BELOW THE HOOK Ӏ SECTOR REPORT
solutions at a project site in
California, USA. In the 'Marketplace' at Vertikal
Days, Southampton, UK-based load monitoring specialist Dynamic Load Monitoring (DLM) was celebrating its 30th anniversary. The company started by supplying subsea load pins to the offshore cable laying industry, with tensile and compressive load cells becoming in demand from local and national lifting companies. Growth overseas dovetailed with expansion of calibration services as, over time, DLM expanded into electronics. “We still work in the same
industries but have expanded and improved our product offerings and scope of our supply internationally,” said Martin Halford, managing director. “We are constantly innovating and looking at how our products can be better. We want to totally digitise the company and all its processes, and in the next three years we want to go paperless. We also want to position ourselves as the prominent load cell manufacturer in the lifting industry and continue to be known for offering custom solutions to clients’ requirements. Longer term, we aim to be the key equipment supplier to the offshore cable lay industry and be able to offer a complete package to clients ahead of projects. “We will likely also need to
expand both domestically and internationally, with nearly half of our current business already being generated overseas.”
In conclusion, it seems that the constant, unchanging value of safety and efficiency in lifting operations have provided a springboard for innovation and evolution. The longevity, innovation and expansion of manufacturing facilities noted in this feature pays testament to the success of this.
32 CRANES TODAY
crosby relocates production facility for growth
The Crosby Group has relocated production of its Crosby Straightpoint load monitoring equipment and Crosby BlokCam and crane camera systems to a larger, state-of-the-art facility. The new production facility is in Waterlooville, Hampshire, a short distance from its previous location in Havant. The Crosby Group says the expanded space will provide additional capacity to meet the increasing current demand for its Straightpoint and BlokCam products as well as allow for future growth.
rSS Chain Blocks for iconic London venue
Structural steelwork design and installation company BHC is using two 30t capacity chain blocks supplied by Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) for a central London construction project. The RSS-branded chain blocks are working in tandem with synthetic roundslings of the same
capacity to vertically lift a main truss beam, as BHC fulfi lled a scope of work to an iconic venue that hosts trade shows, sport, and music events. RSS says the chain blocks also drew much attention, given their relatively uncommon utilisation in such applications, especially in such an urban setting. BHC was formed in 1992 with the capacity to fabricate 30t of structural steel per week; today, it
can process 800t of such steel per week and services the agricultural, commercial, education, oil and gas, health, industrial, and power sectors daily. Its facilities and plant are in a recently extended 55-acre site, including a 7.4-acre (approx. 30,000-square metre) manufacturing hub.
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