06.04.2007

AJ Access is IPAF-Plus

AJ Access Platforms has become only the sixth company to qualify for the IPAF Rental + quality standard. The UK based company passed a final audit by Giles Councell, the chief auditor for the programme this week.

All six companies that have qualified for the prestigious award so far are based in the UK. The programme sets minimum quality standards for the rental operation and includes some tough on site audits.

AJ managing director Tony Mort says that he sees this award as an important ingredient in his company’s overall aims.

“Our aim as a company has always been to follow the industries highest ideals and standards and this IPAF has managed to achieve in another area of aerial platform operation by developing the IPAF rental+ scheme” said Mort.

“Everyone assumes that all access hire companies are working to the same standards. For companies wanting to participate in this award, this will ensure that independently audited standards are fulfilled”.

“We hope that the IPAF scheme will spread, becoming an important ingredient in the further enhancement of safe working at height with powered work platforms” he added.

AJ Access Platforms operates one of the top IPAF training centres and all of its service engineers carry CAP certification (competent accessed person). The company has a significant used equipment business and a growing UK rental fleet.