Winners of this year's LEEA AwardsThe 7th LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) Awards have been held at Liverpool’s iconic Anfield stadium with 10 awards handed out on the night.
Those to receive the awards were:
- Emerging Talent Award - Rory Stewart of Europa Engineering Group
- Excellence in People Development - SCE Academy, Street Cranexpress Ltd
- Technical Excellence and Professionalism Award - Justin Powers, Select Plant Hire
- Trainer of the Year – The Craig Morelli Award - Jim Beauchamp, Boilermaker National Training Trust Fund/ International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
- Excellence in Leadership - Steve Hutin, Rope & Sling Specialists
- Sustainability Excellence Award - pewag UK Group
- Excellence in Service Innovation Award - Lifting by Design, MGF
- Excellence in Product Innovation - RUD CCS FASTLOX and BlueSupra, YOKE Industrial Corp
- Excellence in Safety Award - Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba)
- Excellence in Lifting Operations Award - Gareth McNary, Select Plant Hire
Ross Moloney, LEEA CEO and co-host of the ceremony, says: “This year’s awards attracted more applications than any previous year and competition was fierce”.
“A special thank you to our 27 judges,” Moloney adds. “And our deepest and heartfelt congratulations to all of our shortlisted candidates, with a particular mention to our runners up.”
Special guest for the evening was former England Rugby International, Will Greenwood, who enthralled the audience with his stories including his experiences with England’s World Cup winning team in 2003.
The 450 guests on the night were invited to scan QR codes to help raise funds for the mental health charity Mind.