A Wire rope hoist as you may have guessed, is an electrically operated hoist that uses wire rope as its primary lifting medium, as opposed to the usual steel chain that is used. We’ve briefly touched on the benefits of wire rope below, as well as why you must never compromise on wire rope quality. Benefits […]

A Risk assessment is just one of the many things that you’ll need to think about when planning a lifting operation with hoists. Below we’ve explained a little more on this process. Planning a lifting operation No matter how big or small your lifting operation is, it should always be properly planned by a competent person. […]

Looking to purchase a brand-spanking new air hoist? Whether you choose to shop with us or not (we hope you do!), here’s 10 qualities you should expect from the buying process when it comes to buying air hoists. #1 Lightweight nature Air hoists, also known as pneumatic hoists, have the huge benefit of being much […]

Purchasing your shiny new hoist is just the first step of the process when it comes to commencing your lifting operation. One of the other factors that you need to consider carefully is hoist implementation in the setting that you’ll be using it in. The planning of a lifting operation Any lifting operation requires careful planning […]

Electric hoists run off of an electrical power supply, and you’ll find that electric hoists don’t always come with a power hoist as part of the package. Sometimes a crane setup already has a power supply which you can quickly incorporate your new hoist into, other times you’ll need to purchase the power supply first. […]

Hoists are now one of the most common pieces of equipment in many industries around the world, from construction and engineering to mining and oil & gas. While the everyday person may not be so familiar with just how extensively hoists are used, there is no doubt that they have had an impact in their […]

Scaffold Hoist Uses Scaffold hoists are one of the most popular types of hoist used in industry, and although, as their name may suggest, they are traditionally used with scaffolding, they are actually extremely versatile. Read on below for more information on scaffold hoist uses. What industries will you see scaffold hoists being used in? […]

A hoist, regardless of its shape, size or lifting capability, will work in much the same way as the rest of the pieces of lifting equipment within the hoist family. While all pieces of lifting equipment will gradually wear down over the years, there are several ways that you can increase hoist life spans, and […]

5 Hoist Videos They say that actions speak louder than words, so to help demonstrate that we thought we would put together an article with a few hoist videos from YouTube. We don’t own these videos ourselves and some are several years old, but the content and the message in the videos still stands true. Whether […]

There’s a good chance that you’ll need to use your hoist in multiple places around a worksite, or maybe even between multiple worksites. It’s important that you always move equipment safely and properly to avoid any unnecessary damages or harm to yourselves or the objects that you’re working with. Here we’ve explained a little more […]