Find Your Lifting Answers At Liftex 2025 In Liverpool

Celebrating its 20th year at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool on 18th & 19th November, LiftEx is a must visit for anybody involved with procuring or using services and lifting equipment to support ports & maritime, offshore and logistics operations around the world. It offers the perfect opportunity for finding answers to your lifting needs while also networking with the global Lifting Industry.

The annual flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), the leading global representative body for all those involved in the Lifting Industry worldwide, is supported by RiConnect, a provider of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), as Headline Sponsor, along with sponsors Yoke and Hoist. LiftEx 2025 will build on the success of last year’s event, held in London, which was the largest and most successful ever, with a record number of end user visitors from multiple industries.

Safe practice is vital wherever lifting is performed. Those responsible for procuring lifting equipment and services in these operations will need to fully understand the risks, consequences and legal obligations, as well as filter good practice from the bad. 

Visitors to LiftEx 2025 will find ways to improve safety and best practice with advice from industry experts throughout the exhibition, as well as the LEEA team, who will share their expertise and industry insights. 

Thought leadership

To boost this important aspect of LiftEx, a new Thought Leadership Conference, which is also free to attend, will take place on Day 1 of the exhibition with speaking sessions from senior level industry speakers. Highlights include Anton van der Zalm, Vice President Corporate Research & Development at Van Beest BV, who will give a presentation titled: ‘From Surface to Seabed and Back: Innovations in Load Release and Retrieval’. As subsea operations become more complex and efficiency-driven, the technology behind load release and retrieval continues to evolve. This session explores the latest innovations in subsea installation equipment, with a focus on smarter, safer techniques for deploying and recovering loads from the seabed. It will examine advancements in ROV-operated shackles and hooks, and how these are reshaping industry standards for remote handling, reducing risk, and improving operational uptime.

Drawing from field experience, the session will offer practical insights into how new approaches to load management—from surface to seabed and back—are enhancing subsea project execution. Ideal for professionals involved in offshore operations, marine engineering and subsea logistics, this talk balances technical education with real-world application.

Also, Ollie Brown, Economist at GlobalData Plc, will discuss ‘Vertical Construction amid Evolving International Trade’. This session will cover market trends, new project developments and maritime trade dynamics and implications.

Exhibitors

In addition to the conference sessions, the show floor will be packed across both days with over 100 brands demonstrating innovations to improve productivity, efficiency and safety. These new products and services offer crucial solutions for achieving successful lifting operations. 

Register now for free at liftex25.eventreference.com