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A beam trolley is used to suspend a hoist from an overhead beam, enabling it to travel up and down the beam with ease. They are mainly used in industries where heavy loads need to be transported from one side of a warehouse to another whilst simultan...

Why choose an aluminium gantry crane over a standard steel mobile gantry crane? We’ve listed the main benefits and differences here.What is aluminium?To briefly cover the basics, aluminium is a metal. Steel is the most commonly used metal, but alumin...

Wire rope can be used in many different ways, in a lifting operation for example, equipment will typically be comprised of a crane, a hoist, and probably multiple types of loose lifting tackle. While the cranes and the hoists can vary greatly in...

Lifting equipment is used in a whole range of industries, from construction to engineering and shipping to mining. Regardless of the sector that it is being used within or the purpose it is being used for, it will be subject to a high degree of stres...

For anyone operating lifting equipment, which can be in a whole range of industries, lifting safety will be at the forefront of your minds. Whether it’s huge industrial operations, or it’s just small one-time jobs, proper precautions and safety measu...

With any lifting operation, there are many things that you need to think about and to consider. There are often dozens of moving parts and pieces involved, and there can be several factors involved with the planning of said operation. One factor that...

We have a range of high quality winches here at Lifting Gear Direct. As with many of the categories of products that we stock, we have a number of different items, each offering their own benefits and unique features. For that reason, here we have la...

Those operating within the lifting gear industry will find that working at height is often a common task that must be performed. Perhaps it’s at great towering heights on large construction projects, or maybe it’s just a few metres off the ground.Reg...

Lifting slings are one of the many types of lifting equipment products that we offer here at Lifting Gear Direct. As you can see from our site, we have 13 different categories of lifting equipment alone, so you’d be forgiven for sometimes wondering w...

Hoists and hoisting equipment make up one of the largest categories of our lifting equipment. Within this fairly large category are sub-categories, with dozens of items and gear included. For this reason, it can often be hard filtering down between t...