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The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is inviting members and non-members to help build the future of the industry by taking a survey, ahead of Global Lifting Awareness Day’s (GLAD) return on Thursday 12 June 2025. The survey closes on 25 April 2025. This year, GLAD is upheld by the theme, Lifting Careers, Building Futures, […]

Gemmak Engineering Ltd apprentice welder, Lee Gibson, won bronze in the Skills Competition Wales, organised by the Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales project. Gibson received his prize at a gala presentation evening in Swansea earlier in March. Gemmak serves as the manufacturing division within Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd’s (RSS) engineering services department. It is […]

Haulotte, a global leader in the access industry, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since its inception, the company has been at the forefront of innovation, providing cutting-edge solutions to ensure safety and efficiency in working at height. The Haulotte story took a decisive turn in 1985 when Pierre Saubot acquired both Pinguely and Haulotte from […]

Europea Servizi Terminalistici Srl (EST)  a subsidiary of the Italian Shipping & Logistics Agency Srl (ISLA), has ordered a new hybrid drive Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbor Crane for the fast-developing Port of Augusta, Sicily. The order was booked in Q1 2025, with delivery and commissioning expected by the end of summer. EST recently secured […]

Further enhancing the recent announcement last week from Pewag USA, Pewag UK is hot on their heels reiterating its commitment to a one stop supplier solution for its UK customer base. With the launch this week of its ‘stronger together’ strategy, Modulift by Pewag, LMS by Pewag and Pewag UK are joining forces to offer […]

Toyota Material Handling Europe and SSAB are taking leap to produce the next generation of material handling equipment with lower carbon footprint, and the cooperation makes the company the first material handling equipment manufacturer using SSAB Zero. The company secured the delivery of SSAB Zero steels, which it will use to produce the forks and […]

Flux Power Holdings Inc, a leading developer of advanced lithium-ion energy storage solutions for the electrification of commercial and industrial equipment, has received its first purchase order for the planned delivery of battery packs that will be used by one of the largest suppliers of medical equipment and supplies in the US. The battery packs […]

Tracked Carriers is rebranding as Aconda Industrial Carriers, as it looks towards a new phase of global growth. The company is a leading manufacturer of high specification, tracked, load-carrying machines.  Its products remove the need for manual handling, reducing labour costs and increasing productivity. Tom Cannon, owner and director of Aconda, said: “We are pushing […]

Dinolift Oy, leading manufacturer of mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs), is pleased to announce the appointment of Petter Rönnlöf, MSc (Chem Eng), eMBA, as the new CEO, effective 3 February 2025. Petter Rönnlöf succeeds Karin Godenhielm, who will continue to play a vital role in the company as active owner and board member. Petter Rönnlöf […]

RiConnect, a provider of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), will be the Headline Sponsor at the next three LiftEx shows –  starting with this year’s event on 18-19 November at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool, UK. RiConnect, which took the same sponsorship package at last year’s LiftEx at London’s Olympia, is dedicated to simplifying and […]