Grow With Us
Careers at Lifting Gear UK
Join us in an innovative and inclusive environment where your ideas and contributions matter. Whether you’re solving complex challenges or ensuring smooth operations, every role at Certex is part of shaping a safer, smarter, and more dynamic future. Together, we create solutions driven by trust, teamwork, and accountability.
Why work with us?
At Lifting Gear UK, we're dedicated to creating a friendly and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive. Our focus on sustainability, digitalisation, and continuous learning helps keep our team ahead of industry innovations.
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Lifting KnowHow – Empowering our people to create safer lifting solutions.
Our Lifting KnowHow is built on the dedication and expertise of our team, who are always excited to learn and grow through ongoing training. We’re happy to foster a supportive environment where each member plays a part in creating safer lifting workplaces. This shared passion motivates us to focus on professional growth, teamwork, and delivering solutions that genuinely make a positive difference.
Safe Workplaces RaiseJob Satisfaction
As an employer, we focus on creating the optimal environment for our team to thrive. Cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture is central to our mission because when employees feel secure, their work becomes more enjoyable, leading to better results.
Inspiring colleagues fosters team spirit.
Teamwork truly lies at the heart of our success. We work alongside talented and motivated colleagues who inspire each other and learn together. Through sharing our expertise, we build a close-knit team spirit and spark innovative ideas as we grow together.
Having a role in society which makes you proud
Join a caring community making a positive global impact. Your contributions help build infrastructure and ensure safety in industries that support society. Your role ensures lifting equipment is safe, reliable, and effective. This is something to be proud of!
Opportunities to Grow As We Grow
We enjoy witnessing our team succeed! Our dedication is to support your skill development, encourage you to take on new challenges, and help you shape your career. We trust in empowering each team member to steer their own journey with us.
Part of Axel Johnson International - a Global Player with a Local Focus
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Countries
Global presence, local impact - operating in 19 countries, we bring together diverse teams across more than 100 local warehouses, service centres, and offices. Whether you’re behind the desk, on the warehouse floor, or in the field, your work makes a difference.
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Companies
We’re proud to serve clients across a variety of industries, such as renewable energy, offshore, shipping, automotive manufacturing, mining, and more. We enjoy creating tailored solutions that meet each unique challenge with care and commitment.
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Employees
With over 1,670 employees worldwide, our parent company, Axel Johnson International, offers exciting opportunities for everyone, from engineers and project professionals to hands-on technicians. Join us at our headquarters in Stockholm or in one of our manufacturing facilities across Europe and Australia.
Inclusion Index
83/100
Engagement Index
83/100
Leadership Index
81/100
We consistently track and measure various metrics to ensure we remain a great place to work. We believe that transparency is essential for improvement, which is why we share these insights to highlight our strengths and identify areas where we can do better.
Benefits of Working with Lifting Gear UK and Axel Johnson
Enhanced Family-Friendly Leave & Pay
Profit Share Scheme
We believe success should be shared. Once you’ve completed a qualifying period, you’ll be eligible to join our profit share scheme. When the business performs well and meets its targets, a portion of the profits is shared with employees, giving you a direct stake in our results and an extra boost to your overall reward.
Talent Acceleration Programme
Axinter Academy
You will have access to AxAcademy that offers tailored courses to enhance your skills, support your career growth, and empower your personal development. When you grow, so does our success.
Axel Johnson 150 Fund
As an employee within Axel Johnson group you can apply for a scholarship through a development fund that aims to inspire and promote our employees' lifelong learning and contribute to the group's long-term renewal work.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Holiday Allowance
We provide all our employees with a holiday allowance of 31 days per year, which includes Bank Holidays. This amount exceeds the standard UK entitlement by three days. Employees are welcome to take these days at any convenient time during the year, as long as they obtain approval from their immediate line manager beforehand.
Workplace Pension Scheme
All employees will be enrolled on our company pension scheme upon successful completion of a probation period. Our pension scheme operates via salary sacrifice, meaning tax and National Insurance savings for you on any contributions, and as an employer, we will also contribute a certain percentage in too.
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Sustainability
We believe that sustainability is essential for securing our future as a company. Guided by our core values and our commitment to Lifting KnowHow, we are well-positioned to drive sustainable transformation in our industry. Our primary focus areas for sustainability are our supply chain, operations, and customer offerings.
Embracing Digitalization
Lifting solutions group has created a digital development culture over time at the local company and group level. Our ambition is to be the market leader in online sales and digital transformation in the industry. Through utilizing relevant new technologies to make sure we can continue to offer world-class customer experience as well as internal efficiency.
