On the 20th November the ALLMI Operators’ Forum held its second General Meeting of the year.  Following the successful event held at Haydock Park Racecourse in June, November’s meeting saw members updated on a raft of issues, including the forthcoming requirements of the recently revised Standards, BS7121 Part 4 and EN12999. 

In spite of the difficult economic climate, it’s been an excellent year for ALLMI and Forum members were reminded of all that the Association has achieved during the last 12 months:

• BS 7121 Part 4 involvement / provision of guidance to members
• Lorry loader Best Practice Guide development
• EN12999 involvement / provision of guidance to members  
• Development of new ALLMI Guidance Notes - Calibrating Reduced Capacity Areas / Chassis Purchase 
• Hire Company guidance produced for members.  
• Further development of the new ALLMI Code of Practice 
• Engine Management Systems project launch 
• Whole Vehicle Type Approval discussions / Working Group being formed  
• Appointed Person training course under development 
• ALLMI / CPCS agreement finalised  
• Significant uptake of ALLMI's Thorough Examination & Load Test training course  
• 50% increase in the level of auditing  
• Development of an auditing system for Operators' Forum members  
• Significant membership growth – 30% increase in membership so far in 2009
• Significant progress with manufacturer members’ sub-contractors joining ALLMI 
• Development of a new ALLMI website
• Sponsorship of the 2009 ISO Crane Conference 
• Successful second year of the Association’s market statistics project 
• Employment of ALLMI's Technical Director
• Appointment of the Operators' Forum Chairman to the ALLMI Board