Tandem-lifting hoist for Environment Agency

Hoist & Winch Ltd recently supplied a special tandem-lifting hoist system as part of improvements to the UK’s Environment Agency flood defence assets at Taplow Weir on the Jubilee Relief Channel in Maidenhead, UK. It is an 11.6km asset that reduces flood risk to 3200 properties by diverting water from the River Thames when flows […]

07/11/2023 - 16:27 pm

Verlinde raises a glass

For nearly 15 years, Verlinde has been supplying lifting equipment to Construction Vinicole Murisaltienne to equip Burgundy wine houses. The company Construction Vinicole Murisaltienne, located in Meursault in the heart of the prestigious Burgundy vineyards, specialises in industrial trade for winegrowers. It supplies its customers with farm machinery and equipment, such as bottling tables or […]

04/10/2023 - 15:38 pm

K2 Marine Turns to Caldwell Posi-Turner for Load Rotation

After seeing the Posi-Turner in action at another boat plant, Bill Kenner, co-founder, K2 Marine, which owns BlackJack Boats and Frontier Boats, ordered a 2MP-180 Minimum Profile Posi-Turner from Caldwell’s representative, Riptide Sales and Service in Mississippi. The order took eight weeks to deliver, from customer inquiry to evaluation and qualifying, with concept drawings to […]

11/04/2023 - 15:29 pm

Cementing the benefits of specialist services

The varied and specialist services available from Hoist & Winch Ltd have benefitted a cement industry customer that was looking to replace a large rotor used in its production process. Thanks to the design, manufacturing, test, certification and installation services offered by Hoist & Winch, a cement works was able to avoid the long lead […]

03/08/2022 - 17:31 pm

Jaso contributes to paper mill modernisation

Jaso Industrial Cranes, through its distributor Fives, participated in modernising the paper mill that Canadian company Domtar has in Windsor (Quebec). Domtar is one of the leading companies in the pulp and paper industry in Canada and the US, and has paper mills and offices distributed throughout North America. Specifically, the factory in Windsor required […]

10/05/2022 - 17:22 pm

Let Hoist & Winch lift the burden

Alongside its wide portfolio of lifting and handling equipment for sale, Hoist and Winch Ltd is currently promoting its extensive know-how and experience in the hire market. The company is experienced in turnkey hire projects involving air and electric-powered hoists, overseeing installation, commissioning, testing and certification tasks as part of a complete service package that […]

01/03/2022 - 17:08 pm

Delivering lifting solutions

Delivering lifting solutionsA leading International parcel delivery service provider needed a solution to help their operatives transfer maintenance plant and tooling from the basement level to the ground floor of their facility through a roller shutter door. The only access prior to installation of the jib crane was from stairs. It was clear that any […]

14/02/2021 - 14:42 pm

Container crane improves efficiency at freight terminal

Industrial manufacturer of motors and drives, WEG has helped Nedcranes to improve the efficiency and productivity of GVT Group of Logistics’ Railport Brabant terminal. According to Inbound Logistics 2019 Global Logistics Guide, the Netherlands is one of the world’s strongest logistics hubs for global trade connections. However, with around three quarters of freight transport managed […]

18/06/2020 - 13:13 pm

EMH Crane custom engineers -40degC GE jet engine test site hoists

When EMH was contacted by Standard Aero, an international aircraft-engineering firm to help develop a unique Jet Engine Test Stand for a GE cold weather test facility; it was just another day at the office for Engineered Material Handling and its custom engineering hoist specialists. More specifically, EMH was asked to help custom design and […]

05/04/2020 - 17:51 pm

ACCO MHS partners HCSG to Provide Custom Hoist for Pulp and Paper Facility

Louisiana-based Hoist & Crane Service Group (HCSG) have partnered with ACCO Material Handling Solutions LLC to supply and install a custom 2.5-ton heavy duty wire rope hoist solution to remove waste from wells at a pulp and paper recycling facility. The Wright Work-Rated electric wire rope hoist is installed on a 42.9 ft.-long beam with […]

13/02/2020 - 13:29 pm

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