

Turkey’s largest MEWP industry gathering took place last week at the fifith edition of the Platform Günleri 2025 show in Istanbul.

Platform Günleri 2025, organised by Platformder. (Image: Platformder).

Held on 18–20 September at the Istanbul Tuzla Autodrom, the exhibition was hosted by Turkey’s assocation for the aerial platfor sector Platformder and organized by Hybrid İletişim brought together more than 35 companies across an exhibition space exceeding 3,500 square metres.

The event offered participants and visitors a unique experience of the Turkish MEWP sector offering panels, seminars, and live demo areas, as well as the exhibition itself. 

In the opening ceremony, Platformder Chairman Saruhan Günaydın expressed his pride in seeing the exhibition grow to become an annual event. He emphasized that Platform Days is not just an exhibition but the heartbeat of the sector. Highlighting the critical importance of working safely at height and preventing occupational accidents, Günaydın stated their goal is to raise awareness and showcase best practices.

Drawing attention to the decline in workplace accidents, he noted that with the increasing use of platforms, the rate of fatal accidents in the country decreased from 37.5% in 2020 to 32.2% at the end of 2023. These figures, he underlined, reflect not only the growing number of machines but also the rising safety consciousness across the sector.

The Platform Günleri 2025 opening ceremony.

Günaydın said, “Where we stand today is the result of a long and challenging journey since our early community gatherings. Despite all the obstacles and difficulties, we have never lost our commitment to this event or our belief in the sector. Platformder will continue turning dreams into reality and taking our industry to new heights. True success lies especially in the things that once seemed impossible or hard to accept.”

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Platform Days 2025 also highlighted the sector’s international strength with the presence of international visitors from a range of countries. The Turkish MEWP sector has grown by approximately 90% over the past five years, increasing the number of active machines from 18,500 in 2020 to 35,000 at the end of 2024. “This growth not only strengthens local production but also boosts international companies’ interest in the Turkish market,” said the event’s organisers. 

One of the highlights of the event was the first-ever Sector Success Awards 2024 ceremony, launched by Platformder, which encourages best practice and innovation in the sector.

Platform Günleri 2025

The award winners were:

• Fastest Growing Rental Company: Fatih Vinç – recognized for its consistent growth and fleet investments in 2024.
• Operational Excellence of the Year: Biglift Makine – for its contribution to the 59th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey.
• Innovative Solution of the Year: Bofan Makina (Tiresocks) – for introducing innovative tyre and platform protection products to the Turkish market.
• Photo of the Year: Gökçel Vinç – for capturing cultural heritage restoration works at a UNESCO Tentative List historic tower.
• Social Responsibility: Contribution to Society and Sector: İstanbul Vinç –  for the art exhibition project Carrying Dreams to Heights, supporting youth creativity.

Hered’s new distributor for Turkey Quadro Makine has introduced a training sheme for school-aged students with a local collge. Some of the students visited the show.

Chairman Günaydın emphasized that the awarded companies raised the sector’s standards not only through their commercial achievements but also in the areas of safety, innovation, and social contribution.

The sixth edition of Platform Days will take place again at the Tuzla Autodrom, 17–19 September 2026.