articleRoss Moloney, CEO of The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), reviews key developments in the lifting industry as the association aspires to not only play a leading role in the sector’s sustainability but also to increase its influence in terms of statutory regulations.
articleThe new safety campaign for 2018-19 from the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) reminds managers and operators conducting work at height using MEWPs to carry out proper risk assessments, choose the correct equipment for the job and conduct thorough site and machinery inspections.
articleThe HSE advises that injuries from lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying and putting down an object is currently responsible for 66% of RIDDOR’S (reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations) from the pharmaceutical industry.
productJoseph Merritt Group has announced plans to invest £1.4 million in machinery lifting and transportation equipment as part of an ongoing strategy to expand services across the UK.
productFollowing the successful use of Stertil Koni cabled lifts, the Mansfield Group decided to upgrade to a set of wireless mobile column lifts to support workshop operations at its new depot in Liverpool.
productLödige UK has recently finished the installation of a goods lift in a laser testing facility in the Midlands.
productTecmach variable height welding benches are built to meet the needs of precision fabricators who require robust high quality equipment to support their efficient manufacturing operation.
productKonecranes designed a double-girder bridge crane with 2 x 5 tonnes capacity, electric chain hoists, as well as a 10-tonne heavy-duty forklift for the Pletschacher Group, which builds pavilions for Oktoberfest.
productStertil Dock Products has designed, manufactured and installed a scissor lift to ensure safe handling operations for one of the UK’s leading retailers at its store in Brixton.
productTecmach variable height welding benches are built to meet the needs of precision fabricators who require robust high quality equipment to support their efficient manufacturing operation.
productThe cradle lifting attachment with reel transfer stand provides the easy handling of large and heavy reels of film or paper, for example, to and from a storage and production machinery.
newsA more robust system of reporting workplace falls overseen by a new independent body and a major review of work at height culture that will consider the introduction of tough financial penalties for safety breaches are just two of the key findings of an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) led by Alison Thewliss MP.
productA distribution company based in Warrington has today been sentenced after an agency worker sustained serious, life-changing injuries whilst working in Cheltenham.
articleLinde’s Trolley Supply Truck is a new vehicle concept from Linde Material Handling that combines the features of Linde logistics train with a forklift truck.
newsThe Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is encouraging any member in the world to send in any technical question.
productKonecranes investigates the hoisting gears of the critical overhead cranes at the Palm paper factory.
newsThe Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is excited to announce that this year’s LEEA Awards will be hosted by TV presenter Rachel Riley, the resident numbers expert on Channel 4’s long-running quiz show Countdown.
productPackline Materials Handling has launched the Reel Rotator with Straddle Legs, which is suited to handling heavy reels to and from all types of pallets.
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).
productIndustrial lifting specialist SLG Group UK has further expanded the Hymo range of mast-driven lifts (MDLs) for industrial applications, with a new model providing safe, vibration-free lifting for loads of up to 1500kg.
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