First 2017 Lift & Move USA Career Event Scheduled for Feb. 14
January 11, 2017 - The first of four Lift & Move USA career events in 2017 will be held February 14 in Tampa, FL, hosted by ALL Crane, part of the ALL Family of Companies.
The event will see as many as 450 young people from local schools and colleges converge on ALL Crane’s Tampa facility to learn first-hand about careers in the crane, rigging and specialized transport industry and to see heavy equipment at close quarters.
Lift & Move USA is a one-day event promoting careers in the industry to high school and college students and veterans.
The program was launched in 2015 by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), and industry publisher KHL Group.
A key supporter is the SC&R Foundation, which supports SC&RA members and works to address the industry labor shortage.
Kris Liptak from ALL Crane, said; “I’ve had the opportunity to grow up in the industry, making something that looks impossible a reality. Working on the biggest machines in the world, lifting entire ships out of the water, setting flag poles on top of buildings 1,000 feet in the air, and building power plants that keep lights on in our homes.
“These are all things that happen on a daily basis for our Tampa crew. People see the projects we’ve worked on and ask themselves, How do they do that? or How did that get there? We need the next generation of employees to do the things that make other people wonder, How?"
The event could help students get their first job, as Liptak explains; “ALL Crane is excited to host the next Lift & Move conference in Tampa because we want the next generation of talent to come to ALL.”