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LEEA sets date for Global Lifting Awareness Day 2026
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled the latest Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) for Thursday 2 July 2026. This year’s theme is: ‘Not all lifting equipment is created equal.’ The seventh staging of the event, powered by LEEA, its members and supporting industry stakeholders, will culminate in publication of a guidance document that […]
Yoke drives compliance with Digital Product Passports
Yoke Industrial Corp. is supporting industry’s conformity with regulatory frameworks by delivering rigging products equipped with SupraNano chips and Digital Product Passports (DPPs). Yoke is committed to transforming compliance demands into business value, helping companies remain competitive in an ever-changing world. It is a manufacturer of Grade 80 and Grade 100 lifting chain fittings; swivel […]
RSS adds rigging safety briefing to Training Academy courses
Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has delivered Industry Lifting Lead Appointed Person Group (ILLAPG) Hands Off, Step Away, Safe Space (HOSASS) briefings to over 100 individuals this year, as the RSS Training Academy gave 15 external courses in two months. The HOSASS content is incorporated into all slinging-related courses given by the RSS Training […]
Low-headroom lifting beam elevates safety in steel coil handling
The Caldwell Group Inc. has engineered a 7.5USt capacity, low-headroom multiple spread lifting beam that is helping JEC Service Company, Inc. handle steel coils with greater safety and precision. Designed for use below-the-hook of a top-running double-girder crane system, the Model 20S beam plays a critical role in a fully integrated lifting solution supplied by […]
Unirope celebrates 20 years in Western Canada
Unirope Limited’s Edmonton, Alberta facility has passed the 20-year milestone, making it the Mississauga, Ontario-headquartered company’s second oldest location. Unirope is a specialist in the manufacture, distribution, testing, certification, and inspection of high-performance wire rope and rigging products. It has three facilities — the third is in Montreal, Québec — which combine to deliver a […]
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Ergonomics in action
Humans are not weak links, but modern systems are too often built without them in mind. The lessons should have been learnt in the not-so-distant past, says Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting Products. Those of us who have been working for long enough will remember a time when we first started to factor in […]
Middle East crisis: a note on price pressures
As continuing conflict in the Middle East sends prices upward, Dr Ross Moloney, CEO of LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) and Oliver Auston, CEO of Safehold Ltd and past Chairman of LEEA comment on the impact of the Middle East conflict. While the immediate impact of war is the tragic loss of lives, the economic […]





















