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Matt Barber, director of Membership, at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, explains why, during GLAD2025, LEEA is placing the emphasis on turning industry voices into action on skills and recruitment and driving awareness of the sector’s importance. The lifting sector is a classic example of an essential and commonplace industry that is hidden, ignored or […]

GGR Group, a leading provider of specialist lifting solutions, is now an official UK distributor for Ganterud, a globally recognised manufacturer of advanced levelling yokes. This new partnership expands GGR Group’s product portfolio with cutting-edge load levelling technology, available to UK customers for both hire and purchase. When lifting heavy, imbalanced, or irregularly shaped loads, […]

William Hackett, a global supplier of safety-critical lifting, rigging and chain solutions, has secured H-mark certification for its latest chain sling components. The company launched its own range of components last year. It submitted the Hack8 and Hack10 ranges to the prestigious Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV) for testing. DGUV Test, an internationally recognised third party […]

Sahm Splice has installed two swaging machines and an annealing/cutting machine at its US facility in Ripley, Mississippi. The company specializes in the mechanical splicing of wire rope; it is a supplier of end terminations and ferrules to the global rigging industry. The range includes ferrules made from aluminium, copper, steel and stainless steel – […]

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 […]

Kalmar, in collaboration with Mutiara Perlis Sdn Bhd (MPSB) and Mach 1 Group, Kalmar’s authorised dealer, is supporting the development of Perlis Inland Port (PIP) into a future ready logistics hub for Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asian region. The supplied fleet of container handling equipment includes six Kalmar reachstackers, three empty container handlers, and […]

RiConnect Inc., a provider of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), has added Tiger Lifting UK Limited to its global network of distributors. RiConnect is dedicated to simplifying and digitalising the processes around compliance and traceability for equipment management. It has pioneered use of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, allowing end users of lifting and […]

Konecranes has appointed Marko Tulokas (as its new president and CEO as of 1 June 2025. He succeeds Konecranes’ current president and CEO, Anders Svensson who will leave the company on 19 July, as announced earlier. From the beginning of June until his departure, Anders Svensson will act as an advisor to ensure a smooth […]

This week saw a landmark celebration at Combilift’s global headquarters in Monaghan, marking the 10th anniversary of the highly successful OEM Engineering Traineeship – a collaborative initiative between Combilift and the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). The event, which welcomed past graduates, current trainees and local educators, underscored the programme’s evolution from […]

Jekko and Foster Cranes have launched Jekko UK, a new company dedicated to exclusive sales and service of Jekko cranes in the United Kingdom. In January 2024, Foster Cranes Ltd became the exclusive UK dealer for Jekko Cranes,. Due to the overwhelming success of the Jekko product range in the UK and Foster Cranes’ long-term […]