If you're a regular visitor to the SafetyLiftinGear website, you may have noticed a new feature on our product pages.

That's right - our vast range of lifting equipment and safety gear is now available to hire as well as to buy! This is great news if:

• Your current brief requires a specific piece of equipment that you're unlikely to use again
• Your project's budget does not allow you to purchase the necessary equipment outright
• You don't have room to store your work equipment long-term

We get a lot of enquiries from people looking to hire our products, and so, to make our equipment hire service as straightforward and as accessible as possible, SafetyLiftinGear customers can now specify products and request an equipment hire quotation through our website. Here's what to do:

1. Find the product you wish to hire. Try starting in our Lifting Equipment department, or perhaps our Height Safety section.
   
   
2. Instead of clicking 'Add to Basket' on the product page, click 'Hire Me' instead. This will add the item to your Hire Basket, which is separate from the normal shopping basket.
   
   
3. Go back to step 1 and repeat until all the products you need are in your Hire Basket.
   
   
4. Once you've found everything you need, go to the Basket page and check that everything's present and correct.
   
   
5. Click the 'Enquire' button and enter your details on the enquiry form.
   
   
6. Click 'Proceed' to send your request to the SLG team.

Once we've received your equipment hire enquiry, we'll get back to you ASAP with a quotation. After that, you'll be able to collect the specified equipment at your nearest SafetyLiftinGear depot - we have locations in Bristol, Bridgwater, Cardiff, Leeds, and both East and West London, so no matter where you're based, you shouldn't have too far to travel!

Got any questions about our equipment hire service? Contact us now!

Big news: the SafetyLiftinGear website has had a makeover! Our design has been updated, which we hope will make it easier for you to find and purchase the equipment you need, but more importantly, SafetyLiftinGear.com is now fully responsive!

This means that our website now 'responds' to the screen on which you're viewing it. If you're using a smartphone, for example, we now look like this:

This new functionality should make it significantly easier for mobile and tablet users to browse our range and place orders online. You can still shop in three different currencies (GBP, EUR or AED), and you've still got hundreds of different items to choose from - we've just made it a bit simpler for those viewing the site on small, touch-activated screens.

The other major change is the addition of a 'Hire' option. Most of our gear is now available to hire as well as to buy; this means that, when you're looking at a product on our website, you may well see this underneath the usual 'Add to Basket' button:

Clicking the 'Hire Me' button will add the product in question to your 'Hire Basket'. This new feature allows you to select as many products as you like for hire, then send an enquiry to the SafetyLifitnGear team, who will respond with a price quotation as quickly as we can.

So what are you waiting for? Click here to return to the SafetyLiftinGear homepage and try our new website for yourself; alternatively, use the following links to navigate to a specific department:

• Lifting Equipment
• Height Safety
• Material Handling
• Event Rigging
• Rope Access
• Chains & Rigging Equipment

Thanks very much to ecommerce web design specialists Designer Websites for their work on our new and improved site.

Big news: the SafetyLiftinGear website has had a makeover! Our design has been updated, which we hope will make it easier for you to find and purchase the equipment you need, but more importantly, SafetyLiftinGear.com is now fully responsive!

This means that our website now 'responds' to the screen on which you're viewing it. If you're using a smartphone, for example, we now look like this:

This new functionality should make it significantly easier for mobile and tablet users to browse our range and place orders online. You can still shop in three different currencies (GBP, EUR or AED), and you've still got hundreds of different items to choose from - we've just made it a bit simpler for those viewing the site on small, touch-activated screens.

The other major change is the addition of a 'Hire' option. Most of our gear is now available to hire as well as to buy; this means that, when you're looking at a product on our website, you may well see this underneath the usual 'Add to Basket' button:

Clicking the 'Hire Me' button will add the product in question to your 'Hire Basket'. This new feature allows you to select as many products as you like for hire, then send an enquiry to the SafetyLifitnGear team, who will respond with a price quotation as quickly as we can.

So what are you waiting for? Click here to return to the SafetyLiftinGear homepage and try our new website for yourself; alternatively, use the following links to navigate to a specific department:

• Lifting Equipment
• Height Safety
• Material Handling
• Event Rigging
• Rope Access
• Chains & Rigging Equipment

We at SafetyLiftinGear have been working in the lifting industry for decades, and this experience has helped us to become one of the leading suppliers of lifting equipment in the UK and beyond. Of course, there are lots of other companies to choose from when you're looking for lifting gear, but we firmly believe that SafetyLiftinGear is the best possible choice.

Here are five reasons why:

1) High Quality
Quality and reliability are crucial factors when it comes to lifting gear. You don't want a hoist or a sling that's going to let you down right in the middle of a job - who knows how much damage that could cause? We manufacture many of our products ourselves, so we can personally vouch for the quality of these items; products that are sourced from other suppliers (such as our Elephant hoists) have been chosen for their renowned, market-leading reliability, so no matter what you purchase from SafetyLiftinGear, you won't be disappointed.

2) Value for Money
We don't describe our lifting equipment as 'cheap', but our products do represent excellent value for money. SafetyLiftinGear's prices are as low as can be, and the outstanding average lifespan of our lifting gear ensures that you won't have to spend any additional money on replacements any time soon.

