This year, PASMA turns 50. And if five decades of tower safety isn’t worth celebrating,
we don’t know what is. That’s why we’re hosting a 50th anniversary celebration –
conference & gala dinner event on 12 September 2024 at the Royal Lancaster London.
In 2024 we look back to 1974: run by volunteer industry members at the time,
PASMA was taking our very first steps; Health and Safety legislation had just been
enacted (including the creation of the HSE) following EU accession the previous year;
meanwhile, ABBA hit the charts with the Eurovision-winning song Waterloo;
and Kate Moss, Leonardo DiCaprio and Bear Grylls had all just been born!
There’s a lot of history to our journey. In the last half century, PASMA and our
members have paved the way for progress on safety standards, training and
certification for the tower industry. From the very first committee meeting
to the introduction of training itself, the association has played
a historic role in championing working at height safety.
You can find more about that history on our archive page listed below,
as well as our 50th anniversary graphics kit and the chance to nominate
someone for receiving special recognition at our anniversary event!
📆 12 September 2024
🌍 Royal Lancaster
London, UK
Tickets now available
Attend the conference to hear from speakers with first-hand insights into the biggest advances and ambitions in tower safety. Stay with us into the event to enjoy amazing food, fabulous company and great entertainment from our magical host Ben Hanlin (back by popular demand!), retired beefeater Moira Cameron who has her own ‘tales from the tower’ to share, and our band for the night, the AlleyCatz.
12:00 – 13:00: Networking lunch
13:00 – 16:30: Conference
18:30 – 19:30: Drinks reception
19:30 – 01:00: Black tie gala dinner
The dress code for the drinks reception and gala dinner is black tie or national dress. The conference is business casual.
Tickets must be paid by credit or debit card at the time of booking. If your organisation won’t allow this, please request a link to pay by invoice by replying to this email. If you are outside the UK and want to book tickets, please also request a link to our international booking form by emailing marketing@pasma.co.uk.
Guests are expected to include:
Network with industry friends old and new
Learn from speakers with first-hand insights into the greatest achievements and ambitions in tower safety
Explore the history of towers and feel pride in the role you’ve played in advancing safety
Support a good cause: our charity of the night is No Falls Foundation, so we’ll be raising money for them and having a few laughs along the way
It’s a chance to experience 5-star service at a central London venue (try the fresh honeycomb at breakfast, straight from the hotel’s rooftop beehives, and keep your fingers crossed for a view of Hyde Park from your room)
And also, it’s going to be a lot of fun! PASMA events are always a good laugh and this year is going to be better than ever. If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s worth coming along, 2024 is the year to give it a try
A huge thanks to our sponsors for supporting PASMA and helping to make this event the highlight of the industry calendar.
Thank you Kentec Training (after party), Lakeside Industries – Alto Access Products (welcome drinks), Adapt (UK) Training Services (wine), UTS Sales and Repair (beer buckets), Skyward Access Training (pin badges), and Test & Research Centre (programmes), ET Hire (tea and coffee break), and Harrington Safety (networking lunch)!
A limited number of sponsorship packages are still available, with some including extra tickets for the event.
Read our brochure for details on all the available opportunities. These packages are now available via our booking site.
The tower industry is gathering at the award-winning Royal Lancaster London with stunning views of Hyde Park, where just six years before PASMA was founded the Beatles held their Yellow Submarine film premiere after party, and where you could stay in the same room as Michael Cane’s character in The Italian Job.
At PASMA’s archive you can browse through
the timeline, documents and images of the association’s history throughout five decades.
PASMA members may responsibly use these graphics to showcase their relationship with PASMA in celebration of our anniversary.
Non-members: please contact us for permission.
We’re keen to receive nominations for giving special recognition to those who’ve contributed to PASMA and to tower safety over the decades.
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