David Cormack commenced his two-year tenure as the brand new Chair of the Board at LEEA on 1 January 2026, taking on the function from Oliver Auston. Serving as Vice Chair alongside Auston for the final two years, he has additionally been a member of LEEA’s Technical Committee.
On taking over the brand new place, Cormack mentioned: “I wish to thank Oliver Auston for his super work within the function of Chair of the Board. Throughout this time, LEEA has made nice strides ahead in supporting its members and elevating requirements within the Lifting Business. I sit up for serving to LEEA proceed this progress as we embark on the subsequent thrilling stage of our growth, with extra members all over the world becoming a member of our gold commonplace and a brand new member evaluation geared to making sure excellence is maintained.”
He continued: “A very necessary step on this subsequent part is the introduction of LEEA’s new end-user grade of membership. By instantly participating organisations that personal, procure and function lifting tools, LEEA is strengthening its means to affect security and greatest apply at each level within the lifting lifecycle. This evolution displays the realities of a contemporary, international business and ensures that these with final accountability for lifting operations are aligned with the identical excessive requirements, steering and training that underpin our current membership. It’s a vital growth for the business and a vital enabler of LEEA’s imaginative and prescient to lift requirements worldwide by training, affect and management.”
Cormack has spent his complete profession within the Lifting Business, having began as an apprentice with Coubro & Scrutton – a founder member and eager supporter of the Chain Testers Affiliation, which developed into LEEA. Gaining a broad vary of engineering abilities, from machining and welding to design work, Cormack rose to grow to be Marine Gross sales Supervisor. He mentioned: “LEEA was all the time held in nice respect at Coubro & Scrutton and after I began my very own firm I regarded it as necessary that we grow to be a LEEA member.”
That firm is Delphini, based by Cormack in 2001 to fabricate lifting, securing and entry merchandise primarily for the marine sector, in addition to producing specialist structural steelwork. It exports to ship homeowners, brokers and port operators worldwide.
Cormack concluded: “It will be significant that LEEA retains tempo with a altering world, whereas persevering with to lift requirements and encourage protected apply. I can be working carefully with the Board and the LEEA management crew to make sure we keep assist for our members, champion the worldwide Lifting Business and proceed our evolution and progress.”
