Global Lifting Awareness Day 2026

15 April 2026  

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled the latest Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) for Thursday 2 July 2026. This year’s theme is: ‘Not all lifting equipment is created equal.

The seventh staging of the event, powered by LEEA, its members and supporting industry stakeholders, will culminate in publication of a guidance document that procurement professionals can use to source lifting equipment

GLAD is a widely celebrated day where manufacturers, suppliers and end users are among those that share material that promotes safe and high quality load lifting. Social media posts, videos, articles, and in-person activity will again be bound together by the hashtag, #GLAD2026