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with a driven, long-term training plan. Gaylin will introduce a much wider range of rental assets locally that includes specialist equipment such as load cells, spreader beams, testing equipment, winch systems and spooling capabilities. Mike Duncan, Managing Director of Gaylin International Pte Ltd,


said: “Gaylin has the potential to be the market leader in the region with its ability to diversify from a typical rigging shop to go the extra step and provide solutions that similar companies do not have the technical support or stock levels on the ground to cope with.” Gaylin Vietnam was established in 2001 with only a two-man


marketing team before it evolved in 2007 and set up in a facility located at the commercial port of Vūng Tàu in the heart of the Bà Ria province. Prior to that, all lifting and rigging equipment were shipped from Gaylin’s headquarters. Today, it has an 11-men strong team that specialises in the


manufacture of wire rope slings and spooling services, principally to the oil and gas industry. The workshop is equipped with a 2,000t Wirop hydraulic press that can manufacture slings from 40mm to 76mm; a 1,000t press from the same manufacturer that can make slings from 3mm to 52mm diameter (both with ferrule secured eyes); and a 300t horizontal tensile testing machine, again from Wirop, that complies with verification and testing requirements of the region. Duncan said: “Typically, all slings made here at Gaylin Vietnam are


with aluminum ferrule secured eyes, however, we have seen more demand for Flemish eye type terminations, so we are tailoring our solutions and responding to these market trends. All types of wire rope terminations are manufactured in accordance with European specifications, while many of the industry’s leading global lifting gear manufacturers supply a facility that now offers a comprehensive range of equipment.” He continued: “The current downturn in the market has led to


contractors and operators alike seeking cost-effective solutions. We are able to relocate heavy rigging, plant and machinery from other locations to Vietnam in order to offer rental packages to the client, thus, reducing their needs for capital expenditure on low utilized assets.” And concluded: “Vietnam has developed with a heavy presence of


western companies that influence procedures, evident in the way yards, ports and other sites are managed, whereas South Korea and Singapore, for example, apply their own rules and regulations. Vietnam has huge drilling opportunities and I often refer to its similarities with Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan in earlier days.” y


New Operators Receive $2000 in Trade Scholarships


> Crane Tech LLC, the industry pioneer in the specialty of crane safety and training for the materials handling and construction industries, is pleased to announce the winners of the Professional Operator Development scholarship. A love of big machines, a fascination with cranes that stems from childhood, and the chance to change the future of their lives was the common thread with these three new mobile crane operators and recipients of the award. First place winner, Eric Perreault stated in his essay, “My love of


big equipment began at a young age, I have had a successful career as a welder/fabricator but want to do more for my family and becoming a crane operator is just the next logical step as far as I can see.” Eric was awarded $1,000 towards Crane Tech’s three-week program as a result of his professional demeanor, dedication to learning the skills of the trade, and above average results during both Crane Tech’s written exams


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