If you've ever been to the circus then you have probably seen acrobats swinging and leaping from a flying trapeze, but have you ever thought about all the work that happens beforehand to make those death-defying tricks possible?

Here at Safety Liftin Gear, we have a range of heavy-duty spreader beams available to hire for heavy lifting jobs.

Natalie from Insight Trans Logistics recently hired one of our spreader beams as part of a lifting operation involving a 5 tonne power substation that's destined for a high-rise development in London.

Here at Safety Liftin Gear, we supply many different types of equipment for all kinds of industries and applications – from construction and manufacturing to marine and offshore work. We recently received some fantastic photos (and glowing feedback!) from Scott at Shearwater Marine Services, who hired a Load-Master load cell to weigh a large piece of diving equipment.

When you invest in heavy-duty lifting gear, you want equipment that will stand up to repeated use and keep performing well over time. That is especially true when it comes to chain slings, which are often used in demanding environments where strength, durability and reliability are absolutely essential.

The last thing you need on a busy job site is to be held up by missing equipment. When the gear you need isn't available, work slows down – and delays can quickly escalate.

Hard hats, also known as safety helmets, are more than just important, they are crucial for protecting workers from severe head injuries and even death while working on site. At construction sites, head injuries can occur in a range of ways, but by wearing the right kind of safety helmet, workers can prevent or reduce the severity of these injuries. Keep reading this blog for more reasons why hard hats are important.

A hydraulic jack is a mechanical device that lifts heavy loads by using a small force applied to hydraulic fluid to generate a much larger lifting force. They work by pumping fluid from a reservoir into a cylinder, this builds pressure that pushes the piston up, in turn raising the heavy object.