GLAD 2026
incomplete, ambiguous or inadequate; meanwhile, suppliers who rate their own product marking as adequate still watch buyers misread it. The report turns that insight into practical guidance, clearer expectations of what good documentation looks like, and the questions buyers should ask before they place an order.
How has this year’s GLAD inspired LEEA’s Roundtable series? What was discussed, and how does it relate to GLAD and the challenges facing the industry? The procurement theme was the direct catalyst for the roundtable series. We held sessions across the UK, Birmingham, Southampton, Aberdeen and Warrington, with a parallel consultation with members in Australia and New Zealand. Held under the Chatham House rule, they all circled one deceptively simple question: how can LEEA make quality as visible and understandable as price? The UK sessions explored why quality is so hard for buyers to see, the crucial difference between “compliant” and “fit for purpose,” verification and approved-supplier mechanisms, education for procurement teams and practical tools such as buyer checklists and decision-tree guidance. The Australia and New Zealand consultation looked at the same problem from the supplier and product-marking side, the minimum information a product should carry, gaps in current
standards and the confusion around technical terms and grades. They relate to GLAD directly: it’s the same theme examined from both ends of the supply chain, the buyer’s and the supplier’s, and it’s exactly that two-sided view that the white paper captures.
Are there any projects, initiatives or members that stand out for this year’s GLAD? One that stands out is a collaboration between two members, Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) and Sheffield Forgemasters. RSS and Sheffield Forgemasters are staging a special event on 8 July, the week after GLAD, bringing together invited lifting professionals to explore the latest developments in compliance and asset management, at RSS’s Rotherham depot, including a Sheffield Forgemasters site visit. It coincides with Sheffield Forgemasters’ 250th anniversary and RSS’s 20th year in business, and showcases the live365 digitalisation and compliance platform, which Sheffield Forgemasters has pioneered and which centres on maintaining essential safety documentation with any-time access. It’s a great example of members turning the GLAD message into action, putting documentation, traceability and asset management front and centre, which chimes perfectly with this year’s theme. LEEA’s CEO, Ross Moloney, was among the
presenters, alongside distinguished representatives from RSS and Sheffield Forgemasters.
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LEEA wants to help buyers ask the right questions about lifting equipment.
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