LGH News

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) and Industrial Training International (ITI) are teaming back up once again to offer prospective students and seasoned professionals alike two intensive rigging courses in 2016 to better prepare them today for the rigging challenges of tomorrow.   “As two leaders in the industry, it was a perfect match,” Patrick Clark of […]

Hosted by TNT Crane & Rigging of Houston, Texas, the 2nd Lift & Move USA event was held on February 10, 2016 and drew in an extraordinary 650 students, teachers, and military veterans from all across the U.S.   The event is organized by SC&RA, KHL Group and NCCCO with each event hosted by a […]

The Smithsonian Museum‘s recently acquired rock’n’roll legend Chuck Berry’s ’73 red convertible Eldorado Cadillac and Lifting Gear Hire was approached to provide the equipment to lift and move the iconic vehicle to its designated display platform.   Supervisory Collections Manager of the Smithsonian, Jackson Tanner, contacted LGH after discovering the company website and ordered the […]

The number one lifting equipment rental company, Lifting Gear Hire, will be featured in a segment on an upcoming episode of the hit television show, Innovations, on the Discovery Channel.   Hosted by actor and environmentalist, Ed Begley Jr., Innovations brings viewers up-to-date on all the cutting-edge information across a vast array of industries including […]

Lifting Gear Hire has recently added a new item to its extensive inventory of lifting, rigging, pulling, and jacking equipment – Overhaul Balls. These are heavy steel balls that are used to provide ballast on the hook end of a crane hoist rope. Overhauls supply the downhaul weight that’s needed to counter bearing friction and […]

Considering a profession in the lifting and moving industry? Curious to know what it’s like to operate a crane or drive a truck? Want to one day make $100,000 a year? Here’s your chance. Warning: This is NOT your average career fair. Organized and created by SCRA, the annual Lift & Move USA program is […]

On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, the staff of Lifting Gear Hire’s corporate office in Bridgeview, IL held its annual Christmas party which featured an Ugly Christmas Sweater competition, raffle prizes, and the first ever Bean Bag Tourney. The proceeds of which were generously donated to LGH’s charity of choice – the Transplant Village.   The […]

On December 7th through December 11th, Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) hosted three Industrial Training International (ITI) courses within its extensive 100,000 square foot rental center: Rigging Gear Inspector (Levels I & II), Lift Director, and Critical Lift Planning.   A few months ago, LGH and ITI decided they’d join forces to offer classes at LGH’s […]

Bridgeview, IL – On Tuesday, December 1st, Lifting Gear Hire was present at the annual International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, Louisiana. The three-day event, which concluded on Thursday, December 3, 2015, brought together hundreds of attendees from across the world and provided them glorious opportunities to meet industry professionals and attend special sessions on […]

Bridgeview, IL – November 20, 2015 ¬–Lifting Gear Hire has added two rental products from AIRFLOAT®: 4-skate and 6-skate systems to uphold their promise to stock all rental centers with the most up-to-date equipment available.   Air skates move heavy loads on a cushion of air, offering 360 degrees of rotation when compared with traditional machine […]