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KENC Engineering has been awarded a contract from an international marine contractor to design and build a Flange Mounted Upending Tool (FMUT). The FMUT will be deployed on a jack-up vessel and used for various upcoming projects. KENC was asked to develop a versatile tool that can assist in the upending, down ending, and lifting […]

Ox Worldwide’s tilting coil tong allows coils to be grabbed, both in the horizontal and vertical axis position and to flip them while hanging safely without requiring any additional element such as a floor coil turner, which are large and not easy to move). In addition, the coil can be transported in suspension and deposited […]

Notus Contract Lifting has over 60 years’ combined experience delivering contract lifting solutions. The company specialises in ensuring that lifting requirements are executed safely and in line with a project’s operational and commercial demands. As a fully independent business, Notus can offer each customer a completely unbiased, evidence-based technical proposal, meaning the correct equipment is […]

Codipro, the Luxembourg specialist of swivel lifting rings, has launched a new website www.codipro.net Based on the feedback of its customers and distributors, Codipro has completely redesigned its website, which is currently one of the essential avenues for  marketing its swivel lifting rings. The products are now categorised in a more targeted way so that […]

Over the last few months, Modulift, the lifting equipment specialist based in Poole, Dorset, UK, has seen a larger demand for its Modulift spreader beam range in the modular buildings market. The modular building market has been steadily increasing over the last ten years with a number of companies offering modular solutions both in the […]

Turning parts or rotating heavy loads is often an unwieldy, dangerous operations that involves significant risks. In the case of incorrect turning manoeuvres, the risk of accidents is high. If the load falls, the workpiece can be damaged and, in the worst case, it can also lead to personal injury. The load turning device  RotOx […]

Verton has appointed Welgro as its first distributor in South Africa. The partnership means that Welgro’s clients will be able to safely improve their productivity and bottom line by using Verton’s remote-controlled load-management system. Welgro was founded in 1986 and specialises in supporting large Tier 1 companies in the mining, engineering, industrial and agricultural sectors. […]

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has been named a UK distributor of Verton’s load orientation products. Verton is an innovative technology firm and inventor of the world’s first remote-controlled load orientation system, which makes taglines obsolete, removing the need for workers to be near moving or suspended loads. It is focused on providing scalable […]

The Crosby Group’s Cor de Kruijf changed the way lifting clamps are used forever – but it was a team effort, he insists.   Cor de Kruijf, also known as Mr IP, recently retired after more than four decades in the industry, the majority of which was spent at The Crosby Group. His legacy is […]

Modulift, has added a new product to its portfolio, which is specifically designed for three-point lifts and is suitable for circular lifts. The TriMOD, designed by Modulift’s in-house engineering team and manufactured in its factory in Poole, Dorset, UK, is a triangular frame, designed for three-point lifts. The frame can be extended for six-point lifts […]