3) Buy Online or In Person
We like to be flexible, and so we offer our customers several different ways to buy. You can order directly from our website and pay online; you can place an order on the website and pick it up in person ('Click & Collect'); or you can just pop into one of our depots and make your purchase there.

4) Demonstration Videos
Have you seen SafetyLiftinGear's YouTube channel? We've uploaded loads of useful videos in the last couple of years, and they're all designed to help you get the most from our products. For example, if you're not sure how to use your new scaffold hoist or chain block, all you have to do is hop over to YouTube and let our staff walk you through it.

5) Ongoing Customer Support
Some companies stop caring about their customers as soon as the money's in the till. Not SafetyLiftinGear, though - we want to make sure that you're totally happy with our service, and there are loads of different ways to get in touch with our team if you need any help. You can telephone 0808 123 69 69, email sales@safetyliftingear.com, or message us on Twitter or Facebook.

Click here to browse our full range of high-quality lifting equipment.

We at SafetyLiftinGear have been working in the lifting industry for decades, and this experience has helped us to become one of the leading suppliers of lifting equipment in the UK and beyond. Of course, there are lots of other companies to choose from when you're looking for lifting gear, but we firmly believe that SafetyLiftinGear is the best possible choice.

Here are five reasons why:

1) High Quality
Quality and reliability are crucial factors when it comes to lifting gear. You don't want a hoist or a sling that's going to let you down right in the middle of a job - who knows how much damage that could cause? We manufacture many of our products ourselves, so we can personally vouch for the quality of these items; products that are sourced from other suppliers (such as our Elephant hoists) have been chosen for their renowned, market-leading reliability, so no matter what you purchase from SafetyLiftinGear, you won't be disappointed.

2) Value for Money
We don't describe our lifting equipment as 'cheap', but our products do represent excellent value for money. SafetyLiftinGear's prices are as low as can be, and the outstanding average lifespan of our lifting gear ensures that you won't have to spend any additional money on replacements any time soon.

3) Buy Online or In Person
We like to be flexible, and so we offer our customers several different ways to buy. You can order directly from our website and pay online; you can place an order on the website and pick it up in person ('Click & Collect'); or you can just pop into one of our depots and make your purchase there.

4) Demonstration Videos
Have you seen SafetyLiftinGear's YouTube channel? We've uploaded loads of useful videos in the last couple of years, and they're all designed to help you get the most from our products. For example, if you're not sure how to use your new scaffold hoist or chain block, all you have to do is hop over to YouTube and let our staff walk you through it.

5) Ongoing Customer Support
Some companies stop caring about their customers as soon as the money's in the till. Not SafetyLiftinGear, though - we want to make sure that you're totally happy with our service, and there are loads of different ways to get in touch with our team if you need any help. You can telephone 0808 123 69 69, email sales@safetyliftingear.com, or message us on Twitter or Facebook.

Click here to browse our full range of high-quality lifting equipment.

Here at SafetyLiftinGear, we love getting out and about and showing off our product range to anyone who might be interested. We frequently attend trade shows, and we have two coming up that will be of particular interest to anyone in or around the London area:

Safety & Health Expo

Stand N1950 | 16-18 June | ExCel London

This three-day event will feature exhibitors from across the health and safety spectrum. Our stall at the Expo will feature a variety of height safety equipment, as well as a selection of lifting and material handling products.

London Build 2015

Stand D46 | 18-19 June | The O2, London

London Build is billed as "the leading construction expo for London and the South of England". We will be present to exhibit and demonstrate our products to a multitude of representatives from the construction industry; the items on display will include our Elephant chain hoists, our LoadSurfer material lifts, and a variety of load restraint products. If you visit our stand at the London Build Expo you will receive a special show-only discount of 5% across our full range of products.

Remember, we also have a dedicated London depot where you can buy, hire, and find out more about all of our products. Call 0808 133 69 69 or email london@safetyliftingear.com for details, or visit us at the following address: Unit 14, Acorn Industrial Park, Crayford Road, London, DA1 4AL.

The SafetyLiftinGear team will be at the 2015 Royal Bath & West Show from the the 27th to the 30th of May. This event has taken place annually at the Bath & West Showground for the last 49 years (2015 is the show's 50th year at the Showground), and it really does have something for everyone - here's a small sample of what's going on later this month:

• British Cheese Awards
• British Cider Championships
• Livestock competitions
• Horticultural Village
• Sports Village
• Imagineering Fair
• Canoeing and kayaking experiences
• Falconry displays
• Rural craft demonstrations
• A huge assortment of food and drink

The show will also play host to more than 500 trade stands, where exhibitors will be showing off everything from sweets and drinks to cars and, well, lifting equipment! If you're visiting the Royal Bath & West Show next week, you'll find SafetyLiftinGear at Stand 115 - once there, you'll be able to take a close look at our extensive product range and put your questions to SLG's friendly and knowledgeable sales team.

We'll also be promoting several special offers; a variety of items will be available to purchase directly from our stand at discounted prices (don't worry if you don't want to carry your purchase home from the show - we'll be more than happy to send it to you afterwards). Here are some of the products you'll be able to buy:

• Load restraints
• Hoists
• Garden carts
• Site trolleys
• Vehicle winches
• Lifting slings

This show is truly a great day out for people of all ages, so why not come on down and say hello? Click here for ticket information and prices.