spreader beams

A leader in offsite manufacturing says it has improved efficiency and safety in its factory after investing in bespoke lifting products from Britlift. McAvoy is a UK and Ireland market leader in the precision manufacture and delivery of temporary and permanent modular buildings. The company wanted a more effective method of lifting its floor and […]

Specialist lifting manufacturer Modulift, together with RSG Rentals and Keltbray Lifting, has facilitated a challenging lift in central London with just 2cm headroom to spare. A Modulift Multi-Point Lifting Beam was used to lift an 8t precast section under an existing façade retention structure. With only 48 hours to get the necessary equipment on site, […]

Japan-based lifting gear supplier, Nakamura Industry Co Ltd and its customer have successfully lifted an EMU3000 train using Modulift spreader beams at Hualien Port in Taiwan. Below-the-hook, Nakamura’s customer employed two MOD 34 spreader beams at a span of 3.5m, providing four lifting points underneath the train to evenly distribute the weight. The two spreader […]

Below-the-hook lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift is responding to continued growth in the Asian market with the recent appointment of Yeong Shin as their stock-holding partner in Taiwan. The strategic alliance between Modulift and Yeong Shin marks a significant milestone for both companies as they meet the growing demand for readily available DNV Type Approved Spreader […]

Below-the-hook lifting manufacturer Modulift is joining the #GLAD2023 movement with a safety-focused photo competition on social media, along with advice and tips for the safe assembly of spreader beams. The company is committed to promoting the importance of lifting safety and is inviting its customers and followers to join in the effort. The #GLAD2023 movement […]

The Caldwell Group Inc is manufacturing the spreader beam component of Vita Inclinata Technologies Inc.’s load navigator system. The propulsion (fan) driven product is a remotely operated, suspended load system that allows crane operation crews to precisely (to one degree) control and orient loads without guylines or being in the critical path of the load. […]

Japanese-based lifting gear company, Nakamura Industry Co. Ltd. and their customer have successfully lifted a 21t fire truck using Modulift spreader beams from a port in Tokyo to a nearby island. Below-the-hook, Nakamura’s customer employed three Modulift spreader beams; one MOD 34 at a span of 6.5m attached using wire rope slings to the crane […]

Manufacturer of modular spreader beams , Modulift, has appointed Lifting Gear Hire (LGH), a large lifting equipment hire company, as a stock holding partner in Germany. As the European market grows, the demand for Modulift’s range of modular DNV Type Approved spreader beams off the shelf has risen. LGH will now hold stock of Modulift’s […]

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd (RSS) has been delivering spreader beams, slings, shackles, and related Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) inspections to the project for almost a year, as work at the undisclosed site continues. Ron Harrison, regional manager, Rotherham (UK) depot at RSS, says, “We provide the lifting gear, and they […]

Dorian, one of Dunkirk’s little ships, has been in restoration in Southampton, UK, since 2011. With the work now complete, the ship, which weighs 9.7t, was lifted back into the sea and is now ready to attend the Return of Dunkirk, an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Dynamo in May 2020. A […]