{"id":43410,"date":"2016-11-17T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/vincent-dequoy-wins-access-industry-person-of-the-year-award"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:25:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:25:27","slug":"vincent-dequoy-wins-access-industry-person-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/team-members\/vincent-dequoy-wins-access-industry-person-of-the-year-award","title":{"rendered":"Vincent Dequoy wins Access Industry Person of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Access, Lift & Handlers <\/em>Conference & Awards (ALH C&A), held in Miami on October 11, gave the industry an opportunity to honor the year’s best during a lavish dinner and sensational awards ceremony.<\/p>\n

Held at the Marriott Biscayne Bay, the second ALH C&A saw more than 200 attendees and honored people, projects, safety, equipment and more during the evening’s celebrations.<\/p>\n

Vincent was honored and proud to be the recipient of the ‘Person of the Year Award’, the industry’s highest honor.<\/p>\n

Vincent has been President of Hydro Mobile since January 2000, and Lindsey Anderson the editor of ALH Magazine explained how the judging panel selected Vincent for the honor.<\/p>\n

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‘’The winner this year successfully weathered the economic storms and in 2015 brought his company back to record profit levels.<\/em><\/p>\n

As the leader of a manufacturer, he introduced his businesses first rental store, which blossomed into a multi-million dollar division.<\/em><\/p>\n

He encouraged staff to play important roles in industry and national standards bodies, helping lead the way in design, use and safety regulations for mast climbing work platforms.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hydro Mobile trains OSHA staff, they train Union Trainers, they run webinars on safety and liability management and they contribute important safety articles to the trade press.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vincent is as concerned for the welfare of his employees as he is about the business. His belief is that you don’t find the person to fit the job, you find the right person for the team and then build around that person’s strengths.<\/em><\/p>\n

He sets the example for the team, and his response to every challenge is thoughtful, positive and collaborative. He is a pioneer in the mast climbing business, and one of the true entrepreneurs of the North American access industry.’<\/em><\/p>\n

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Vincent and the Hydro Mobile team established 4 basic principles for the success of Hydro Mobile that still remain the company mission today:<\/p>\n