Technician lifts industry

Anthony Grainger, a service
technician with Demag Cranes &
Components, has been awarded the
prestigious Cyril McCauley
Memorial Prize by the Lifting
Equipment Engineers’ Association
(LEEA). Anthony studied for the
LEEA’s Lifting Machines (Power)
Diploma via a correspondence
course, before sitting the
examination in April 2010. He
passed the diploma with distinction
and in the opinion of the LEEA
examination board, his paper was
the best submitted by 54 candidates
worldwide, earning him the Cyril
McCauley Memorial Prize.

Anthony received a certificate
and a commemorative plaque from
LEEA president, John Kilby, at the
organisation’s Annual General
Meeting, held at the Ricoh Arena,
Coventry, in November.

Twenty nine year old Anthony
joined Demag in 2000 as an
apprentice, before graduating to the
position of Service Technician in
April 2003. He currently works
within Demag’s North East regional
service team.