All Under the jib articles

  • Aberdeen Web slings load tidal turbine in Scotland
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    Aberdeen Web slings load tidal turbine in Scotland

    2025-09-30T07:00:00Z

    Renewable energy firm MeyGen turned to Aberdeen Web’s round slings to help load a 210-tonne tidal turbine at a tidal energy project in Scotland, the world’s largest planned tidal stream array.

  • MultiSec and Durham Lifting design 125-tonne C-Hook
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    MultiSec and Durham Lifting design 125-tonne C-Hook

    2025-09-23T07:00:00Z

    UK-based under-the-jib firms MultiSec and Durham Lifting have designed and manufactured a 125-tonne lifting capacity C-Hook, making it one of the largest ever produced.

  • Bishop Lifting appoints Garrett as CEO
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    Bishop Lifting appoints Garrett as CEO

    2025-09-19T07:00:00Z

    USA-based lifting equipment supplier Bishop Lifting has appointed Grant Garrett as chief executive officer.

  • Bishop Lifting acquires American Rigger’s Supply
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    Bishop Lifting acquires American Rigger’s Supply

    2025-09-10T09:01:00Z

    USA-based under-the-jib equipment company Bishop Lifting has acquired American Rigger’s Supply, a sling fabrication and rigging supply firm headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas.

  • Schwab rejoins Modulift
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    Schwab rejoins Modulift

    2025-08-04T07:00:00Z

    Chris Schwab has returned to Modulift as project sales engineering manager, after nearly seven years away from the specialist equipment manufacturer.

  • LGH promotes de Gelder to finance director
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    LGH promotes de Gelder to finance director

    2025-07-21T09:28:00Z

    Niels de Gelder has been promoted to finance director at Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) & LGH Winches Europe, effective immediately.

  • LMS and Modulift select WCL in Norway 1
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    LMS and Modulift select WCL in Norway

    2025-07-10T07:00:00Z

    pewag brands Load Monitoring Systems (LMS) and Modulift have appointed Westcon Løfteteknikk (WCL) as an official distributor in Norway.

  • LEEA SE Asia Regional Council
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    LEEA Southeast Asia council inaugurated

    2025-06-25T09:30:00Z

    The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Southeast Asia regional council convened for its inaugural meeting in May, with Alex Lew of Franklin Offshore appointed as chair.

  • Modulift spreader beams used to install roof sheets
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    Modulift spreader beams used to install roof sheets

    2025-06-04T09:30:00Z

    UK-based crane hire company John Sutch Cranes has opted for Modulift lattice spreader beams to install roof sheets at Ocean Plaza Leisure Park in Southport, UK.

  • WireCo launches Durascend
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    WireCo launches Durascend

    2025-05-07T09:00:00Z

    Wire and synthetic rope specialist WireCo has launched Durascend, one of its latest rotation-resistant compacted ropes.

  • Rotrex Winches rebrands as LGH Winches
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    Rotrex Winches rebrands as LGH Winches

    2025-05-02T07:00:00Z

    UK-headquartered winch specialist Rotrex Winches has rebranded as LGH Winches across the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium, effective May 1, 2025.

  • WireCo introduces Boomfit
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    WireCo introduces Boomfit

    2025-04-23T11:05:00Z

    Wire and synthetic rope specialist WireCo has introduced Boomfit, a steel rope designed specifically for use as an adjustment rope in telescopic cranes, crawler cranes, and large tower cranes.

  • pewag - Aberdeen Web Ltd Press Release
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    pewag acquires Aberdeen Web

    2025-04-18T07:00:00Z

    pewag has acquired manufacturing partner Aberdeen Web, which makes webbing slings, round slings and ratchet systems.

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    WireCo unveils next-gen hoist rope for heavy industrial applications

    2025-04-16T09:30:00Z

    Wire and synthetic rope specialist WireCo unveiled its latest crane hoist rope at the bauma 2025 exhibition in Munich last week: the Casar Lazerlift.

  • LMS launches TS4-HK-S handset
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    LMS launches TS4-HK-S handset

    2025-04-04T07:00:00Z

    LMS by pewag has launched the TS4-HK-S, an all-in-one handset that is compatible with the full range of LMS wireless road links, has a battery life of 35 hours, and features a larger display and LED backlight.

  • Hendrik Veder Group and DSF sign merger
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    Hendrik Veder Group and DSF sign merger

    2025-03-24T14:56:00Z

    Hendrik Veder Group, a supplier of steel wire rope and synthetic rope products, and Dutch Steel Fabricators (DSF) have signed a merger following several years of collaboration.

  • Hendrik Veder Group strengthens ties with Lift-Tex
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    Hendrik Veder Group strengthens ties with Lift-Tex

    2025-03-12T10:00:00Z

    Provider of steel wire and fibre rope products to the marine, oil and gas and shipping industries, Hendrik Veder Group, has strengthened its strategic alliance with Lift-Tex, a Dutch heavy lift fibre sling manufacturing company, within the UK.

  • pewag to offer one-stop solution for UK customers
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    pewag to offer one-stop solution for UK customers

    2025-03-12T10:00:00Z

    Chain manufacturer pewag UK is joining forces with Modulift by pewag and LMS by pewag to provide its UK customers with a one-stop solution for all their lifting needs.

  • Kito Crosby to supply offshore crane sheaves for OEM
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    Kito Crosby to supply offshore crane sheaves for OEM

    2025-02-25T09:12:00Z

    Kito Crosby has secured a framework agreement with a global OEM to be the exclusive supplier of offshore crane sheaves with a safe working load (SWL) of 20-250 tonnes.

  • Modulift spreader beams used at Hinkley Point C
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    Modulift spreader beams used at Hinkley Point C

    2025-02-18T08:00:00Z

    Specialist lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift – along with MEH Alliance, a joint venture of contractors delivering cabling and pipework – is installing mechanical, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) components at Hinkley Point C, in the UK.