Awards

On 15 – 16 October 2025 IPAF North America hosted the Working at Height Conference & Awards, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The Working at Height 2025 Awards celebrated outstanding contributions to safety, leadership, and innovation in the powered access industry. This year the Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded posthumously to  Kevin […]

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has been recognized by the State of North Carolina as an Environmental Steward, following a rigorous evaluation by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality and the advisory board of the Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI). This prestigious designation honours a wide range of sustainability initiatives at Hyster-Yale’s Greenville, NC manufacturing plant aimed at […]

Yoke Industrial Corp. has been named Platinum Sponsor of the inaugural Lifting Africa Awards, which will be presented on 29 August at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, South Africa. The agreement also includes next year’s event. The awards recognise innovation, sustainability and leadership in the lifting industry. They are powered by […]

Gemmak Engineering Ltd apprentice welder, Lee Gibson, won bronze in the Skills Competition Wales, organised by the Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales project. Gibson received his prize at a gala presentation evening in Swansea earlier in March. Gemmak serves as the manufacturing division within Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd’s (RSS) engineering services department. It is […]

Recognized for excellence in leadership, innovation, and employee engagement, Haulotte GmbH, the German subsidiary of Haulotte Group, has been awarded the prestigious “Employer of the Future” title for the third consecutive year. This accolade, presented by the German Innovation Institute for Sustainability and Digitalisation (DIND), underscores the company’s consistent commitment to fostering a progressive, innovative, […]

Managing director and co-founder of GGR Group, Gill Riley, has been awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of her services to the lifting industry, in the 2025 King’s New Year’s Honours List. The official appointment will be marked with an investiture ceremony later in 2025. This CBE follows […]

Combilift, a global leader in material handling solutions, has been awarded Company of the Year at the Business & Finance Awards 2024, in association with KPMG Ireland. This achievement marks Combilift’s 9th major win in the last three months. The Company of the Year award, presented to Combilift’s CEO Martin McVicar by Seamus Hand from […]

Hyster-Yale Inc, has been awarded a 2024 Bronze medal by EcoVadis, an esteemed rating agency specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility. This accolade places Hyster-Yale among the top 35% of over 130,000 companies globally assessed by EcoVadis, highlighting its dedication to sustainable practices and continuous improvement. “As sustainability and related topics get more attention, […]

Konecranes has received Finland’s prestigious Internationalization Award of the President of the Republic in recognition of its decades-long successful growth and expansion from Hyvinkää, Finland to a presence in over 50 countries. The annual award, which was established in 1967, focuses on criteria including competitiveness, geographic scope of business operations and profitability. The evaluation also […]

Gorbel has earned a spot on this year’s list of the Top 100 fastest-growing, privately owned companies in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region in the US. The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce revealed the 38th annual Top 100 rankings at their awards celebration on 6 November at the Floreano Riverside Convention Center. To […]