Hoist UK to Open New Facilities

January 10th, 2012

In an unprecedented and in what some might feel a daring move, Hoist UK has decided not to exhibit at any of the national or international trade shows this year. Instead they have decided to open a demonstration room and teaching facility at their new premises on the Wirral.

“We feel that our clients deserve to be given the time to thoroughly understand our products and services” says Tony Dickson, Director of Hoist UK. “This new facility will allow a lot more one to one time to be spent with our clients than we could ever get at trade shows, and let them get a working knowledge and understanding of our products and our team so that they can be confident in what they are specifying or buying” he adds.

The demonstration room will house the full range of HUK products, as well as products from our partners JR Clancy, Niscon Inc. and Verlinde, all of which will be installed and fully functional including some motion control products and a 3d flying rig.

The Hoist UK technical team will be on hand to talk through the operation and benefits of the equipment whereby the visitors will have the time to acquire all the information and if they are so disposed get the full “hands on” experience of the equipment.

In addition to the demonstration room, Hoist UK will offer full technical training packages in the lecture room on hoists, winches, control and a full range of truss and lifting equipment. The training courses are aimed at technicians, users and equipment specifiers alike and will provide a good overall knowledge of theoretical and practical disciplines.

Fellow Director Paul Jordan says “We are very excited about this move, we hope that our open approach to training in the form of motor, control and truss schools and having fully functional equipment readily available will allow people to fully understand what can be done, what is available and how lifting operations can be completed safely and economically”.

Although all visits will have to be scheduled through Louise Dickson, Hoist UK will offer a virtually open invitation to the training and demonstration rooms to all their industry colleagues when the facility opens in March 2012, they hope that everyone will feel welcome, hardened industry professionals, people new to the industry and students alike. “Obviously there will be times when there are formal training sessions being held but we hope to see as many people as possible, just let us have some notice before coming so we can get the tea and biscuits in” says Louise.

For more information on training courses and dates or to arrange a visit please contact our training team on: training@hoistuk.com or +44 (0)151 334 7682.

For further information visit: http://hoistuk.com/ or contact: info@hoistuk.com

Remember: Safety Above All

 

Computer and Email Maintenance

December 20th, 2011

Hoist UK will be closing for Christmas on Friday 23rd December 2011, and will return on Tuesday 3rd January 2012.

During this period, and throughout the first week of January, our server will be undergoing maintenance work and we may have some disruption to services during this time period.

If you suspect that your email or enquiry has not reached us, please do not hesitate to contact us via telephone or fax.

In the meantime, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very merry Christmas, and a happy new year from the Hoist UK Team

Remember: Safety Above All

Hoist UK Announce New Partnership With D2Cranes

November 11th, 2011

Hoist UK are pleased to announce an exclusive distributorship of the D2cranes range of cleanroom hoists, crane components and lifting equipment for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

In the current era of intense competition, companies are constantly under pressure to develop new and innovative products in shorter time cycles, at lower cost and with ever higher quality, so the use of clean room environments within this manufacturing sector are becoming more prevalent.

D2cranes are dedicated to the development and manufacture of innovative, safe, clean and efficient hoists, with Hoist UK integrating these products into their designs to provide a complete lifting solution for the customer.

Hoist UK director, Paul Jordan comments: “This new range of hoists, cranes and lifting structures are suitable for all cleanroom environments from the food industry to the semi-conductor industry and our products cover all cleanroom applications. Because of the stringent specifications required for cleanroom environments we do not recommend the use of modified standard industrial equipment, and the products offered through Hoist UK have been designed specifically for cleanroom use by D2cranes”.

Roland Hessels, Managing Director of D2cranes explains: “The range of cleanroom hoists is based on three main selection criteria and subject to your specification and budget we will select products from our Optimate, Dedicate or Ultimate range of hoists, all of which can be seen in detail in the clean room area of the Hoist UK website”.

Paul Jordan, Director of Hoist UK comments: “We are very excited to begin this new distributorship as both D2cranes technical expertise and Hoist UK experience will make this a perfect partnership.”

REMEMBER: “SAFETY ABOVE ALL”

Factory / Site Labourer Position Available

November 3rd, 2011

Due to our increased growth and expansion, Hoist UK Ltd require an Factory/Site Labourer to assist with install, service and repair lifting equipment to support existing clients within the UK industrial, theatre and the touring and event industry.

The position will be based at our Bromborough works on the Wirral and will require working from our customers sites, when necessary:

Job Title: Factory/Site Labourer

Location: Bromborough based, with UK National Coverage

Wage: Hourly paid + Overtime

Start Date: ASAP

Duties:

  • Responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of the workshop and offices.
  •  Assisting competant engineers with the preparation and testing of new mechanical and electrical lifting equipment prior to dispatch.
  • Packaging and dispatch of products, accepting goods inward deliveries of raw materials
  • Assisting with the service, testing and repair of customers electrical and mechanical lifting equipment both at our premises in Bromborough and maybe at the clients premises, always operating with a competant service engineer.
  • Assisting a service engineer with the installation of lifting equipment at a clients premises.

