newsA draft proposal to develop an occupational standard for the provisionally titled ‘Lifting Equipment Technician’ apprenticeship has been devised, following a meeting of the Trailblazer Working Group (TWG).
productLifting equipment manufacturer and service provider Konecranes Demag UK has reaffirmed its commitment to providing equal employment opportunities by entering into partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
productA superconducting electromagnet company, Tesla Engineering, has been sentenced after a worker was fatally hit and crushed by an overhead gantry crane.
productDemag Cranes & Components has added overhung and extending configurations to its KBK Aluline light crane system.
productJ&B Equipment has installed a circular crane and other systems to lift jet engines for testing at an aerospace company. Acco Material Handling Solutions provided the solution.
newsLiftEx 2019 is the free-to-attend flagship event of LEEA (The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) taking place at the Marshall Arena (formerly Arena MK) in Milton Keynes on 13-14 November 2019. This year the global gathering for the lifting industry will be part of LEEA’s 75th anniversary celebrations.
articleKonecranes has announced the launch of three new lifting products to reinforce its comprehensive range of material handling equipment.
articleRoss Moloney, CEO of The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), reviews a year in which the association celebrated its past by creating initiatives to sustain the lifting industry’s future.
newsThe 16th annual LiftEx and the 3rd LEEA Awards will take place on 13-14 October 2020, at the Liverpool Exhibition Centre, UK.
newsLegendary former football player and manager, Kevin Keegan will host this year’s LEEA Awards.
articleA seventh Verlinde overhead crane of 40 tonnes was recently installed in Greg Transports´ warehouse facilities in Belgium.
productThe crane manufacturer won an order for its innovative S-series overhead models from a new customer, häuselmann metall.
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