The Lifting, Industrial & Port Handling and Heavy Transport Show

5-7 October 2023

Piacenza Expo – Via Tirotti 11, Fraz. Le Mose, 29100 Piacenza (Italy)

For more information: 
Mediapoint & Exhibitions s.r.l.
Phone +39 0105704948

Corte Lambruschini, Corso Buenos Aires, 8 - 5° piano, interno 7 - 16129 Genova – Italy

25-27 september 2025

(+39) 010-5704948

WHY VISIT

The biggest European event, dedicated to the users of cranes, mobile cranes, aerial work platforms, telehandlers, forklift trucks, overhead travelling cranes, port & industrial handling equipment and heavy transport vehicles.

432

Exhibitors

18000

Visitors

15000

Square meters inside area

56000

Square meters outside area

What you can find – The categories of exhibitors at GIS

  • Truck-mounted platforms

  • Self-propelled platforms

  • Vertical mast platforms

  • Trailer and van mounted platforms

  • Truck loader cranes

  • Mobile cranes

  • Tower and self-erecting cranes

  • Gantry and portal cranes

  • Marine and port cranes

  • Reach-stackers

  • Overhead travelling cranes

  • Sideloaders

  • Forklifts

  • Telescopic handlers

  • Mini-cranes

  • Mini tracked platforms

  • Mast climbers and hoists

  • Pick-and-carry cranes

  • Hook lift equipment

  • Tail lifts

  • Removal lifts

  • Hydraulic jacks, lifting towers and strand jacks

  • Industrial handling equipment

  • Heavy haulage tractors

  • Semi-trailers, modular trailers and SPMT for heavy transport

  • Equipment for cranes, platforms, telehandlers and forklifts

  • Wire ropes, slings and lifting chains

  • Hooks, blocks and lifting accessories

  • Components for cranes, platforms, handlers and forklifts

  • Safety and protection equipment

  • AGV Automated Guided Vehicles

  • Lifting contractors heavy transport contractors

  • Rental companies

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

7

Conferences and Workshops

60

Speakers

During GIS a full programme of technical seminars and conferences  is foreseen: some of them are organised with the support of the main Italian industry associations and the most important national and international companies, which will update the participants on the latest technological and regulatory developments in the sector.

THE  AWARDS

The ITALA-Italian Terminal And Logistics Awards event was created in order to highlight the skills of Italian operators in port, intermodal and logistics terminals both in Italy and abroad, recognizing their managerial qualities and strategic importance for the national economy

The ITALPLATFORM Awards event was created to reward Italian excellence in the manufacturing of all the various types of platforms for aerial works, but also the different companies that use them to perform work at height, recognizing their technological development and professionalism, necessary for the maximum protection of the worker.

The ILTA – Italian Lifting & Transportation Awards event was designed to give visibility and raise awareness of the work of Italian companies and personalities operating in the lifting and heavy transport sectors, recognizing their professionalism, development and strategic role, a real benefit for the entire national economy.