[INDUSTRY NEWS]


Gaylin / Rigmarine Offer William Hackett Subsea Lever Hoist


> Gaylin International Pte Ltd and Rigmarine, part of its group of companies, will stock the William Hackett second-generation SS-L5 subsea lever hoist, available in capacities from 800kg to 20t, from 10 global locations. Further, they will support the product offering with comprehensive training and after-sales service. Singapore-headquartered Gaylin, a


specialist supplier of lifting, rigging and marine equipment primarily to the oil and gas industry, also has facilities in Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, China and Indonesia. Rigmarine hubs, meanwhile, can be found at its most recently opened site in Aberdeen, in addition to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and the UAE. Mike Duncan, managing director at


Gaylin, said: “The SS-L5 is a great product in its own right, specifically designed for use in offshore and subsea operations, a key customer base for our companies. However, what creates the real customer value are the safety features of the hoist combined with our global stock and the level of training and support we offer alongside the equipment.” He added: “Across the world we have the


ability to service, repair and re-certify the subsea lever hoist, designed for multi immersion over an extended period, and other equipment, in addition to conducting world-class, approved training. We can get personnel and equipment to an offshore location with a tailored solution as soon as the support is needed.” For over two decades Rigmarine has offered


an unrivalled range of 24/7 services to clients in the ultra-demanding oil and gas sector. Since 2009 it has been operating its own training school in Azerbaijan to provide employees and clients specialist training, available 365 days per year. Ben Burgess, director of William Hackett


Lifting Products Ltd, said: “We embrace this holistic approach to application of our equipment in the oil and gas sector. The product’s life span will depend on the environment in which it is used, the frequency of use and the quality of its servicing. In partnership with Gaylin and Rigmarine, we are proud of the testing regime at our lifting center of excellence in the UK.” Burgess explained that the SS-L5 subsea


lever hoist has been through a particularly arduous testing process witnessed by DNV, a


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global provider of knowledge for managing risk, which verified that the SS-L5 type lever hoist could be safely used subsea over a 21-day single immersion and a 31-day multi immersion period. The benefits of such accreditation are


two-fold, Burgess said: “First, in terms of lifting offshore and subsea, industry best practice points towards only using a hoist that the manufacturer approves for offshore and subsea use, backed up by written guidance about its use for the said application.” Second, he continued, “The DNV testing and verification process over an extended period provides independent data which proves that the hoist not only meets current standards but exceeds them.” Two key features of the SS-L5 are its dual


anti-lock brake, which reduces rigging time whilst improving diver safety and efficiency; and performance ratio, a measure of product design and material quality, based on working load limit (WLL) divided by the unit mass. The SS-L5, with a WLL of 1,600kg and weight of 8.5kg, can lift 188 times its own mass giving it a performance ratio of 188:1. y


Redaelli is Now Officially Joining Teufelberger Corporate Family!


> Following the successful closing of this deal including the required anti-trust review process, steel wire rope specialists Teufelberger and Redaelli Tecna will start shaping their common future. Together, the two companies combined are now among the world’s three largest manufacturers of high- performance steel wire ropes. Thanks to the product portfolios perfectly complementing each other, we are now able to offer our customers a wider and more global range of services. “The merger of Redaelli Tecna and


Teufelberger has provided us with a unique expertise concerning technical wire rope solutions as well as a global presence. We are convinced that both our companies as well as our customers all over the world will benefit from the new range of services offered by Teufelberger and Redaelli which complement each other so well. Two great, powerful companies have created an outstanding corporate entity that is poised to become the world’s market leader”, Florian Teufelberger explains the merger of the two companies.


Giuliano Ambroset, CEO of Redaelli


Tecna, also is convinced of the resulting joint opportunities, too. “We are now part of a company that - just like us - possesses a vast amount of expertise when it comes to developing, manufacturing and distributing high-performance steel wire ropes. This merger gives rise to new opportunities and solutions for our customers as well as our own employees.” This new group with approximately 1,300


employees in the fiscal year 2016 generated a total turnover of Euro 240 Million. The combination from the merging of Redaelli and Teufelberger is widely characterized by the wide range of specialty wire ropes - even of larger rope diameters - capable to satisfy a variety of applications with new ropes distribution opportunities. Mainly for the activities offshore and onshore oil & gas, mining, passenger and material transportation, industrial lifting, as well as in the development and production of innovative systems for the tensostructures and for the distribution, service and technical assistance for the lifting sector. y


Crane Institute of America releases new handbook, Overhead Cranes.


> Crane Institute of America is announcing the release of a brand new handbook, Overhead Cranes. Color graphics clearly illustrate information about bridge cranes, gantry cranes, monorail systems, and underhung hoists. The handbook focuses on training requirements, pre-shift inspection, operation, hoisting personnel, and more. “This handbook is a must-have for


anyone working with overhead cranes,” says author and CIA President Jim Headley. “It is an excellent resource as a safety reference or to use as a training aid.” Crane Institute of America has more than half a million books in print. Handbooks and other materials are available in the online store at craneinstitute.com. Crane Institute of America, LLC has


trained, qualified and/or certified over 100,000 equipment operators, inspectors, supervisors, trainers and riggers since 1987. Their training, certification, products and services meet and often exceed government and industry requirements. They strive to make the lifting industry one of the safest, most liability-free work environments in existence. y


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