LEEA Award winners – who dared won

On the evening of the first day of LiftEx 16 October the LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) Awards 2024 were presented at The Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, London, UK.

It was an opportunity to celebrate excellence in the lifting industry and ILH was very proud to sponsor the  Excellence in Product Innovation award, which was presented to RUD Chains Ltd for its Twin Trigger ROV Hook.

The awards were co-hosted by LEEA CEO, Ross Moloney and LEEA president Oliver Austin. The guest speaker of the night was former Special Forces Sergeant, Jason Fox, who is also know as one of the trainers on television’s SAS Who Dares Wins.

All the winners are listed below:

Emerging Talent Award

Bradley Seaman, IMES International Ltd

CEO Award for Services to Learning and Development

Andy Dowd, Speedy Hire

Trainer of the Year – The Craig Morelli Award

Ashley Hall, Kito Crosby

Excellence in People Development

Jo Stamp, Sunbelt Rentals

Technical Excellence and Professionalism Award

Anton van der Zalm, Van Beest

Excellence in Leadership

Hadi Al Sagour, Saudi Aramco

Sustainability Excellence Award

Bunzl Safety and Lifting, Bunzl Brands and Operations

Excellence in Service Innovation

Test & Inspection Department, Select Plant Hire

Excellence in Product Innovation

RUD Twin Trigger ROV Hook, RUD Chains Ltd

Excellence in Safety

Bunzl Safety and Lifting, Bunzl Brands and Operations

Excellence in Lifting Operations

Beryl Alpha Lifting Team, Apache Corporation