Elite Sales Announces Blue Chain Grade 100

Elite Sales, one of the US foremost importers and wholesale distributors of Wire Rope, Cable, Strand, Chain and Hardware, recently announced a new product to their line: Blue Chain Grade 100.

The biggest difference between powder coated blue (grade 100) chain and other chains is that grade 100 (powder coated blue) chain is mostly used for lifting. This chain is also typically used with clips, hoists and slings. No matter what needs to be lifted, grade 100 (powder coated blue) chain is the most common grade used for lifting due to its superior tensile properties.

Spider Adds New Competent Person Trainers

Spider, a Division of SafeWorks, LLC, announces four employees recently graduated from its “Competent Person Train the Trainer Course,” deeming them qualified to lead customers through Spider’s industry-leading Competent Person Training program.

The nationally recognized program meets the standards set forth by OSHA for the training of a competent person, and once

Gunnebo Lifting Divests Subsidiary Emirate Safety

In April of this year Gunnebo Lifting divested its Dubai based subsidiary Emirate Safety Services LLC. The company was acquired 2007 as a step in developing Gunnebo Lifting’s market in the Middle East. The new owners are “Safety Services Group LTD” established in 1993, comprising 14 companies with offices and factories in UK, Middle East, Spain and India. The group was formed to tap the vast equipment demand and services of the Middle East, Africa and India and has become one of the fasting growing material handling companies in the region.

Local 597 Chicago Pipefitters Union Partners with LGH

The Local 597 Pipefitters Union training facility in Chicago and Lifting Gear Hire Corp. (LGH) have a formed new partnership. The partnership outlines an annual rental contract pilot program which secures rigging for the Local 597 Pipefitter Union’s advanced industrial rigging classes until the end of 2012. In addition, LGH has the privilege of having their logo permanently affixed to the wall at the Local 597 Pipefitters Union training facility. The logo defines the partnership between LGH, the UA and the Local 597 Pipefitters Union while

Bridon and Heerema: Technical Innovation in Offshore Heavy Lifting Systems

When undertaking surface-based heavy lifting operations such as transferring nine thousand tonne topsides between vessels, marine contractors must be assured they can rely on their crane ropes. With daunting costs associated with every day of project downtime, operators simply cannot afford an unanticipated failure that could put their work on hold during rectification or until a new rope is delivered. Furthermore, crane ropes used in such operations are not simple consumable products that can be straightforwardly slotted into independently designed lifting systems.

Bekaert and Southern Steel Partner to Combine Their Steel Wire and Ropes Activities in South-East Asia

Bekaert, a worldwide technological and market leader in drawn steel wire products and advanced coatings, and Southern Steel Berhad (SSB), a leading Malaysian Steel Group, signed an agreement to establish a joint venture, 55% owned by Bekaert and 45% by SSB.

Talurit Expands into China

Talurit AB, the pioneering company in the field of mechanical splicing of wire rope, has recently expanded its activities in Asia, by opening the Talurit Ningbo Representative Office.  Thommy Andersson, CEO of Talurit AB explained, “It’s a step in the right direction for us and is consistent with our global plan for the Talurit Group. Expansion is a part of business growth and we have been fortunate to constantly increase in sales and demand, all over the world. Our new representative office in China will enable us to better serve the needs of our existing and prospective customers in this market.”

JD Neuhaus Supplies a Purpose Designed BOP Handling System with Reduced Profile

A purpose-designed BOP handling system comprising twin air-operated monorail hoists, with a joint lifting capacity of 200 tons has been supplied by J D Neuhaus. These hoists are a special compact design which has been developed to suit on-site operational requirements and each hoist represents a 45% reduction in the horizontal profile length compared to the JDN standard EH-100 product.

These compact hoists run in parallel on two overhead beams in excess of 22 meters in length. Both hoists incorporate two trolleys, each with a 50 ton load rating, providing a total 100 ton lift capacity per hoist.

Spider Named Key Distribution Partner for Beta Max

Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, announced today the company has been selected as a key distribution partner in the Americas for Beta Max, Inc. hoists and is named as its exclusive distributor in the Western U.S.

With 25 locations in the Americas and 65 years experience working at height, Spider has aligned its man-rated hoisting solutions with the material-hoisting capability of Beta Max, stocking rental equipment as well as sale product. Local Beta Max product service is also available.

Houston Wire & Cable Company Named One of Forbes Most Trustworthy Companies of 2012

Houston Wire & Cable Company (HWC), a leading provider of electrical and mechanical wire and cable, has been honored with Forbes’ prestigious Most Trustworthy Company Award for 2012. More than 8,000 companies traded on U.S. exchanges are reviewed by their accounting and governance score, or AGR, provided to Forbes by GovernanceMetrics International (GMI).

Fastener Expo Blows Past 650 Exhibit Spaces

The 16^th National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo scheduled for October 10-12, 2012 at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada USA is enjoying record early sales; it was reported here today by Susan A. Hurley, CEM, General Manager.

“This is our strongest start since 2008 with most of last year’s companies already under contract. We have 494 companies filling 652 booths.  We have gained many new exhibiting companies and continue to receive exhibit space applications and

Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company Recognized with SC&RA Environmental Award

Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company, Lexington, Ky., was presented the Environmental Award by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) during closing night ceremonies at the association’s Annual Conference, April 17-21, at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, Austin, Texas. As part of its commitment to “go green with increased awareness and visibility for environmental issues,” SC&RA instituted the award in 2011 to recognize a member company that has made outstanding contributions to environmental protection.

Nightime Lift at Wolf Trap Uses FIRST® High Performance Roundslings

The Wolf Trap Bridge will soon connect the two main facilities at the Wolf Creek National Park for The Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia. The Barns and Filene Center have long been separated by a narrow road with no sidewalks and had for many years been a safety concern not only for local travel but also for the roughly 500,000 visitors to the park each season in this National Capital Region. So as of August 2011 and after 8 years of working to secure funding, the project is being realized through a total of over $3.5 million released by the Federal Highway Administration.

Happy 100th Anniversary Chicago Hardware & Fixture!

Chicago Hardware & Fixture is celebrating one hundred years…and counting!  In Franklin Park, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, 2012 will be the 100^th continuous year of business for Chicago Hardware & Fixture Company.

In a small building located only a few blocks from the center of downtown Chicago, a young man named John Herbstritt, founded a company named Chicago Warehouse and Silo

SC&R Foundation Announces New Officers

During the SC&RA Annual Conference, April 17-21, at the SC&RA Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, Austin, Texas, the SC&R Foundation announced its officers for 2012-2013.  Earl Johnson III of Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc./Southern Crane will serve as President, Robert Moore of NBIS will serve as Vice President and Jim Sever of PSC Crane & Riggging will serve as Treasurer.