[INDUSTRY NEWS] He added: “Given the nature of our
product range, existing and prospective customers expect us to have the latest 2015 specification of ISO 9001. Further, accreditation offers them peace of mind that they are sourcing lifting and rigging equipment from a highly disciplined organization. Achieving it involved a complete review of our processes and systems, and documentation of findings in a quality management system.” Colin Naylor, managing director at
LGH, said: “LGH continues to grow and as we enter our second full year of trading our employee count has reached 25 with an additional five recruits scheduled to join in the next few months. Additional commercial vehicles have also been acquired amid ongoing investment in our rental fleet.” Naylor also pointed to the company’s
expansion into the Wienold equipment range with the acquisition of a wide range of SLK and GML counterbalanced Genie units, including the new, fully adjustable MFC 750/k mini floor crane. LGH will host this year’s LEEA Golf
Day, which takes place at Wychwood Park, Crewe, UK on Thursday 14 June. Visit the website at
www.leeagolfday.co.uk y
Straightpoint Receives DNV Approval
> Straightpoint (SP) has received a DNV GL Type Approval Certificate, acknowledging that its equipment meets the rigorous standards of the global quality assurance and risk management company for their use offshore. The certificate was issued in mid-
March and confirms that SP’s Loadlink plus, Radiolink plus, and Wirelink plus products comply with DNVGL-ST-0378, the standard for offshore and platform lifting appliances. Offshore purchasing decision makers can have even greater confidence therefore in the load cells’ performance on all vessels classed by DNV. David Ayling, director at SP, said: “We
already had 100% faith in our products’ ability to perform even in the world’s most demanding industries; that’s been proven time and again. However, what DNV [approval] does is verify to end users that our entire operation, from the smelting
of the aluminum we use to application of product on site, meets the requirements of an organization that serves to safeguard life, property, and the environment.” SP has been striving towards DNV
approval for 18 months, following the results of a questionnaire put to key partners that revealed overwhelming support for proceeding with the application. Additionally, other below-the-hook equipment suppliers—notably, spreader beam manufacturer Modulift—had also endorsed its value in competitive tenders and other situations. The approval complements SP’s
comprehensive range of ATEX and IECEx products, which meet Zone 0, 1 and 2 hazardous area classification. Ayling noted that in many cases both DNV and explosion proof status will both be applicable, especially in the oil and gas market, which is a major consumer of SP’s force measurement technologies. Through Kyle Milne, technical sales engineer, and Aaron Orsak, regional business development manager, based in offshore hotbeds in Aberdeen and Houston respectively, SP is well placed to leverage such accreditations. Ayling said: “Kyle and Aaron are reporting
back positively from their geographies and we’re now even better equipped to take the opportunities increased offshore activity might create. As BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and others proceed with projects, it’s reassuring to have a product range that, first, meets their operational criteria and, second, pre-qualifies against any likely tender specifications.” SP will raise the profile of its DNV approval at a number of trade events
throughout the year, starting with the Norwegian Society of Lifting Technology (NSLT) and Offshore Mechanical Handling Equipment Committee (OMHEC)’s 23rd International Offshore Cranes & Lifting Conference, which takes place in Milne’s hometown next month (April). There, new display banners and literature will be part of a product centric exhibit showcasing a myriad of relevant technologies, including the Loadlink plus, Radiolink plus and Wirelink plus. y
NTSB Investigation of Bridge Collapse Continues
> In a statement issued six days after the March 16th failure of a bridge under construction in Miami, Florida, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that its investigators remained at the scene of the March 16 pedestrian bridge collapse on the FIU campus, focusing on measuring and documenting the critical structures at the north end of the bridge.
Significant developments in the investigation include:
• Investigators secured a contract Tuesday to have a company remove components from the bridge that we believe warrant additional examination and testing. These components include sections of the floor, the canopy, a vertical member and a diagonal member; all from the north end of the structure. These components were in the area of where the failure occurred. In addition to these components, we obtained additional core
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