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trajectory we have experienced these past years,” said Alkhoshaibi, remarking on Eng. Ciano’s appointment. “The wealth of in-house experience,
together with his innovative approach to the crane industry, are only two of the reasons that the Board of Directors advocated for his appointment. I look forward to seeing Eng. Ciano’s passion, loyalty and drive rewarded through his position as our new Chief Executive,” continued Alkhoshaibi. “I think it is important to highlight
that above all else, we value and promote team members that demonstrate promise. Raimondi Cranes has invested in Eng. Ciano, and he has invested in Raimondi Cranes; that is an integral part of our success formula,” he said. Alkhoshaibi added that he will continue to play a role in Raimondi’s growth through his participation as a member of Board of Directors. With over 17 years of experience in the
crane industry, Eng. Ciano joined Raimondi Cranes in October 2014 as the company’s Technical Director. He was soon promoted to Chief Operations Officer, where he was instrumental in developing Raimondi’s research and development capabilities and has been responsible for delivering a number of extremely popular products to the global market. Eng. Ciano’s appointment comes during
a period of significant growth for Raimondi, which is steadily increasing its market share and pushing into new markets around the world, particularly in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. He will also mastermind the roll-out of a number of new cranes during 2019. “Having joined Raimondi Cranes
five years ago, I was originally brought on to catalyze the company’s research and development segment, leading with intelligently-designed cranes and subsequently accessories. My mission at that time was heavily skewed to design engineering, and bringing products to market that would both elevate the company’s reputation and re-position Raimondi as a global leader in the tower and luffing crane segments,” said Eng. Ciano. “Since 2014, Raimondi has launched
a number of new products and a full accessories range, with extremely warm market reception. Every Raimondi product launch has been welcomed by strong sales and repeat purchasing; itself an indication of client satisfaction and acknowledgement of our technical advancements and product
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fit-for purpose,” Eng. Ciano continued. “We have aggressively recruited the
strongest market professionals for our ever-growing team, the latest four senior appointments focusing on commercial activity and after sales,” he said. Under Eng. Ciano’s tenure as Chief
Executive Officer, Raimondi’s commercial expansion plans will continue, bolstered by an experienced group of multinational team members. Eng. Ciano’s appointment was
announced to Raimondi’s official agent roster at Bauma 2019 during the company’s agent awards ceremony. Also highlighted at Raimondi’s Bauma showing were the launches of the luffing LR273, the hydraulic luffing LRH174, and the special preview showing of the company’s largest tower crane to date: the topless MRT573. y
LEEA Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Forward Vision
> The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is celebrating its 75 years since its first meeting, held on 3 June 1944, when nine people representing eight chain testing houses met at the Great Eastern Hotel, near Liverpool Street Station in London. It was at this meeting that the idea to form an association to take on the might of government was conceived. The name they chose was ‘The London Chain Testers Association’, which would eventually go on change its name to the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association in 1988. More than just celebrating the
association’s proud history, LEEA sees this 75-year milestone as an opportunity to look forward with confidence other the next 75 years. A programme of celebratory highlights
will include a Parliamentary Reception event taking place in July. On 10 September members will be invited to visit the facilities and team at Huntingdon and to meet the Board and we will also throw open our doors and create an opportunity for visitors to see the facilities, network with each other and discuss ideas. A commemorative issue of LEEA’s newsletter, The Lifting Engineer, will be handed out at LiftEx 2019. In addition to commemorating its past,
2019 will also be record year for LEEA in terms of delivering daily business. A revised and more impactful auditing process will
be announced soon. There will be more training, new trainers will be recruited, and LEEA’s recently launched technical triage system will have delivered 1000 bits of info within 48 hours. Most importantly, the anniversary gives
the association a launch pad into the future, as Ross Moloney, CEO of LEEA, explains: “We owe it to the legacy of those
innovators who set up The London Chain Testers Association during the Second World War, to think about what we are going to do that celebrate the efforts they, and those who followed in their footsteps, have put in. So to celebrate 75 years of LEEA we have a vision of where we want the association to go in next 75 years. This starts by taking definitive action now to ensure we have the talent that our industry needs throughout the 21st century. This comprises three important new projects that we intend to become business as usual as we move forward: the Think Lifting school engagement programme; the new apprenticeship standard providing the pathway into our sector; and the 75–75 military work placement scheme.” Ross Moloney concluded: “These
projects are all initially being rolled out in the UK and are expected to be introduced internationally in 2020. We believe they are in keeping with the intentions of LEEA’s founders but, vitally, are also very relevant to current members and, most importantly, are measures that we think will go on to have a long lasting legacy.” For further details on these schemes
please contact:
mail@leeaint.com, and of course visit
www.leeaint.com to learn more about LEEA. y
Celebrity Speaker Confirmed for LEEA Awards at LiftEx 2019
> The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is excited to announce that this year’s LEEA Awards will be hosted by TV presenter Rachel Riley, the resident numbers expert on Channel 4’s long-running quiz show Countdown. Following the fantastic success of the
inaugural event in 2018, the prestigious LEEA Awards will return to Milton Keynes
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