LGH News

Bridgeview, IL – May 31, 2016 – During the annual General Assembly of the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals, Patrick Clark, the National Rental Support Manager for Lifting Gear Hire, was awarded the honor of Top Corporate Trainer Award of 2015.   Endorsed by the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP), the Top […]

Bridgeview, IL – Lifting Gear Hire’s prehistoric mascot, Gordy, made his debut appearance at the opening day game of local baseball team, the Windy City Thunderbolts, on Thursday, May 12, 2016.   During the bottom of the 7th inning, Gordy stepped out into the field in all of his Jurassic glory to give away t-shirts […]

  On May 17, 2016, Buckner Companies will be hosting to the 3rd Lift & Move USA conference at it’s facility in Graham, North Carolina.   Gold Sponsor, Lifting Gear Hire supports this one-day event, which promises to offer students and military veterans alike exciting career opportunities in the crane and specialized transportation industry.   […]

Lifting Gear Hire will be exhibiting at the Petrochemical Engineering & Construction Conference & Expo on June 7-8, 2016 in at the New Orleans Convention Center in Louisiana. The event is the premiere meeting place where project leaders meet to address challenges, and do business with key service providers. The conference is expected to draw over 700 […]

Hayes Mechanical, Inc. of Chicago, IL, was hired to install new ductwork to reverse the flow of gases going through an existing electrostatic precipitator utilizing air chain hoists, trolleys, MODULIFT® modular spreader beams and other rigging tools supplied by Lifting Gear Hire.   The project was finished on time and the unit was released back […]

Hosted by Industrial Training International (ITI), the “International Competency Assessment Board (I-CAB) Assessment” is a live webinar presented by Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) and is scheduled for live broadcast on April Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT.   The webinar will be hosted by Mike Parnell of ITI with special guests, […]

Presented by Lifting Gear Hire (LGH), Industrial Training International (ITI) will be hosting two upcoming webinars to further its goal of educating students and seasoned professionals of rigging alike across the country.   The first webinar entitled, “Knowns & Knowns: Industrial Accidents that Drifted into Failure,” will be hosted by Mike Parnell, the Technical Director […]

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has teamed up with skidding specialists, Hydra-Slide™, for a brand new co-marketing venture named, the “Let it Slide” Sweepstakes.   The prize is a free seat for the online course, RE-140 Alternative Load Handling Equipment Engineering & Applications, which is administrated and taught by the professors of the Industrial Training International […]

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 […]