PREVIEW | LIFTEX 2024
industry to the fore. YOKE, for example, now puts radio frequency identification (RFID) chips featuring RiConnect software in 95% of its range of forged products, allowing users to keep up with pre-use checks, unique identification numbers, and prepare for the move towards January 2027, when everybody is expected to be working to the new regulation. Rob Whitehurst-Maiden, sales manager at RiConnect, said: “We wanted to show our full support for LEEA, especially as this year marks their 80th anniversary. We are also focusing more on giving our brand maximum visibility as our solutions enter a new phase of relevance to the entire industry with January 2027 fast approaching
when the EU Machinery Regulation fully applies, and the Machinery Directive [2006/42/EC] is repealed.” Leanne Whitehurst-Maiden, sales
director, said: “Our fundamental value is that safety is essential; we are dedicated to simplifying and digitalising the processes around compliance and traceability for equipment management. At RiConnect we believe in the importance of LEEA to the continuous improvement of safety across the industry. Supporting LiftEx as Headline Sponsor was a compelling offer and one we couldn’t overlook, especially at this time.” The co-location with YOKE, a Gold Sponsor, presents RiConnect with a prime opportunity to demonstrate to visitors
RSS raises its profile at LiftEx 2024
presence at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association’s (LEEA) flagship event, RSS will again sponsor the water bottles and lanyards, while a larger hospitality area will be at the centre of a new-look stand. The exhibit will be the same overall size
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as last year’s display, which was the focal point for many attendees at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool, but the concept has been revamped and built around a longer bar set against a backdrop of enhanced graphics. Lifting and lashing products will be among those given greater prominence in Olympia’s West Hall. “We had a successful show in Liverpool
last year, but we want to build on that this time. Visitors can expect a more immersive experience, with interesting visuals, supported by an expert team and the usual company hospitality. The jury is still out on the relocation to a less central [UK] venue, but we’re not participating in any negativity; we want to drive a crowd to our stand and give them a flavour of the best the industry has to offer in terms of lifting and rigging products, and the personalities that support it all,” said Alan Varney, engineering services director, RSS. Last year, at the centre of the exhibit
was a map, detailing all of the company’s national facilities, including the Gemmak Engineering fabrication site. Since then, RSS has recently opened a new depot in Glasgow, Scotland, fronted by Tony McAtee, operations manager, expanding a
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ope and Sling Specialists (RSS) will return as a lead sponsor and take a new exhibit to LiftEx 2024. Having steadily grown its
footprint north of the border created by its Grangemouth site. An additional location in Netherton, West Midlands, will be opened later this year, under Paul Smith, while another depot on the South Coast is also in the pipeline, likely to be unveiled in early 2025. That will take the total to 14 national facilities. “We continue to be strategic in where
we open our premises, steadfast in our plan to position product and expertise as close to the point of use as possible. We have wanted to expand in Scotland for a while, and putting ourselves in the city of Glasgow will enable us to more efficiently deliver services to the region,” added Varney. “The Midlands site is more focused on equipment hire and serves as
a hub for specialist lifting products in the middle of the country. The southern regions are generating work for our services all the time, and our existing depots are finding it a challenge to cope with that ongoing demand. All of these locations will require engineers, drivers, and hire/sales representatives.” RSS will be represented at LiftEx 2024 by
Steve Hutin, MD; Alan Varney; Paul Glover, national director, operations; and Mark Barnard, operations manager, Swansea; they will be joined by representatives of its Heathrow and Aylesford, Kent operations. The company’s LiftEx carnival will also include a presence at the LEEA Awards, on October 16, at London’s Dorchester Hotel. Visit RSS at LiftEx Stand 40.
how chips can even be embedded in a 7mm connector and 1t capacity shackle, showcasing an app and desktop site to read and capture data. The combination drastically enhances
safety and makes the exhibit relevant to anyone looking to digitalise their products or bring safety to the forefront of their organisation. LEEA will host an Accredited Training Scheme Seminar, where free end-user training sessions will take place over the two days of the show. RiConnect, itself, held a digital seminar in Aberdeen last month (September), and has identified synergies in the demographics likely to attend at either ends of the UK market geographically.
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