All Below the Hook Articles

A construction materials supplier in the UK chose a Fassi crane mounted on a Volvo truck as the company’s first acquisition of a brand new vehicle

Spreader beam manufacturer Modulift has made available a new step-by-step training video on how to construct a spreader beam correctly

As the vital link between the crane and the load, below the hook equipment is safety critical. Laura Hatton reports

Derrick Deakins has been appointed president of lifting provider Bishop Lifting Products in the USA

Bridon International, a manufacturer of steel wire and fibre ropes, has launched a partnership with Kanoo Machinery, a distributor of crane and industrial lifting products in the Middle East

NPM Capital has acquired a 25 % interest in FibreMax, a manufacturer of lightweight polymer fibre cables and slings for the lifting, offshore and construction industries

Spreader beam manufacturer Modulift supplied equipment to lift a Rolls-Royce gas turbine for a new Royal Navy aircraft carrier in the UK

International lifting gear specialist Modulift Group, has issued a safety warning regarding the use of counterfeit spreader beam elements

Modulift has designed and manufactured a lifting rig to assemble Repower's 5 MW wind turbines for Harland and Wolff Heavy industries in Northern Ireland

A new test bench installed in Denmark allows Certex customers to test lifting equipment to more than 1,000 tonnes

Netherlands-based FibreMax has adapted the use of man-made fibres to produce pendants for cranes, which, it says, will revolutionize the heavy lift industry

Modulift has expanded its range following requests for spreader systems that can carry 100 m components

Lifting and safety equipment distributor Certex UK is launching its own range of slings at the company's new manufacturing facility in Montrose, Scotland

As demand increases for lifting equipment with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) approval, Modulift has completed its second bespoke spreader system with full certification

Terry Young, president of Construction Safety Experts, in the US, discusses identification, inspection and removal criteria for wire rope slings

The synthetic sling is an increasingly popular lifting tool. Euan Youdale speaks to Mike Riggs, director of training at US sling manufacturer Slingmax, about the safety issues surrounding the industry and its future

Compressed air equipment company Atlas Copco has bought Modulift spreaders to help in the transport of its products

The new Modular Spreader Beam available from Construction Lifters, a division of the Caldwell Group, is adjustable, durable, lightweight and versatile, allowing quick and easy assembly, according to the company.

Faster, safer, easier - those are three of the goals for crane operators performing heavy lifting, says Jorn Boesten, industrial market segment manager at sling manufacturer DSM Dyneema in the Netherlands. Boesten explains how round slings made with ultra-strong polyethylene fibre are boosting performance and lowering system costs