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Welcome to Lifting Gear Direct where we supply a wide range of high quality lifting gear for almost any application, at extremely competitive prices including Jib Cranes, Scaffold Hoists, Electric Hoists and Manual Chain Hoists.

At Lifting Gear Direct we pride ourselves on our expertise in this specialist area, and have many years of experience in providing all types of lifting gear to many different trades and industries. We not only offer quality lifting gear but also professional and friendly advice when you need it.

Our in-house workshops guarantee quick repairs and servicing on all your lifting gear, which are fully tested and certified by experienced engineers.

  • Lifting Gear

  • Electric Hoist

  • Jib Cranes

We can supply lifting gear ranging from the smaller items such as eye bolts and shackles, through chain blocks, slings of all types, lifting magnets and beam clamps, on to a manual hoist and an electric hoist, a scaffold hoist and an air hoist and finally our larger lifting gear products such as Jib cranes, A-frame gantries and overhead cranes (manufactured in our own factory), and many more lifting gear products, please take a look at our products, and if you can't find what you are looking for then give us a call, we can usually help.

Here at Lifting Gear Direct we can supply new quality chain electric hoists with capacities ranging from 125kg up to 10000kg and wire rope electric hoists from 1000kg up to 40000kg. We can supply an electric hoist with various features, such as single or double falls of chain, single or dual speed etc. We also offer servicing and repairs on all electric hoists by our skilled engineers. We can also often supply a reconditioned electric hoist at a fraction of the cost of a new one. Interested? Call our sales team for further information.

Lifting Gear Direct can supply and fit a wide range of Jib cranes with capacities from 50kg up to 5 tonne, all of which are manufactured in our own factory by experienced team. We can manufacture a Jib Crane that can be floor or foundation mounted, wall mounted, or cantilevered, to suit your specification. Foundation mounted jib cranes have higher load ratings than wall mounted jib cranes, and cantilevered jib cranes can have full or partial rotation.

Latest News


Beam Clamps - Safe Usage
posted Thursday 26th January 2012
This post provides some useful guidelines regarding the safe use of beam clamps, in accordance with section 6 of the health...

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BEAM CLAMPS
posted Thursday 19th January 2012
This news page looks at beam clamps, what they are, and how they are used. A beam clamp does exactly what its name implies,...

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Why Use An Electric Hoist?
posted Thursday 12th January 2012
Here we look at the benefits of using an electric hoist. So why should you choose to use an electric hoist? Simply put,...

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Electric Hoists, What are They, How Do They Work and Where are they used.
posted Thursday 5th January 2012
This news page answers a few basic questions about electric hoists. So what is an electric hoist, An electric hoist is an...

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Chain blocks
posted Thursday 22nd December 2011
This post looks at some properties and uses of a chain block A chain block may also be referred to as a manual chain hoist,...

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Jib Crane Safety
posted Thursday 15th December 2011
Lifting Gear Direct offers complete testing and inspection services for all your lifting equipment, which should be carried...

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