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Paola Palazzani leaves Palazzani
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President of Italian spider lift specialist Palazzani moves on following completion of acquisition of company 
Interview: the Lolex way
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From a family-run rental firm at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland to building a major MEWP distribution company, Julie Houston Smyth is a true pioneer of the sector
IPAF raises more than £10,000 with PAINT scheme
Participating members nominate a machine with proportion of rental going to charity 
Interview: new IPAF president’s vision for the access industry
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Safety, training, digitalisation and growing awareness are among Kai Schliephake’s key concerns 
Rental & Access International - September 2026 digital issue
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The September issue of Rental & Access International (RAI) magazine.
Certek to distribute for EQSS in Ireland
Longstanding access equipment provider to represent EQSS secondary guarding solutions 
Electrocution top cause of access fatilities, IPAF report reveals
Global Safety Report 2026 shows electrocutions and electric shocks causing most major incidents in 2025
Interview: Giga Rental on Brazil’s indoor hire scene
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Family-owned company focuses on logistics and indoor exhibitions and events in São Paulo’s challenging rental market 
19-year-old becomes one of world’s youngest MEWP instructors
Lawrence Latham, MD of Latham’s Plant Hire, Repairs and Sales, completes IPAF qualification 
IPAF supports CESAR equipment theft scheme
Owned by the Construction Equipment Association (CEA), CESAR is official security marking and registration scheme 
Zeppelin Rental becomes IPAF training centre in Austria
Rental company can offer PAL card training from multiple locations in the country
Visitor numbers up at APEX and IRE
Shows attracted around 30% more visitors than the previous exhibitions in 2023
IPAF digs into its 2026 Rental Market Reports
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Newly-published reports provide insight to the MEWP rental markets across Europe, the US, and Asia
IPAF Women in Powered Access breakfast highlights key issues
Held during APEX, the breakfast event saw women from across the industry gathering at exchange ideas 
IPAF reports record membership growth amid tough training year
Annual report show major milestones in membership, digital licencing and new markets but sees marginal drop in revenue 
New IPAF president announced
Kai Schliephake, managing director of Germany-based rental cooperative PartnerLift, takes on role
APEX & IRE show opens with record registrations
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Co-located shows in Maastricht offer wide range of indoor and outdoor events 
IPAF live demos, launches and Women in Access at APEX
Federation to offer array of safety-led indoor and outdoor events at next week’s show 
Paola Palazzani joins the IPAF board
Palazzani CEO is set to be voted on to board by members at AGM held at APEX
IPAF launches 2026 global safety campaign
Check It! calls on everyone in the industry to take shared responsibility for safety 
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