Memberships

EWPA

The EWPA (Elevating Work Platform Association of Australia Incorporated) represents rental companies, manufacturers, suppliers, end-users, trainers and specialised support and service companies that cover the full spectrum of the industry.

CAPRICORN

Capricorn is a member based organisation operating by cooperative principles to primarily support businesses in the automotive industry.

IPAF

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes the safe and effective use of powered access equipment worldwide in the widest sense. It is a not-for-profit organisation owned by its members who include manufacturers, rental companies, contractors and users.

ISSA

The leading trade association for the cleaning industry worldwide, ISSA has a membership that includes more than 7000 distributor, manufacturer, manufacturer representative, building service contractor, in-house service provider, and associated service members.

PEMA

PEMA represents the interests of equipment and technology suppliers on a worldwide basis, providing a platform to inform, educate and promote best practice, both within the industries they serve and externally with port and terminal operators and other key stakeholders.

ITA

For more than 60 years, the Industrial Truck Association (ITA) has been the leading organization of industrial truck manufacturers and suppliers of component parts and accessories that conduct business in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

BITA

BITA, the British Industrial Truck Association, is the UK’s leading trade association for forklift truck manufacturers and suppliers, suppliers of associated components and services, and the materials handling media.

DLR

Created in 1965, the DLR today unites and brings together companies in the distribution sector, rental, maintenance and services for equipment intended for the construction and handling.

FLTA

The Fork Lift Truck Association is the most representative body of its kind in Europe.
It exists to maintain and raise standards in the materials handling industry. The FLTA represents companies of every size, including manufacturers, importers, distributors, dealers and suppliers of ancillary equipment and services.

MHI

MHI is the nation's largest material handling, logistics and supply chain association. MHI offers education, networking and solution sourcing for members, their customers and the industry as a whole through programming and events.

SIGMA

SIGMA, established in the Netherlands, groups the importers and general representatives specialised in equipment for civil engineering, construction and material handling, and has been the reference in this sector for many years.

VEBIT

Verenigde Bedrijven Intern Transport (VEBIT) is a Dutch branch association of the Koninklijke Metaalunie with well over 150 companies as member. The majority of these members are authorised licensing companies for the VEBIT-safety label on mobile internal transporting equipment. VEBIT is aimed at brand-independent companies that sell, rent and/or maintain mobile internal transporting equipment or manufacture equipment for these machines.