The winners of the eight awards were:
Apprentice of the year: Laurence James of Calder Lifting Services and James Hume of William Hackett Lifting Product
Customer service: Service Through Knowledge—Ranger Lifting-Rigging-Safety
Innovative product of the year: Industrial Training International for its ITI VR Crane & Equipment Training Simulators
Manager of the year: Oliver Auston, Checkmate Lifting and Safety
Safety award: Straightpoint UK
Sustainable solution of the year: Certex UK and Lloyd’s British—A Speedy Business
Unsung Hero: Gerry Miller of Scotia Handling Services
Kevin Holmes Award: Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformance Council
Ross Moloney, CEO of LEEA, said: “The LEEA Awards is all about recognising the excellence of our members and showcasing it to the global lifting industry and to end user markets. The response has been overwhelmingly positive—from the high number and impressive standard of entries to an outstanding turnout for an incredible evening. I thank all those companies and individuals that took the time to enter. Congratulations to all the finalists and, of course, the winners and special thanks to our sponsors for their outstanding support.”
The event was hosted by former England rugby player Matt Dawson, and raised £1,153.50 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital.
