Events

IPAF North America hosted the Working at Height Conference & Awards on 15 – 16 October 2025, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee – bringing together industry leaders from construction, utilities, manufacturing, and equipment rental sectors to share innovations, insights, and best practices for safer and more efficient work at height. The two-day […]

Oz Lifting Products LLC will host a grand opening of its new facility in Winona, Minnesota, USA  on Tuesday 7 October , including an official ribbon-cutting, led by the Winona Area Chamber of Commerce and its Ambassadors. Oz Lifting, a manufacturer of davit cranes and industrial lifting equipment, was inaugurated in December, 2004 with two […]

On 29 August the Southern African lifting industry enjoyed the first-ever Lifting Awards, hosted by Lifting Africa. Theytook place at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg, Johannesburg and were sponsored by Yoke Industrial Corp, RiConnect, Electra Mining, Haggie Distribution and RGM Cranes . “The Lifting Awards shine a spotlight on the visionaries, trailblazers and unsung […]

MHI has announced the dates for ProMat 2027. ProMat 2027 will be held  19-21April  2027 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. ProMat is the largest international manufacturing and supply chain show and conference held in the United States. ProMat brings together solution providers who demonstrate their equipment, systems and services to over 50,000 manufacturing and supply chain […]

The countdown has begun for what promises to be one of the best Vertikal Days yet. Mark your calendars for 10 and 11 September, when the lifting and work at height industries converge at Newark Showground for two days of networking, and most importantly, to see the latest ideas and developments that manufacturers and service […]

Intella Parts Company, a leading US supplier of aftermarket forklift parts, has launched a nationwide contest to find the oldest operating Raymond forklift still in use. The contest celebrates the longevity and durability of Raymond equipment – and the people who keep them running. Thecampaign invites Raymond forklift owners and operators to share their stories […]

Organisers have announced that the 10th edition of GIS is set to be the largest to date. With a surge in international exhibitors, expanded footprint, and a future-focused conference agenda, Piacenza, Italy, will provide a meeting place for discussing innovation and investment this September. Taking place at the Piacenza Expo, from 25 to 27 September, […]

Franna, global manufacturer of pick-and-carry cranes, will showcase its AT22 crane for the first time in the UK at Vertikal Days, taking place on 10 and 11 September at the Newark Showground. The AT22-2, a mid-sized mobile crane with a maximum lifting capacity of 22t, will be displayed at the Crowland Cranes stand. Crowland Cranes, […]

LogiMat, the International trade show for intralogistics solutions and process management, is continuing its focus on innovation with the 2026 theme being ‘Passion for Details’. It builds directly on 2025’s theme and takes it to the next level. The core question at the heart of the new campaign is:  what is the one detail that […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has outlined ways industry can raise awareness and find solutions to the skills gap — the primary focus of Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) 2025 on 12 June. GLAD, upheld by the theme, ‘Lifting Careers, Building Futures,’ is dedicated to tackling the growing skills shortages across the lifting industry […]