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The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) South East Asia Regional Council convened for its inaugural meeting in May, with Alex Lew of Franklin Offshore Pte Ltd appointed as chair. LEEA’s CEO, Dr Ross Moloney; director of membership, Matthew Barber, and regional manager – South East Asia, Wee Learn Ng, joined council members representing five countries […]

Leguan Lifts, the Finnish manufacturer of spider lifts, has reinforced its presence in the French market by strengthening its partnership with local distributor FSI Franskan, underscoring Leguan Lifts’ long-term commitment to France. Having worked closely with FSI Franskan for several years, Leguan Lifts is now investing additional resources to support the distributor with expanded training, […]

Point of Rental has been named one of America’s Best Places to Work in 2025, according to Inc magazine and Quantum Workplace. This is the second consecutive year the company has been honoured. This year’s survey was the first to include feedback from the team behind Record360 after Point of Rental acquired the digital inspection […]

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 […]