Updated guide (1st November 2011)

The LEEA has updated its User's Pocket Guide to Lifting Equipment.

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  New training courses (1st January 2011)

The LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) now offers practical training courses for engineers responsible for the test, examination and maintenance of overhead lifting equipment. There are courses designed to p

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  Thorough examination: Widespread confusion (1st January 2011)

The requirement to subject all lifting equipment to periodic thorough examination is one of the key elements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).However, Geoff Holden, CE of the Lifting Equi

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  Longer-lasting LiftEx (1st July 2010)

LiftEx, a trade show dedicated to overhead lifting, will be bigger than ever in 2010. Organised annually by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), for the first time the show will run for two days, and feat

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  Exhibition dedicated to overhead lifting (1st July 2009)

LiftEx 2009, an annual one-day exhibition dedicated to the latest overhead lifting products and services, will take place at Chester Racecourse on Friday 20th November. Organised by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Assoc

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  Lifting equipment: Selection matters (1st May 2009)

By applying some basic guidelines to the selection of overhead lifting equipment, companies can boost productivity, reduce the risk of accidents and ensure legal obligations are observed. Geoff Holden, chief executive, Li

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  Training portal (1st January 2009)

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association has launched an online training portal. Available to employees of member companies around the world, the service will provide fast, flexible support for students working towar

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LiftEx 2008: one-day lifting industry expo (31st October 2008)

LiftEx 2008, the annual one-day exhibition for the lifting industry, will take place at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on Friday 21st November. Organised by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), LiftEx 2008 offers the opportunity to meet forty of the UK’s leading suppliers of overhead lifting equipment and services...

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  The human factor is critical in overhead lifting (1st May 2008)

Correct training can have a real impact on efficiency of production rather than just being a box-ticking exercise to comply with regulations says Derrick Bailes, chief executive, Lifting Equipment Engineers Association

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  Open for training (1st November 2005)

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), that represents almost 200 member companies, has moved to a new head office in Huntingdon.

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  Pocket guide (1st July 2005)

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has introduced a new publication for personnel involved in the test and examination of lifting equipment.

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