Some industries are essential and commonplace yet despite existing in plain sight there is little or no perception of them among the wider world. The Lifting Sector is a good example. Fortunately its key stakeholders have resolved to change this. They are now shouting out from the rooftops, or …
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LiftEx and LEEA Award plans for 2021 announced
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has announced that LiftEx 2021 will now be held in Bahrain on 27-28 September 2021, at the Gulf Hotel Bahrain & Convention Centre. The show will return to the UK the following year, when it will be held in Aberdeen on 5-6 October 2022 at The …
LEEA Academy Awards recognise global achievement
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) presented the Academy Awards for 2020 during a special Zoom event on the morning of 17 December 2020, which celebrated the achievements of the Association’s global learners. The annual Academy Awards scheme acknowledges students who have …
LEEA’s downloadable guide to Brexit
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has published its ‘Guidance to UK conformity assessment, marking and documentation’. It can be found on the recently added a Brexit tab on the Association’s website: leeaint.com. This portal has been created to help keep companies up to date on …
Australasia’s new lifting representative
As Steven Flint, founder and CEO of The Rigging Shed in Western Australia, takes his place on the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Board as Regional Director – Australia, he commented: “My overall focus will be the membership – and letting the rest of the LEEA Board and organisation …
LEEA welcomes Martin Halford to the Board
Martin Halford has joined the Board of The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), the leading trade organisation for the global lifting sector. Martin is Managing Director and owner of Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd, which specialises in the Design and Manufacture of Load Cells and Load …
New engineering apprenticeship opportunity for training providers
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), the leading trade organisation for the global lifting sector, is calling on training providers in England to submit a funding proposal for the new Level 3 standard, Lifting Equipment Technician Apprenticeship. The Apprenticeship has completed all …
LEEA launches Think Lifting ‘lesson in a bag’
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched the Think Lifting School Lesson. The ready to use ‘lesson in a bag’ includes films, content, experiments and leave behind hand-outs that will allow LEEA member companies to engage remotely with their local schools in order to help raise …
LEEA appointed apprenticeship End Point Assessor
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has been appointed as an End Point Assessor Organisation for the level 3 standard Lifting Equipment Technician’ apprenticeship, which is now close to being ready for delivery. Apprentices are assessed at the end of an apprenticeship in an End …
