January 2017

30Jan2017

Lifting Loops: Now Available From SafetyLiftinGear!

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Here at SafetyLiftinGear, we are constantly adding to our already-wide range of lifting equipment and accessories in order to provide our customers with a truly comprehensive choice of products to suit a variety of applications.

With this in mind, we have recently expanded our selection of lifting clutches to include a brand new range of threaded lifting loops, which are available in both Metric and RD thread in sizes ranging from 12-36mm.

These lifting loops are an ideal solution for lifting precast concrete units with all types of threaded lifting inserts, making them suitable for the secure lifting of beams, staircases, structural panels and more. For strength and safety, each lifting loop is manufactured from high-grade steel wire swaged onto a steel ferrule. The loops can even be reused in future operations, subject to passing a subsequent safety check in order to ensure that no damage has occurred during the previous lift.

Potential damage can be prevented by ensuring that the Safe Working Limit of the loop is sufficiently checked before placing your order, and once again before completing your desired application. This is included in the product description of each lifting loop, noted as 'SWL', and followed by the correct limit in kilograms.

Like all of the products we provide here at SafetyLiftinGear, our lifting loops are available at highly competitive and affordable prices, without compromising on safety and reliability. Prices for our lifting loops start from just £5.50, while the most expensive loops are priced at just £17.98 (with the ability to support loads of up to 6300kg)! We also offer quantity price breaks on your order, reducing overall costs even further for those who place bulk orders with us.

To see our full selection of Metric and RD Lifting Loops, and to view their individual specifications in greater detail, click here!

27Jan2017

Heavy Duty Sack Trucks from SafetyLiftinGear.com

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Heavy Duty Sack Trucks

Sack trucks are ideal for manoeuvring goods around warehouses, construction sites, and other environments. Not only are they convenient - making heavy moving jobs as easy as a stroll around the supermarket - they're also great for preserving health and safety in the workplace. As described here, lifting and carrying heavy goods manually can be very dangerous, commonly resulting in injuries and long-term musculoskeletal disorders.

This is why it's good to keep a few heavy duty sack trucks handy for those times when carrying something by your own strength alone would put your body at risk. Here at SafetyLiftinGear.com, we have a wide range of heavy duty sack trucks available to buy and to hire - these trucks can be used to shift heavy loads in a wide range of different situations, so regardless of your requirements, we're confident that we've got you covered.

Listed below are a few of the Heavy Duty Sack Trucks that we stock here:

300kg Heavy Duty Sack Truck with Pneumatic Tyres

£37.80 (inc. VAT)

This heavy duty sack truck has sturdy pneumatic wheels, a curved push handle, and rubber strips that help to protect your goods while in motion.

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150kg Sack Truck with Solid Tyres

£25.19 (inc. VAT)

If you're looking for a cost-effective sack truck solution - a simple, no-frills truck that will get your goods from A to B without putting much of a dent in your budget - then this 150kg product is a good choice. The solid tyres and the strong tubular steel body are very sturdy indeed!

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100kg Stair Climber Sack Truck

£61.71 (inc. VAT)

This rather unusual sack truck has an ingenious design that allows it to smoothly travel up and down staircases. Very handy if your work site is spread over two or more storeys!

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Heavy-Duty Sack Truck Hire:

Many of our Sack Trucks are available to hire, so if you only need to use one for a short amount of time, we can help! Keep your eyes peeled for the 'Hire Me' button next to your chosen heavy-duty sack truck, and follow our simple on-screen instructions to get your quote!

This is just a selection of the Heavy Duty Sack Trucks that we have available here at SLG to make your heavy lifting and loving tasks as easy and safe as possible!

To view our full range of Heavy Duty Sack Trucks, simply click the button below. For more products, please visit our Material Handling Equipment department. Contact us today if you have questions.

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25Jan2017

Winch Hire: A Wide Range of Winch Products Available to Rent

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Whether you're winching a car, a boat, or something else entirely, we at SafetyLiftinGear.com stock a wide variety of winches to meet your requirements!

Most of our winches are available to rent as well as to buy. We understand that you may not need a winch all the time, and this is why we offer a comprehensive winch hire service that allows you to rent a winch for however long you need it.

Whether you need to buy or hire a winch, you'll receive the same high-quality piece of equipment that you can rely on time after time. Click here to browse our full range of high-quality winching products.

Here's a quick look at some of our most popular winching solutions:

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Battery-Powered Winches

Our battery-operated winches are capable of coping with loads weighing up to 750kg. The kit comes with everything you need, and it all fits neatly in the portable storage case provided. If you're looking for an automated winching solution that will make heavy-duty tasks look easy, look no further! Hire Now >

Wire Rope Winches

These winches use sturdy wipe rope to support and shift the load. The ropes come in a range of different lengths, and weight capacities range from 800kg to more than 5 tonnes (please be sure to check the capacity of your chosen product before placing an order). Hire Now >

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Hand Winches

If you're looking for a cost-effective, no-frills winching solution, our hand-operated winches should be perfect for your needs. Weight capacities range from 150kg to several tonnes, and the winches are specifically designed to prevent freewheeling and other accidents. Hire Now >

If you have any further questions about our winch hire options, please feel free to get in touch with SafetyLiftinGear - our friendly team of experts are always happy to help!

24Jan2017

SafetyLiftinGear at the Executive Hire Show: 8th & 9th February 2017

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It's that time of year again! The 2017 Executive Hire Show will be taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 8th and 9th of February - that's a fortnight from tomorrow!

The Executive Hire Show was launched in 2007, meaning that this prestigious national exhibition will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. It is geared towards suppliers and consumers within the tool / equipment / plant hire industry, and this year's event will feature nearly 200 different exhibitors.

