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End users join #GLAD2024 campaign
The countless industries that use lifting equipment are being urged to unite in support of Global Lifting Awareness Day on Thursday 18 July. Driven by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), #GLAD2024 is an established event where its members, manufacturers, and suppliers lead those sharing material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting across […]
Dica Expands Ground Protection Portfolio
Dica will now distribute EnviroMat and XtremeMat ground protection products, in addition to MaxiTrack, from Ground Guards USA. EnviroMat is a reliable and lightweight choice for quickly creating temporary access and vehicle roadways. No tools are needed to connect EnviroMat sections together by hand. The modular mats increase flexibility for solving a variety of site […]
William Ng appointed as LEEA Southeast Asia manager
William Ng is the new LEEA member engagement manager for Southeast Asia. He previously spent 10 years with Rigging and Marine Services in Singapore as a sales executive, mainly dealing with load test and rigging jobs with Singapore Shipyards. “I gained my LEEA Diploma for Lifting Accessories during my time with RMS.” Changing gear, William […]
Jekko’s Marco Piccin adds UK and Irish market
Jekko has appointed Marco Piccin as the new sales area manager for the British market. Marco has quickly demonstrated his ability to manage different markets and countries, combining it with a strong technical expertise. Already responsible for Scandinavia, the USA, Canada, and Mexico, Piccin has distinguished himself with calmness, precision, and reliability, quickly gaining the […]
New Konecranes’ EVP of Corporate Strategy & Business Development
Konecranes has appointed Christine George as executive vice president, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, and member of the Konecranes leadership team. She will start at Konecranes on 8 April 2024 and will report to Konecranes’ president and CEO Anders Svensson. George has held various leadership positions in global organisations within strategy, business development, transformation and […]
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Ready for global growth
LEEA is ready to increase its membership and spread best practice even further around the world, explains Ross Moloney, CEO of Lifting Equipment Engineers Association. Having spent the last few years consolidating our membership, so that we currently have over 1000 full members, which are committed to carrying out best practice around the world in […]
College suite
In the second of a two-part article, Doug Stitt, president and CEO at The Caldwell Group Inc., reminds industry why an educational approach must be taken from shop floor to C-suite. As I wrote in conclusion to this column in the last edition of 2023, I go to the same Company College as a new […]