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Bernie Winter, of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Technical Services, explains the term ‘Working Load Limit’ and answers a frequently asked lifting capacity terminology question.  Every industry has its common terminology, and in lifting, a great deal of it will crop up in manuals, brochures, articles, reports and websites. It is, of course, the […]

RiConnect, a provider of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), is the Headline Sponsor at this year’s LiftEx, which takes place on 16 17 October at London’s Olympia in the UK. Having exhibited for the first-time last year in Liverpool, and never before participating in any capacity. RiConnect will share a stand with Yoke Industrial […]

Ben Dobbs, head of Global Standards and Legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), looks at what new technologies can offer the lifting sector. Lifting and placing objects must be one of mankind’s earliest industrial activities: it was ‘old technology’ when the pyramids were built but will continue to be vital in almost any […]

LiftEx 2024, the flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), will take place on 16-17 October 2024 at the new West Hall at Olympia in London. The free-to-attend show is an essential visit for lifting safety professionals and anyone involved in using or procuring lifting equipment or vital supporting services such as inspection, […]

Welcome to #GLAD2024 – be sure that everything you post on social media today has the #GLAD2024 hashtag and let’s make this the best GLAD so far. A multidimensional campaign has been running since the turn of the year, with LEEA members, manufacturers, and suppliers leading those sharing material that promotes safe and high quality […]

Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd (DLM), of Southampton, UK, has revealed its plans for a, “Bigger and better,” Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on 18 July – as this year’s campaign transcends the industry. DLM is a specialist in the design, manufacture, repair, and calibration of load cells, load monitoring, and cable working equipment for […]

LiftEx 2024, the flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), will take place on 16-17 October 2024 at the new West Hall at Olympia in London. The free-to-attend show is an essential visit for lifting safety professionals and anyone involved in using or procuring lifting equipment in industries including manufacturing, engineering, construction, oil […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has revealed more plans for Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on 18 July. A multidimensional campaign has been running since the turn of the year, with LEEA members, manufacturers, and suppliers leading those sharing material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting across the world. Social media posts, […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has appointed Ian Cooke as director of Academy. Covering LEEA training, such as the Foundation and Diploma courses, the Licensed Training Scheme (LTS) and the Accredited Training Scheme (ATS), this is one of several key new senior manager roles playing a strategic part in developing the Association. The new […]

Ross Moloney, CEO of Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, considers the significance of the first Lifting Technician apprentice undertakes their End Point Assessment (EPA). When the first Level 3 Lifting Equipment Technician apprentice undertakes their End Point Assessment (EPA) at the LEEA workshops in Huntingdon on 15 March 2024, it will represent another big milestone for the […]