The SafetyLiftinGear team have been attending EHS events for many years, and our stands are always very popular. We actually have two stands at this year's show: D80 and X32. Here are some of the products we'll be showing off:

We hope to see you there!

If you wish to attend the 2017 Executive Hire Show, you can register here.

19Jan2017

Hydraulic Products: Buy or Hire from SafetyLiftinGear.com

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We sell a terrific range of hydraulic equipment here at SafetyLiftinGear.com, to the point where we can provide a hydraulic product for practically any task you'd care to name. Here's a quick tour of our hydraulic department - most of the products listed below are available both to BUY and to HIRE, meaning that we can provide a solution for long- and short-term requirements alike.

Hydraulic Cylinder Jacks

We stock a variety of hydraulic cylinders to suit all sorts of different situations. Each one is fully tested and inspected before sale, and your cylinder's sturdy body and chrome-plated ram should last you a very long time. The cylinders are ideal for pushing / lifting, although our hollow cylinder jacks can also provide a strong pulling force. We also sell pad jacks and lock nut cylinders for customers with more specific requirements.

Hydraulic Wedge Spreaders

Our hydraulic wedge spreaders are ideal for separating tight joints (as shown in the photograph above). Far safer and smoother than using a hammer or lever!

Hydraulic Pipe Benders

If you're a plumber - or someone else who deals with pipework on a regular basis - then our hydraulic pipe benders may make your life a whole lot easier. The hydraulic action is specifically designed to enable the easy and accurate bending and manipulation of metal pipes.

Bottle Jacks

Our heavy-duty bottle jacks (with hydraulic ram action) are ideal for lifting an array of objects, from vehicles to building foundations.

Hydraulic Nut Splitters

Need to break a large nut that can no longer be turned / unscrewed? A hydraulic nut splitter will make short work of it, using hydraulic pushing power to crack nuts ranging from 8mm to 24mm in size.

Trolley Jacks

These wheeled hydraulic jacks are ideal for use in workshops and garages. Simply manoeuvre the trolley into place and use the handle to engage the lifting action!

These are just SOME of the high-quality hydraulic products we stock here at SafetyLiftinGear.com. Click here to view the full range!

13Jan2017

Wire Rope Lifting Slings to Buy or Hire

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If you're looking for a reliable, high-quality lifting solution, SafetyLiftinGear's wire rope slings are perfect for a huge variety of demanding tasks. Capable of supporting even extremely heavy loads, our galvanised wire rope lifting slings are available to buy and to hire, making them a great choice for short- and long-term requirements alike.

The above photograph shows our wire rope lifting slings being used to construct a brand new railway line connecting Manchester Victoria to Manchester Piccadilly. This is just one of the many high-profile projects in which our lifting slings have been used recently; another example would be the expansion of Manchester City FC's Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2015.

Why use SafetyLiftinGear's wire rope slings?

We at SafetyLiftinGear consider ourselves to be the UK's leading experts on heavy lifting equipment, and we've got four decades of industry experience (plus countless reviews from happy customers) to back that claim up. Here are a few reasons to order your wire rope lifting slings from us:

Each sling is made from galvanised wire rope that's extremely strong and resilient.
Our prices are extremely competitive, as are our hire rates.
We have a wide range of slings to choose from, with weight load limits ranging from 400kg to 5.7 tonnes.
Each wire rope sling comes in a variety of different lengths (usually ranging from 1 to 10 metres).

Still not convinced? Here's some of the feedback we've received from customers who bought or hired wire rope lifting slings from SafetyLiftinGear in the past:

"Delivered well on time and does the job perfectly" - Tom from Scotland

"Excellent value for money, will use again" - Ricky from Stevenage

"I use slings for recovery purposes and it's value for the money, thank you" - Gopan from Harrow

"Great next day service on wire rope slings, delivered direct to site as needed" - Novatec Engineering Ltd in Kent

We can provide a wire rope lifting sling to meet practically any set of requirements - click here to browse our range.

06Jan2017

Equipment Lanyards for Stage Rigging Professionals

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Working as a rigger in the live entertainment industry often means working at height. Whether they're setting up lighting rigs, building stage sets, or dismantling everything after the show has finished, event rigging professionals spend a lot of time far above the ground.

This means that height safety is naturally a very important consideration in this line of work. Riggers routinely rely on safety harnesses and other types of fall prevention equipment while working - after all, a single slip can result in severe injury or even death when you're that high up, so it's important to have these safety measures in place.

But it's not just the workers themselves who are at risk of falling. If you were to drop a tool - such as a spanner or a torch - from the top of a very tall lighting rig, the dropped item could well cause a lot of damage upon reaching the ground (especially if someone happened to be standing in its way).

How to prevent tools from falling

However, just as a rigger will usually wear a harness when working at height, there are products you can buy to protect your tools and equipment from falls as well. Here at SafetyLiftinGear, we stock a wide range of equipment lanyards that can be used to attach all kinds of different tools to your person when working at height.

Most of our equipment lanyards are compatible with a wide range of tools (such as spanners, hammers, screwdrivers, et cetera). However, some of the products in our tool lanyard range are specifically designed for one tool in particular:

Tape Measure Trap (for tape measures)
Power Tool Trap (for drills and other power tools)
Helmet Lanyard (for hardhats / helmets)

Not only do our equipment lanyards make the workplace a safer environment for everyone, they are also very handy - it's very inconvenient when you're working at height and you have to stop and go down to fetch the spanner you just dropped!

Click here to browse our full range of tool lanyards >

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