The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) welcomed 250 guests last month to participate in the third annual LEEA Awards in 2021 to celebrate the success and victories of its diversified industry. The special guest is comedian and TV presenter Dara O Briain, who raised funds for the chair’s charity, Sobell House, in memory of LEEA colleague Craig Morelli.
The winners received trophies at a dinner at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, including: the retired LEEA staunch Denis Hogan received the Stuart Everitt Award, and Gareth McNary of Select Plant Hire – Laing O'Rourke received a sponsorship from Rigging Services Safety Award, which recognizes the lifting equipment industry’s commitment to safety. The runner-up is Karayi Manghattu Devadasan from Romson Oil Field Service. The Best Lifting Equipment Inspector recognizes individuals who are industry and industry ambassadors who have demonstrated commendable quality and professional behavior. Chris Elwick from Sparrows Offshore Service won the award because of his great commitment to checking details, good communication skills with customers, and motivation to present innovative reporting methods. The runner-up was Manny Segundo from Technical Royal Excellence Oil & Gas Services.
The Best Innovation Award aims to recognize products or services that are truly innovative and provide unique value propositions and tangible benefits for the lifting equipment industry. It was won by Crosby BlokCam of the Crosby Group. The judges agreed that the technology showed clear visual and audio characteristics, as well as the vertically integrated manufacturing process that distinguished it from other suppliers. The runner-up is SensorSpace remote monitoring, Mantracourt Electronics.
The Outstanding Apprentice Award is sponsored by Bridger Howes to recognize talented apprentices who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the professional development of the lifting equipment industry. Lewis Behai of Sunbelt Rentals won the game. The runner-up is Ivan Osawe from Speedy Hire.
Best Lifting Operation recognizes companies that have performed lifting operations and provided evidence of complexity, risk, uniqueness, and customer recommendations. The East Greenwich Pumping Station Team of the Thames Tides was won by Costin. This is a truly impressive project. Thanks to the team for being aware of the risks and operating the mobile crane remotely. AquaTerra Dunlin Team won the runner-up.
The Kevin Holmes Talent Development Award recognizes outstanding performance in supporting and promoting the continuous professional development of employees. It was won by Hoist UK. The way judges like this organization is to find good people and train the necessary skills. In this era when it is becoming more and more difficult to find people with weightlifting experience, they have accepted the challenge and invested time and money to develop a competent team. Bridon Cookes of New Zealand won the runner-up.
Bailey Lewis from Reid Lifting won Unsung Hero, an award that recognizes individuals who have performed well in "behind-the-scenes" work, laying the foundation for the success of their organization. Anthony Hope from Sparrows Offshore Services won the runner-up.
The CEO Award went to Bristol City College. This award recognizes outstanding individuals or companies that have done particularly compelling things based on LEEA's wishes. This year, the Bristol City College Support Association pushed the apprenticeship standard to be close to completion. "As working hours struggle with the funding equation, deal with the numbers, and find appropriate comparisons-without this partner, we would never reach the edge of providing apprenticeships for our industry. I am very grateful for their dedication and support ," said Ross Maloney, CEO of LEEA.
The best team recognizes a team or department within an organization that demonstrates how its work has helped achieve or exceed goals and contributed to the company's overall competitiveness and/or success in the past 12 months. It was won by Reid Lifting's engineering and IT team. The key to their success is that they work as a team. They know that working together and supporting each other will make them successful. The runner-up is the Hinckley Point C lifting management and assurance team of Notus Heavy Lift Solutions. Craig Morelli Certification Training Program Award-Best Trainer focuses on LEEA's certification training program and professional trainers who provide high-quality end-user training courses. It was won by James Cox from Industrial Training International, who consistently reached or exceeded challenging goals and demonstrated a high-quality approach through personal values and work practices. Craig Douglas from JCD Training won the runner-up.
"At the beginning of 2021, Covid-19 has been blocked in many regions. The LEEA Awards Gala is an excellent opportunity for our industry to reconnect. These awards have also played a role in promoting the gold standard that LEEA members provide to global customers and encouraging young talents. Important role. Any winner will naturally get satisfaction from the recognition of their efforts and achievements, but the benefits of the award far exceed the individual recipient. LEEA CEO Ross Maloney (Ross Maloney) said that through the award For the most outstanding person, the award sends a positive signal that an industry is uniting to celebrate the improvement of standards.
"The association has recently had its own awards to celebrate: it won a silver award in the Armed Forces Convention Employer Recognition Scheme and a silver award in the annual British Trade Association Award. With the support of a passionate, participatory and active board of directors, the association does its best Do our best to support our members and ensure that we work together to eliminate accidents and injuries in our industry.
"The LEEA Awards is a young but evolving event that promotes the image of the lifting equipment industry by promoting the impressive work done by our members. It can only encourage new employees and thus help maintain the viability of our industry. Sustainability-This is a common challenge we face with many other industries.
“This year’s event is particularly important because after a difficult period for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic, members can gather to celebrate. The fun of meeting new and old friends and colleagues and the enthusiasm for the coming year It’s vividly reflected in the atmosphere of the party."
Next year's LEEA Awards will be held during LiftEx in Aberdeen on October 5, 2022.
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