LEEA Award winners 2025

Winners of the LEEA Awards was announced last night (18 November) at a vibrant event held at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium – home of Liverpool Football Club.

More than 450 people enjoyed a welcome reception where there could take a look at the famous football pitch, before moving on to dinner and the awards.

Following dinner, the attendees were entertained by England Rugby International, Will Greenwood, who poked-fun at his own collection of inventive nicknames – Shaggy, Screech and Mr Burns – to name a few. He also revealed some of his teammates’ and his opposition’s foibles and faux pas in a highly amusing presentation.

The awards were presented by outgoing LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) president Oliver Austin and LEEA’s CEO Ross Moloney.

The Winners

Emerging Talent Award – sponsored by Technical Integrated Services

Winner: Rory Stewart, Europa Engineering Group

Runner up: Blagoy Manzurov, Sunbelt rentals

Excellence in People Development

Winner :SCE Academy – Street Cranexpress Ltd

Runner up: MGF

Technical Excellence and Professionalism Award

Winner: Justin Powers, Select Plant Hire

Runner up: Tim Wilson: Lifting Solutions Group UK

Trainer of the Year – The Craig Morelli Award

Winner: Jim Beauchamp, Boilermaker National Training Trust Fund/International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

Runner up: Malcolm Peacock, Pewag UK Group

Excellence in Leadership – sponsoered by Hoist

Winner Steve Hutin, Rope & Sling Specialists

Runner up: Ali Al Baqali, Aluminium Bahrain

Sustainability Excellence Award

Winner: Pewag UK Group

Runner up: GAP Hire Solutions

Excellence in Service Innovation

Winner: Lifting by Design, MGF

Runner up: BlueSupra, Yoke Industrial Corp

Excellence in Product Innovation – sponsored by ILH (Industrial Lift & Hoist)

Joint Winners: Rud CCS Fastlock, Rud

                           BlueSupra, Yoke Industrial Corp

Excellence in Safety  – sponsored by Rigging Services

Winner: Aluminium Bahrain, BSC (Alba)

Runner up: WH Scott Group

Exceelence in Lifting Operations – sponsored by IMES

Winner: Garath McNary, Select Plant Hire

Runner up: Shrewsbury Hospital Project, MGF

Look out for pictures and more information on the winners in the Nov/Dec issue of ILH.