The LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) Awards 2024 were announced at The Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, London, last night, celebrating champion members who have raised standards in the lifting industry.
Playing a vital role in promoting the gold standard, the awards ceremony continues the tradition of being the industry’s biggest annual social networking event. The guest speaker of the night was former Special Forces Sergeant, Jason Fox and attendees had the chance to donate towards LEEA’s chosen charity of the year Demelza.
The winners are;
Emerging Talent Award
Bradley Seaman, IMES International Ltd
CEO Award for Services to Learning and Development
Andy Dowd, Speedy Hire
Trainer of the Year – The Craig Morelli Award
Ashley Hall, Kito Crosby
Excellence in People Development
Jo Stamp, Sunbelt Rentals
Technical Excellence and Professionalism Award
Anton van der Zalm, Van Beest
Excellence in Leadership
Hadi Al Sagour, Saudi Aramco
Sustainability Excellence Award
Bunzl Safety and Lifting, Bunzl Brands and Operations
Excellence in Service Innovation
Test & Inspection Department, Select Plant Hire
Excellence in Product Innovation
RUD Twin Trigger ROV Hook, RUD Chains Ltd
Excellence in Service Innovation
Test & Inspection Department, Select Plant Hire
Excellence in Safety
Bunzl Safety and Lifting, Bunzl Brands and Operations
Excellence in Lifting Operations
Beryl Alpha Lifting Team, Apache Corporation
For a full list of finalists see below;
Emerging Talent Award
- Aaron Ellis, Sunbelt Rentals
- Andrew Hawkins, Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd
- Bradley Seaman, IMES International Ltd
- Fraser Allan, Altrad Sparrows
- Harry Milham, William Hackett
- Jess Bloxam, Speedy Hire
- Rory Stewart, Europa Engineering Group
Excellence in Leadership
- Alan Varney, Rope and Sling Specialists
- Andrew Harrison, Lifting Gear UK
- Gillian Sales, Rope Assemblies Ltd
- Karen Greenshields, GAP Hire Solutions
- Paula McAllister, JW Automarine Ltd
- Rony Abraham, Technical Integrated Services Lda
- Roshij Nandan, Safety Services Group
- Simon Luke, Reid Lifting
Excellence in Lifting Operations
- Andy Rigby, Speedy Hire
- Beryl Alpha Lifting Team, Apache Corporation
- Crosby BlokCam, Kito Crosby
- Dominic Morgan, Siemens Gamesa
- Thameemul Ansari, Engineering Contracting Company
- UniShore Lifting Truss, MGF Trench
Excellence in People Development
- Andrew Hawkins, Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd
- Chris Jakobsen, Lifting Gear UK
- Douglas Morrison, IMES International Ltd
- Dynamic Load Monitoring
- Jo Stamp, Sunbelt Rentals
- Julie Christian, GAP Hire Solutions
- William Hackett
Excellence in Product Innovation
- Altrad Sparrows, Sparrows Offshore Services
- David Marsh, Bridon International Ltd
- Dynamic Load Monitoring
- Radio Controlled Concrete Skip, Eichinger Equipment Ltd
- RiConnect Software, RiConnect UK Limited
- RUD Twin Trigger ROV Hook, RUD Chains Ltd
- WOLFF Hybrid Power Unit, Wolff Onsite
- YOKE Digital Shackle, YOKE Industrial
Excellence in Safety
- 1930s Derrick Installation Project at Dammam Well-1, Saudi Aramco
- Bunzl Safety and Lifting, Bunzl Brands and Operations
- Danny Travis, SRC: Lifting Compliance Services
- GAP Hire Solutions, GAP Hire Solutions
- K.M Devadassan, Romson Oil Field Services Ltd
- Lifting Department (Gareth McNary), Select Plant Hire
- Lifting Gear UK Limited, Lifting Gear UK
- Speedy Hire Lifting HSSEQ Team, Speedy Hire
- YOKE Digital Shackle, YOKE Industrial Corp.
Excellence in Service Innovation
- Martin Merrilees, IMES International Ltd
- Lifting By Design, MGF Trench
- Lifting Gear UK Limited, Lifting Gear UK
- RiConnect Rental Module, RiConnect UK Limited
- Sam Lee, Sunbelt Rentals
- Test & Inspection Department (Justin Powers), Select Plant Hire
- The operations team, Street Cranexpress Ltd
Sustainability Excellence Award
- Bunzl Safety and Lifting, Bunzl Brands and Operations
- GAP Hire Solutions, GAP Hire Solutions
- Speedy Hire, Speedy Hire
- WOLFF Onsite – Providing Sustainable Power for Tower Cranes, Wolff Onsite
- YOKE Digital Shackle, YOKE Industrial Corp.
Technical Excellence and Professionalism Award
- Andrew Hawkins, Rope and Sling Specialist Ltd
- Anton van der Zalm, Van Beest
- Calvin Sparrow, Dynamic Load Monitoring
- Dave Gajadhar, D.G Inspection Services Ltd.
- James McCafferty, IMES International
- Jim McDonald, IMES International Ltd
- Martin Fisher – Failed chain investigation, Lifting Gear UK
- Roshij Nandan, Safety Services Group
Trainer of the Year – The Craig Morelli Award
- Andrew Hawkins, Rope and Sling Specialist Ltd
- Andy Dowd, Speedy Hire
- Ashley Hall, Kito Crosby
- Craig Douglas, JCD Training Ltd
- David Middlemiss, ETDL – Elevation Training
- Ishtiaq Hasham Khan, Arbrit Safety Training and Consultancy LLC
- Russell Reid, Boilermakers Lodge 146
