Craig Paylor to Address Europlatform Conference

Craig Paylor, one of the best-known personalities in the access industry, will deliver the keynote address at the Europlatform conference being held on September 16, 2010 at the Hotel Eurostars Madrid Tower in Spain. The conference will take the theme of “Renting Smart: Efficient Fleet Management”.

“My presentation will focus on the differences between today’s distributors, manufacturers or rental companies and those of the future,” said Craig Paylor, who has had a distinguished 28-year career with JLG, culminating in his appointment as president of the company. He is due to retire from his current post, but will remain engaged with JLG as a consultant.
 
The one-day conference is dedicated to access rental management issues and is targeted at senior management. It is jointly organized by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) and its official magazine Access International.

Other speakers include Carlos Fernández Araoz, COO of GAM, the largest equipment rental company in Spain, who will speak on “Managing the Downturn”, and Nick Mavrick from Volvo Rents, who will cover innovative marketing tools in his presentation, “Smart Marketing and Managing Customer Relationships”.

George Marriott, managing director of Access Plus in the UK, will speak on “Leveraging IT to be Efficient”. Malcolm Bowers, director of Lifterz, and Oliwer Sven Dahms, a partner with LiftScout Consulting, will discuss “The Benefits of Rental Alliances”.

In addition to these speakers, there will be a panel discussion, with participants answering questions from the audience. The panel includes IPAF president and president of Skyjack, Steve Shaughnessy.

The conference will be held in English, with simultaneous translation in German, Italian and Spanish. A reception will take place on the evening of September 16, immediately after the conference. All delegates are invited to join the speakers and organizers for aperitifs. The provisional program and details on registration and getting to the venue are at www.europlatform.info

The Europlatform conference is followed by the ELEVarte show taking place from September 17 to 18 in Madrid near the Europlatform venue. ELEVarte is a new initiative with the aim of letting visitors experience powered access in a relaxed environment.