LGH extends range of heavy-lift equipment

UK-based lifting equipment hire specialist LGH has reported new investment to support higher-capacity, precision-engineered lifting solutions.

To date, the company has purchased equipment for rigging, skidding, hydraulic lifting and load measurement applications, areas where project complexity, load size and safety are of critical importance.

LGH has purchased new shackles from Green Pin (Photo: LGH Europe)

Andy Mault, CEO at LGH Europe, said: “Our investment strategy is driven by what our customers are facing on the ground: heavier loads, tighter tolerances and more complex engineered lifting requirements.

“The latest additions are not standard rental market items, they are specialist, high‑capacity tools designed for projects where technical knowledge, experience and the right equipment are critical.”

Additions to the available range include the 400t/800t Holmatro skidding system. This can move very heavy assets in restricted headroom locations where it’s impractical to use a crane. Typical applications include transformer relocation and machinery installation.

The investment also covers 800t and 1000t GreenPin shackles, to enhance the capability of the 1500t MegaMod spreader beam. This offers the capacity for offshore operations, heavy onshore lifts and load-testing programmes.

Also new to the lineup are 520t Enerpac cylinders, used in heavy engineering works, and also 500t Crosby Straightpoint load shackles for load measurement.