The 2025 Lifting Awards entries are now open to all relevant lifting equipment companies and individuals
What are the benefits of entering the Lifting Awards?
• Entering and winning the Lifting Awards demonstrates to your customers that your business is at the top of its game. This will significantly enhance customer retention and loyalty, as customers are always keen to stick with companies that are perceived to be doing well.
• Winning an award or even making the shortlist will give you a more vital positioning against your competitors and increase credibility. Who is your audience more likely to use if you’re THE award-winning business in your sector?
• Recognition at the Lifting Awards boosts morale and helps employees focus on their work purpose. Knowing they have contributed to winning an award is an excellent motivator for continuing to perform for your company.
• The awards are FREE to enter. Suppose your company, project or product is lucky enough to make the hotly contested shortlist or even win an award. In that case, you'll immediately benefit from the precious publicity before and after the event through print, email and social media, as well as on the night of the awards ceremony.
• Winning one of the Lifting Award categories can lead to new contracts, identify new supply channels, and help break into new markets.
• Comments from the experienced panel of judges from within the industry about why you won can be used as quotes in press releases, and add the award logo to your website and other marketing materials.
• Your entry may be published in Lifting Africa magazine after the awards ceremony at the managing editor's discretion as a case study, giving your company additional exposure.
What are the categories I can enter?
• Apprentice / Technician of the Year Award
• Excellence in Engineering
• Excellence in People Development
• Environment Award
• Industry Leader Award
• Innovation in Service Award
• Innovation Award (Manufacturer Product Innovation of the Year)
• Project of the Year
• Rising Star Award
• Safety and Training Award
• Services to the Lifting Industry / Lifetime Achievement Award
To enter the awards or to enquire about sponsorship packages, visit www.liftingawards.co.za