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Ross Moloney, CEO of Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), looks at how Regional Councils are building momentum behind LEEA’s global approach. Winning the argument for high quality practices and equipment across the globe, and in all supply chains, is a key aim for LEEA. Through establishing Regional Councils to take control over directing LEEA operations […]

LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is now offering members the PLM (Powered Lifting Machines) Manual Lifting Machines (MLM) Global courses in English, Arabic, Bahasa, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. These are the latest additions to the market leading training courses being rolled out as part the Association’s state-of-the-art Academy 2.0 platform. LEEA’s all new Foundation […]

LEEA has recently launched an updated Team card using near field communications (NFC) so end users can authenticate the Team card member with a simple swipe of their mobile device against the Team card. It’s the same technology that Yoke uses in its range of rigging hardware (shackles, lifting points, slings, blocks, swivels , etc) […]

‘We promote safe lifting, so we support GLAD’ is the rallying call of this year’s Global Lifting Awareness Day #GLAD2023 on 13 July. The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has revealed the mission statement as supporters unite in preparation for a day where manufacturers, suppliers, and end users share material that promotes safe and high […]

A fresh programme of free-to-view, sector-specific webinars hosted by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will roll out throughout 2023, continuing the Association’s commitment to raising global awareness of the challenges involved in working within the Lifting Industry. The schedule of webinars is as follows: Military: 26 April 2023 Nuclear: 13 July 2023 Utilities: 27 […]

The time is right to invest in training to ensure excellence and an ability to reap the rewards when the world emerges from the current difficult economic conditions, says Ross Moloney, CEO at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). The world is experiencing all kinds of macro-economic turbulence at the moment. As if the after […]

The new LiftEx 2023 website is now live at liftex.org. The site provides an essential hub for details of the unmissable global event for the lifting industry, taking place at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool on 21-22 November 2023. The annual event hosted by LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association), the leading global representative body for all […]

Ben Dobbs, head of Technical Services at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) explains how, when it comes to lifting standards worldwide, best practice beats good practice. Applying national legislation is considered good practice and of course must be done. However, applying the LEEA way is considered as best practice, because the Association’s requirements build […]

LiftEx, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) event, was held over two days (5-6 October 2022) at P&J Live in the major Oil and Gas centre of Aberdeen, celebrating the successes and triumphs of the lifting industry. The event provided a one-stop shop to find services, products as well as to gain the latest lifting […]

The Crosby Group, a leading manufacturer of rigging, lifting, and material handling hardware, was given the Best Contribution to GLAD (Global Lifting Awareness Day) Award by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) in Aberdeen last week. The award was presented at a gala night during LEEA’s annual LiftEx trade show. GLAD – celebrated on social […]