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- 31 Mar 2022 ( #1070 )
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LEEA calls for nominations

London, United Kingdom

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has called for entries for its annual LEEA Awards.

Winners will be recognised as among the best companies in the industry by fellow members and customers. 

The award categories are as follows:

·       Best Accredited Training Scheme Member

·       Best Digital Innovation

·       Outstanding Apprentice

·       Rising Star 

·       Craig Morelli Award - Accredited Training Scheme – Best Trainer 

·       Kevin Holmes Award – Excellence in People Development

In addition, five awards will be selected by the jury and do not require entries:

·       Best Contribution to GLAD 2022 

·       LEEA Member of the Year 

·       LEEA CEO’s Award 

·       Robert Gordon University Engineering Award

·       Stuart Everitt Award for Outstanding Contributions to LEEA

Applications are made online at https://awards.leeaint.com/

The nomination portal will close on Monday 1 August 2022 and the winners will be announced on the evening of 5 October 2022 at LiftEx in Aberdeen, Scotland.

JCB supports NSPCC

Rocester, United Kingdom

George Bamford, Aaron Turner and Adam Holland limber up for the JCB Sportive cycling event
George Bamford, Aaron Turner and Adam Holland limber up for the JCB Sportive cycling event

Up to 1,000 cyclists are set to climb into the saddle this summer to put some pedal power into JCB’s NSPCC (The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) Platinum Jubilee Appeal.

The cycling event on Sunday, May 8th will cover either 70 mi. or 70 km – a mile or kilometre for each year HM The Queen has reigned. All money raised from the event will go to JCB’s NSPCC Appeal which aims to raise at least GBP70,000 (USD90,000) for the charity’s work in Staffordshire.

The initiative is the brainchild of JCB senior electrical design engineer Aaron Turner who recently founded the JCB Cycling Club and has been cycling for more than a decade. The event - called the JCB Sportive - will start and finish at JCB’s World HQ in Rocester and will take in a picturesque route across Staffordshire and Derbyshire and is open to all ages and abilities.

“This year our focus is on raising as much money as possible for the JCB NSPCC Platinum Jubilee Appeal as well as having fun and keeping fit for a great cause. Offering two distances of either 70 miles or 70 kilometres means we can cater for a wide range of abilities. Our hope in the future is to stage this event every year and make it a firm fixture in the calendar,” he says.

 

AntwerpXL seeks under 40s

Antwerp, Belgium

AntwerpXL is looking for its next group of rising stars under the age of 40 from across the breakbulk and heavy lift industry.

Those working within the industry are encouraged to self-nominate if they are under 40, or nominate any colleagues that they believe have provided a significant contribution to the sector in recent years.

Rikki Bhachu, head of marketing at AntwerpXL, says: “We recognise that the future success of the breakbulk industry relies upon its next generation of talent. This is where the industry’s disruptive ideas and innovations will come from as it tackles the challenges and opportunities we all face.”

The final 40 under 40 will be selected by a panel of industry experts who are looking for those who have made the biggest difference to their organisation, or the wider breakbulk community. 

The 40 will be celebrated at AntwerpXL, running from 4-6 October 2022, with a special drinks reception set to be held in their honour.

Entries close on 29 April, with more information available here.

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