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GGR’s Gill Riley OBE – Entrepreneur of the Year

Gill Riley OBE, managing director of lifting solutions specialists, GGR Group, has been recognised for her entrepreneurial achievements by being presented with the EY (Ernst & Young) Entrepreneur Award for the North of the UK. EY World Entrepreneur of the Year convenes visionary founders, CEOs and business leaders from around the world in the ultimate […]

26/09/2023 - 10:55 am

Liffey Crane Hire becomes partner of GGR

Liffey Crane Hire has been announced as an official GGR Group partner and official supplier of the Woods Powr-Grip and Unic mini spider cranes in Ireland. Through GGR’s partnership with Liffey Crane Hire, it now carries the largest stock of Woods Powr-Grip glass vacuum lifters and Unic cranes for hire and sale in Ireland. With […]

05/07/2023 - 11:24 am

GGR Group confirms new partnership with AlmaCrawler

GGR Group, Britain’s leading lifting solutions specialist, has been announced as the official UK dealer partner for AlmaCrawler’s material handling Multi-Loader line. Founded in 2013, AlmaCrawler is  one of Italy’s leading specialists in providing of self-levelling crawler lifts. AlmaCrawler’s Multi-Loader line is its next generation crawler carrier, equipped with bi-levelling system and radio remote controls, […]

31/07/2021 - 15:30 pm
Bennie Equipment

Faresin electric telehandler for Bennie Equipment

Equipment solutions provider Bennie Equipment has taken delivery of the Faresin 6.26 Electric Telehandler from UK dealer GGR Group. The purchase follows the growing demand for eco-friendly plant equipment across the UK and forms part of Bennie Equipment’s long-term commitment to sustainability and reducing their carbon emissions. The electric machine provides a range of benefits […]

05/03/2021 - 13:51 pm
Sat Dhaiwal
News  >  People

GGR Group announces non-executive chairman

One of Europe’s leading suppliers of lifting equipment, family owned GGR Group Ltd has announced the appointment of Sat Dhaiwal as company chairman.  Dhaiwal has extensive experience and accomplishments in the rental industry following his 25 years with A-Plant of which 16 years were as chief executive officer. He was also director of its parent […]

25/02/2021 - 11:34 am
Sunbelt Rentals

Sunbelt Rentals go green with Faresin electric telehandler

One of the UK market leaders for equipment rental solutions, Sunbelt Rentals, has placed a multiple unit order for the new Faresin 6.26 full electric telehandler. After a major rebrand in 2020, the company announced that they expected results to surpass previous predictions despite the Covid-19 pandemic and continued to invest in new equipment. Purchased […]

22/02/2021 - 22:47 pm
Kirsty Parkin
News  >  People

Women who lift – GGR’s female crane operators

Leading lifting solutions specialists, GGR Group, have recently recruited their second female crane operator as part of their ongoing commitment to bring more women into construction. Kirsty Parkin, long standing operator and Appointed Person at GGR Group and Olivia Rollinson, their newest female operator, have been involved in some of the biggest and most prestigious […]

03/12/2020 - 16:09 pm

GGR Group sells UK’s first electric telehandler

Lifting solutions specialists GGR Group has sold the first electric telehandler to Flannery Plant Hire in the UK. The machine will be used as part of works on the new HS2 high speed railway linking up London, the Midlands and the North of England. Niall Hester, operations director at Flannery Plant Hire said, “Following the […]

06/07/2020 - 12:19 pm

Sat Dhaiwal joins GGR Group as new Independent Board Advisor

The GGR Group, one of Europe’s leading lifting solutions specialists, has announced the appointment of Sat Dhaiwal as its new Independent Board Advisor. The company supplies vacuum handling equipment, compact pick and carry cranes, UNIC mini spider cranes and restricted access lifting machinery and Sat has been appointed to help accelerate the company’s vision for […]

11/02/2020 - 17:07 pm

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