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Afespo brings together manufacturers and distributors

28/06/2007

June 28, 2007

On January 23, the Spanish Association of manufacturers of portable ladders (Afespo) held a Board of Directors in Valencia in which it welcomed new members. A few months ago the Association gave a very important step for the future of the sector of portable stairs in Spain to decide to accept the incorporation of all those manufacturers and exclusive distributors based in our country. The response to this proposal by the majority of them has been very positive and will be very beneficial for the sector why are going to sit at the same table manufacturers and distributors that have the same concerns and objectives and seek to solve the same problems.

At that first meeting with all the partners were established some of the priorities of the sector such as sensitizing the different social agents, mútuas of work, etc., dealing with transport, establish agreements with the committees for standardization...These priorities will be addressed to constitute working committees. Miquel Playà, Technical Secretary of Afespo, made a full explanation to all the partners of the work carried out by the European Committee for Standardisation (Cen), and the evolution and changes to be in the new standard, were also explained the contacts made with other associations of other European countries.

Participants of the meeting of Afespo

Thanks to the interest and desire of collaboration of nine companies that have been incorporated as well as the great working environment in this new stage will be easier to achieve the main objective of the Association which continues to be the binding of the at-13 as a regulatory European standard of quality and safety of the stairs as well as the in-14183 for bar stools and the in-1004 for the towers. All the participants of the Association will make common front to achieve this goal.

The next meeting of Afespo took place during the last fair Ferroforma then attended Albert Gall (Eopsa) as President; Jose e. Hernandez (Almesa - Alme) Secretary; Juan Server (Rolser) as Treasurer; Francesc Aragay (Sppanish) vowel; Ramón Gairalt (carpentry Miguel Franco); Olivier Gaillaud (Tubesca); Rafael Yuste (Hailo); Vicente Llatas (Vicris); José de Díaz source (Escalum); Javier Urraburu (Hispano industries Svelt); Carlos Cemborain (stairs Arizona); Luis Ignacio Melero (commercial Daimieleña) and José Desiderio Climent (carpentry Climent).