COMMENT Ӏ MARCH 2025
HEARTENING WORDS...
This month marks a first for Cranes Today as we cover the subject of women in the lifting industry. To be completely honest I was little bit apprehensive: after all what do I, a grey- haired, middle-aged man sitting behind a desk, know about the challenges that women face out in the lifting industry?! How would I best approach this? So I did the only thing I sensibly could: I asked six inspirational women leaders working in the UK lifting industry about their experiences... I needn't have been anxious: the positive response I received
from all the women who contributed to the feature was heartening... so thank you to all of you involved. The feature starts on page 34. One collective piece of advice to emerge from the article, for women starting out in the industry, was the importance of seeking out mentors and connecting with others in the industry. Hayley Sutch, Andrea Lowrie, Gill Riley and Sarah Spivey all recommend this. “Creating mentorship programmes, networking opportunities, and ensuring inclusive workplace cultures would make a huge difference in making the industry more welcoming for women,” say Hayley and Andrea. And, let's face it, the construction industry needs to attract as
MENTIONED IN THIS ISSUE: Anatree Group
Andrea Lowrie BKL Baukran Logistik
32 34 14
Broderson 31 Cadman Cranes
29 20
23, 27
Construction Plant-hire Association 42 County Lifting DICA
Faymonville 13 Friendly Logistic LLC GGR Group Gill Riley
13 Hayley Sutch
30, 31, 38 38 34
On Valentine’s Day the GGR Group released a mini crane love story
video; watch it here:
https://shorturl.at/Imrxq. You can read more about GGR’s mini cranes in the feature starting p24. And read more from GGR’s managing director Gill Riley, CBE, on p38 of our Women in Lifting feature.
many newcomers as possible in order to survive. Another gem of advice from the feature is Katie Kelleher's wisdom: "Never be afraid to ask questions - it's how you learn, grow, and gain confidence." As a journalist I think we're reading from the same page.
Christian Shelton, Editor
Christian.Shelton@
btmi.com
Jekko
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JMG 29 John Sutch Cranes Katie Kelleher
Krandienst Schulz
Leanne Whitehurst-Maiden Liebherr
Link-Belt Cranes
34 42 11 42
10, 11, 16 10
Maeda 24, 26 Manitex Valla
Manitowoc 14 Mat and Timber Services Modulift
18 40
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Outrigger Pads Potain
Rope and Sling Specialists RWE
Sarah Spivey
18 14 42 23 40
SC&RA 22 Sir Robert McAlpine Tadano
Timbermat 18 Tracked Carriers
14 16, 18 31, 32
UNIC 24, 31 Yanmar
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