LGH News

For nearly a decade, Janine Sijan has been trying to relocate her brother’s F4-C Phantom from across the Mitchell International Airport, a jet that famously flew during the Vietnam War, and now, finally, Janine’s dream has come true.   While on a flight over North Vietnam, Captain Lance Sijan was forced to eject from his […]

In honor of a successful and prosperous 2016, President of Lifting Gear Hire, Tony Fiscelli, would like to take a moment to acknowledge the challenges that this year has presented and to thank our customers for their continued patronage.   [span6][/span6] [span6][/span6]  

Exactly 10 years after Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) sold the UK arm to Speedy Hire, LGH has officially resumed operations in the United Kingdom during the Fall of 2016. LGH originally began operations in the UK in the 1970s, founded by Bill Parkinson, now led by Chairman Ian Parkinson. In 1990, LGH opened a branch […]

Recently, Lifting Gear Hire has relocated their Minnesota rental center to accommodate more equipment and easier access.   Originally opened on August 2, 2010, the rental center has consistently added new equipment to keep up with customer demands. In order to continue to provide customers with the safest and most up-to-date equipment available, the rental center is […]

Instead of expanding the original location to include a neighboring facility, Lifting Gear Hire has decided to relocate our Philadelphia rental center entirely to accommodate our new equipment items and ever-increasing rental fleet.   The rental center is still located in Bensalem, PA, but now its just down the street from it’s original address. The […]

LGH recently added new rental items to it’s inventory stock including new a brand new item called Collector Rings with a 150 ton rated capacity and a weight of 2,500 pounds. These 16-point Crown Collector Rings were made exclusively for LGH and comes with slings and shackles readily attached. Typical applications would include jobs that […]

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 […]

LGH 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 winch-to-boom line […]

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 […]