Lifting Equipment Engineers Association

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has  announced the return of Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) 2025 on Thursday 12 June 2025, with the theme ‘Lifting Careers, Building Futures.’ This year, GLAD is dedicated to tackling the growing skills shortages across the lifting industry, promoting practical tools to attract new talent, and using the day […]

Ben Dobbs, head of Global Standards and Legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), looks at what new technologies can offer the lifting sector. Lifting and placing objects must be one of mankind’s earliest industrial activities: it was ‘old technology’ when the pyramids were built but will continue to be vital in almost any […]

LiftEx 2024, the flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), will take place on 16-17 October 2024 at the new West Hall at Olympia in London. The free-to-attend show is an essential visit for lifting safety professionals and anyone involved in using or procuring lifting equipment or vital supporting services such as inspection, […]

Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd (DLM), of Southampton, UK, has revealed its plans for a, “Bigger and better,” Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on 18 July – as this year’s campaign transcends the industry. DLM is a specialist in the design, manufacture, repair, and calibration of load cells, load monitoring, and cable working equipment for […]

LiftEx 2024, the flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), will take place on 16-17 October 2024 at the new West Hall at Olympia in London. The free-to-attend show is an essential visit for lifting safety professionals and anyone involved in using or procuring lifting equipment in industries including manufacturing, engineering, construction, oil […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has revealed more plans for Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on 18 July. A multidimensional campaign has been running since the turn of the year, with LEEA members, manufacturers, and suppliers leading those sharing material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting across the world. Social media posts, […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has appointed Ian Cooke as director of Academy. Covering LEEA training, such as the Foundation and Diploma courses, the Licensed Training Scheme (LTS) and the Accredited Training Scheme (ATS), this is one of several key new senior manager roles playing a strategic part in developing the Association. The new […]

The countless industries that use lifting equipment are being urged to unite in support of Global Lifting Awareness Day on Thursday 18 July. Driven by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), #GLAD2024 is an established event where its members, manufacturers, and suppliers lead those sharing material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting across […]

Powered by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) and supporting organisations, Global Lifting Awareness Day (#GLAD) is now a widely celebrated day where manufacturers, suppliers, and end users are among those that share material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting. Social media posts, videos, articles, and in-person activity will again be bound together […]

LiftEx 2022, the free-to-attend flagship event hosted by The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), will be held at P&J Live, in the major oil and gas centre of Aberdeen on 5-6 October 2022. Marking a return for the leading networking event for the lifting industry, LiftEx 2022, is set to be better than ever and […]