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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.

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