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The LEEA Awards 2019 portal is now open for entries at https://awards.leeaint.com. As the largest trade association in the Lifting Industry, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) wants to reward members who have done the most to raise standards. The association’s new, enhanced awards scheme offers members eight distinct categories …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched a 75–75 military transition scheme as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations. In honour of this special anniversary, the 75–75 scheme will offer military leavers, veterans and reservists the chance to train and receive a work placement in our sector. Working with …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched Think Lifting, a new school engagement programme that that aims to bring the opportunities of entering the lifting industry to the attention of pre-option secondary school children (ages 11-13) through linking them to the local lifting sector. “Finding the next generation of …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is celebrating its 75 years since its first meeting, held on 3 June 1944, when nine people representing eight chain testing houses met at the Great Eastern Hotel, near Liverpool Street Station in London. It was at this meeting that the idea to form …

The 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. Following the fantastic success of the inaugural event in 2018, the prestigious LEEA Awards will return …

Now in its fifteenth year, LiftEx is the unmissable global event for the lifting industry. It takes place at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes on 13-14 November 2019, and will bring together 100 exhibitors, over 1000 industry professionals attending, content of interest to businesses working in the sector, as well …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is encouraging any member in the world to send in any technical question they may have by email to: technicaladvice@leeaint.com. This is the first port of call for the LEEA Technical Triage system, which aims to deliver a final resolution to a question within …

Certex UK ends 2018 on a high after receiving the Sustainable Solution of the Year award at Liftex. Certex UK ends 2018 on a high after receiving the Sustainable Solution of the Year award at Liftex. Amongst many initiatives overall what has placed Certex in a winning position is that …

A Trailblazer Working Group (TWG) to develop the apprenticeship standard for the Lifting Industry has been assembled by Baz Trewhella, Project Specialist at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, LEEA, following an intensive consultation campaign. The TWG met for the first time on Wednesday 14 November 2018 during LiftEx 2018. The …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched a system to manage and respond to its members’ technical queries. The LEEA Technical Triage will allow any member of the association in the world to send a technical queryor question via email to a specific address: technicaladvice@leeaint.com. LEEA aims to deliver …