All Below the Hook Articles

A new way of installing wind turbine components
Huisman and Siemens Gamesa have a new solution for controlled turbine assembly
Load control is vital for crane safety
Jeff Donaldson discusses why it’s time to create a safer rigging work environment using technology.
River Associates acquires I&I Sling and Slingmax
Each company will continue to operate autonomously across all 50 states, Canada and other countries.
How are below the hook devices improving lifting safety?
New rigging products designed to aid lifting projects
A guide to demystifying pressure profiles
Stay safe by understanding how pressures imposed by crawler crane tracks vary in use and depend on many factors.
Modulift beams on Liftek load test
2,420 tonne load test completed in Dubai, UAE
Taking a closer look at self-locking hooks
Self-locking hooks, also known as safety hooks, have changed the lifting industry, but their use has yet to become universal.
What are the latest below-the-hook products?
Below-the-hook solutions can be complex. ACT rounds up below-the-hook news and products.
A guide to spreader beam application and construction
Matt Kral discusses the nine things you may have forgotten about spreader beams.
A1A Software releases new planning tools
Rigging Designer and Sketch Pad have been added to the A1A Product Suite application. 
How to choose the right rigging gear for your project
Pat Clark discusses all the subtleties of job planning and renting rigging gear. 
Modulift appoints German stock partner
The company has appointed one of the largest rental companies in the lifting industry
Modulift opens CZ warehouse
The new facility will offer its customers in mainland Europe a next day delivery service
Lifting Gear sold to Axel
The UK-based company will be sold to the lifting solutions arm of Axel Johnson International
Crosby acquires Airpes
The Crosby Group has acquired the Spanish lifting and weighing equipment company to expand its technology solutions portfolio
Spreader beam completes first lift
UK-based Modulift’s new MOD 1100/2000 tonne spreader beam has been used in Dover for its first lift
Why below the hook equipment maximises safety and efficiency
Below the hook lifting devices help ensure safe and reliable load transport, reducing the risk to equipment and workers, especially when moving unusual sizes and shapes or heavy loads
LES appoints Botswana distribution partner
The partnership will help sell the Lifting Equipment Store (LES) product range to large companies, including Botswana mines
Crosby clamps designed to avoid wind component damage
Wind component marring minimised with Crosby vertical and horizontal lifting clamps, the company claims
Jumbo uses Lankhorst heavy lift slings for Yunlin offshore wind project
80 transition pieces lifted by Jumbo from heavy lift vessel in the Taiwan Strait using heavy lift slings from Lankhorst
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