Events

Early on the morning of 30 January, the space shuttle Endeavour was lifted into place at its museum-exhibit at the California Science Center. The 450ft/137m tall crane installed Endeavour at its designated spot, “In a massive and technically challenging process that has never before been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility,” museum […]

LEEA’s (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) LiftEx 2023 exhibition opened this morning (21 November) at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool UK. Visitor numbers were healthy on the first morning with many exhibitors expressing satisfaction with the number and quality of conversations they were having. Ross Moloney CEO of LEEA, said “It is evident that our organisation and […]

With rapidly accelerating developments in technology and seemingly no let-up in the emergence of ever more complex supply chain challenges, the modern logistics professional has a lot to consider before deciding on the materials handling equipment that best suits their company’s intralogistics needs. So, to mark the start of the countdown to IMHX 2025 (September […]

Powered by LEEA and supporting organisations, #GLAD is now a widely celebrated day where manufacturers, suppliers, and end users are among those sharing material that promotes safe and high-quality load lifting. Yesterday no fewer than 10 UK Members of Parliament attended  LEEA event at the Jubilee Room in Westminster, which served as the unofficial launch […]

Representatives of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) used both the Vertikal Days and Plantworx 2023 events, held in May and June respectively at the East of England Showground near Peterborough, UK, to promote its Safe Loading and Unloading campaign. Spinning a ‘wheel of misfortune’ highlighted to visitors to the IPAF stand all about the […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has announced that comedian, presenter, actor and singer, Jason Manford will be the special guest at the LEEA Awards 2023 dinner, which will be held at the Rum Warehouse in Liverpool, UK on the evening of 21st November 2023 – the first night of LiftEx 2023. Hosting shows like […]

Below-the-hook lifting manufacturer Modulift is joining the #GLAD2023 movement with a safety-focused photo competition on social media, along with advice and tips for the safe assembly of spreader beams. The company is committed to promoting the importance of lifting safety and is inviting its customers and followers to join in the effort. The #GLAD2023 movement […]

This year’s Global Lifting Awareness Day, which takes place on 13 July, will kick-off with an event at UK Parliament on the eve of #GLAD2023 and lead into a packed programme of content, delivered by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA).It will be an emphatic statement to industry that #GLAD2023 – and everything it stands […]

CMC returns to Apex 2023 for the latest edition of specialist show for access platforms. APEX 2023 starts today – Tuesday 6 June and goes on for three days until Thursday 8 June. It is the 10th edition of the show held at MECC Convention Centre in Maastricht, The Netherlands. CMC is taking part in […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will be holding its first ever LiftEx Regional, Australia and New Zealand, at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, from May 24-25. To mark the occasion, Justin Boehm, regional manager for Australia and New Zealand, LEEA Regional Council is making a big announcement at the show as part […]