Durham Lifting Celebrated Global Lifting Awareness Day 2024.
Our team joined lifting professionals around the world to promote safer working practices, engineering excellence and greater awareness of the vital role played by the lifting industry.
Durham Lifting joined companies, engineers and lifting professionals around the world in marking Global Lifting Awareness Day 2024, an annual campaign dedicated to raising the profile of safe and responsible lifting operations.
Global Lifting Awareness Day brought the international industry together to share knowledge, highlight good practice and recognise the people whose expertise helps keep complex lifting operations safe.
Promoting safer lifting operations
Every lifting operation depends on the correct combination of planning, competent personnel, suitable equipment and clearly defined procedures.
Global Lifting Awareness Day provides an opportunity for the industry to reinforce these principles and encourage organisations to consider the standards behind the lifting equipment and services they use.
Correct equipment selection
Lifting equipment must be suitable for the load, environment, lifting points and planned configuration.
Inspection and testing
Thorough examination, certification and proof load testing provide assurance that equipment remains fit for service.
Competent lifting teams
Experienced engineers, inspectors and lifting professionals help identify risks before an operation begins.
Insights from the Durham Lifting team
To support the campaign, members of our team shared their experiences and reflected on what safe lifting means within their individual areas of work.
Their contributions highlighted how design, manufacture, equipment hire, inspection, testing, crane services and technical support all contribute to the same objective: completing every lift safely and efficiently.
High standards in lifting are achieved through careful planning, reliable equipment, rigorous testing and people who understand the responsibility involved in every operation.
Quality throughout the lifting process
At Durham Lifting, safety and quality are built into every stage of our work, from the initial assessment of a lifting requirement to the design, manufacture, testing and certification of the completed equipment.
The same standards apply across our inspection services, crane systems, equipment hire and the engineered lifting solutions produced through Multisec.
This joined-up approach helps customers manage lifting risks while improving reliability, productivity and confidence during demanding operations.
Recognising the people behind the industry
Global Lifting Awareness Day also recognised the wide range of professionals who keep the lifting industry moving, including engineers, fabricators, inspectors, technicians, crane specialists, riggers and project teams.
Their skill and attention to detail often take place behind the scenes, but remain essential to the safe movement of loads across manufacturing, construction, offshore energy, ports and major infrastructure projects.
Raising standards through shared knowledge
By taking part in GLAD24, Durham Lifting joined a worldwide conversation promoting professional standards, safer working practices and greater recognition of the lifting sector.
Continuing the conversation beyond GLAD24
Although Global Lifting Awareness Day provides a dedicated focus for the industry, the principles behind the campaign apply throughout the year.
Durham Lifting remains committed to supporting customers with dependable equipment, qualified technical advice and lifting services delivered to recognised industry standards.
We were proud to support GLAD24 and thank everyone across the global lifting community who contributed their experience, knowledge and commitment to the campaign.
Expert lifting services from one experienced team.
Durham Lifting provides testing, inspection, crane services, equipment hire and engineered lifting solutions for safety-critical operations across the UK and worldwide.