{"id":1453,"date":"2025-01-09T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:50:05","slug":"southern-hoists-becomes-first-hoist-company-to-receive-ipaf-rental-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/southern-hoists-becomes-first-hoist-company-to-receive-ipaf-rental-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Hoists Becomes FIRST Hoist Company to Receive IPAF Rental + Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Hoist Services achieved a groundbreaking milestone by becoming the first Construction Hoist division to achieve IPAF Rental+ certification.<\/p>\n<p>SHS Director and Chair of the Construction Hoist Industry Group (CHIG) Kirsty Archbold-Laming spearheaded this effort, demonstrating a commitment to raising standards within the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Wraith, IPAF Rental+ Scheme Manager, commented: \u201cThis marks a significant milestone and shows that IPAF Rental+ is of benefit to all sectors within the powered access industry. I\u2019d like to actively encourage all MCWP and Construction Hoist service providers to take a closer look at Rental+ and see how it can benefit their company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>IPAF Rental+ is an industry-specific accreditation designed to recognise excellence in powered access hire. The certification ensures that companies meet stringent standards for safety, customer service, and staff training, providing reassurance to clients that they are working with a professional and reliable provider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe audit is very thorough and encourages companies to reevaluate what they consider good practice, often identifying areas for improvement,\u201d says Kirsty. \u201cThere is always room to do better, and this process helps us continuously raise our standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, being IPAF Rental+ certified shows we are serious about maintaining the highest standards in our industry,\u201d Kirsty explains. \u201cIt\u2019s tailored to our specific needs, and achieving this sets us apart as we strive to be the best in the business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirsty believes that the certification is vital for the sector because it helps to eliminate unsafe practices and promote professional standards. \u201cBy adhering to the IPAF Rental+ framework, we\u2019re creating a safer, more reliable industry for everyone involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Hoist Services achieved a groundbreaking milestone by becoming the first Construction Hoist division to achieve IPAF Rental+ certification. SHS Director and Chair of the Construction Hoist Industry Group (CHIG) Kirsty Archbold-Laming spearheaded this effort, demonstrating a commitment to raising standards within the sector. Martin Wraith, IPAF Rental+ Scheme Manager, commented: \u201cThis marks a significant&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-projects"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1455,"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453\/revisions\/1455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging02.iptms.uk\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}