Skills and Qualifications required:

  • Current, clean (up to 3 points) driving licence is required,
  • Fork lift truck and IPAF licences are an advantage, but not essential as the successful applicant will be trained in the use of this equipment.
  • Numeracy and literacy to GCSE level (or equivelent) is a requirement
  • Computer literacy is not essential but a basic understanding of word and Excel is preferred. An ability to read engineering drawings or circuit diagrams even at the basic level will be an major advantage.
  • The suitable candidate should also have had experience within a workshop and building site environment and be able to work under instruction and in a team.
  • Candidates will need to be fit and active as the post requires some lifting, carrying and climbing on scaffold.
  • Candidates should be bright, enthusiastic and punctual, they will need to be smart in appearance and personable as they may be on a clients site at times.
  • The position will be based at our Bromborough works on the Wirral and will require working from our customers sites, when necessary.

The successful candidate(s) will undergo a full in house training programme on our requirements for the role.

If the candidate shows suitable aptitude they will also be given the oportunity to train for a fork lift truck licence, IPAF licence and CSCS cards as ongoing support for this job oportunity.

All applications and your CV should be sent to: jobs@hoistuk.com and will be kept in the strictest of confidence.

Hoist UK introduce the new Integrated Lighting Bar Winch (ILB)

November 2nd, 2011

Hoist UK boast an impressive range of products, which are designed and manufactured in house, and they believe that UK based manufacture is extremely important in Britain’s dwindling economy.

Hoist UK are proud to announce the launch of their Integrated Lighting Bar Winch, which is a truss mounted, fully integrated lighting bar and winch system; designed and built with both safety and economy in mind for the end user.

The ILB is perfectly suited for small studios, theatres and school applications due to its compact and modular design. It’s simple ‘plug and play’ design allows a quick and easy installation; which will inevitably save time and money, compared to a standard pilewind winch installation as only one item needs to be mounted in the venue rather than multiple products.

An electrical pilewind winch (rated for loads of 125kg and 250kg and with up to six lines) is mounted within the truss, along with a number of drop pulleys which allows a quick and easy method of raising and lowering lighting bars, scenery backdrops or similar suspensions.

The ILB is an extremely versatile product, in that it can be mounted to most structures with a simple clip or hanger. Key safety features of the Integrated Lighting Bar Winch are:

• Six position limit switch

• High starting torque

• Thermal overload protection

• Manual override operation for emergency use (with safety interlock)

• Self-sustaining gearbox

• Additional safety holding brake

• Unique integral safety gear

Hoist UK’s motto is Safety Above All, and all of their products are designed with this in mind.

For more information on this product, please click here

Hoist UK announce a new range of clean room hoists and crane components

October 31st, 2011

Hoist UK are please to announce an exclusive distributorship of the D2cranes range of clean room hoists, crane components and lifting equipment.

In the current era of intense competition, companies are constantly under pressure to develop new and innovative products in shorter time cycles, at lower cost and with ever higher quality. Worldwide, the demand for safe, sustainable, clean and innovative products is growing and since 2009.

D2cranes and their dedicated partner Hoist UK have anticipated these requirements by developing a range of hoists and cranes, suitable for operation within a clean room environment.

D2cranes are dedicated to the development and manufacture of innovative, safe, clean and efficient lifting solutions.

Our range of hoists and cranes are suitable for all clean room environments from food industry to the semi-conductor industry and we are developing the products for clean room applications, because we don’t just sell standard products for clean room use, but have a range of products fit for purpose and specifically designed for clean room use.

Clean room hoists are based on three main selection categories:

OPTIMATE: The Optimate hoist is based on standard wire rope or belt hoist technology with modifications to make it suitable for operation in a clean room environment.

DEDICATE: The Dedicate is built up out from of a series of hoists, that are specially designed for environments in which minimal contamination has highest priority.

ULTIMATE: The design of the Ultimate hoist is our high-end solution based on the specifications of our most demanding customers of lifting installations in cleanrooms.

 For more information on the complete range of clean room hoists and components, please click here…

Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage Attraction from JR Clancy

October 14th, 2011

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – J.R. Clancy rigging products were used for Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage, an attraction featuring two life-sized pirate ships. There are 11 custom-built, variable speed drum hoists in the building, which had been used for Parton’s Dixie Stampede dinner theater from 1992 to 2010. J.R. Clancy’s Altus controller controls the hoists. Each has a 750-pound capacity and a top speed of 416 feet per minute. More details from J.R. Clancy (http://www.jrclancy.com/):

J. R. Clancy Provides Rigging For Spectacular Pirates Voyage Show in Myrtle Beach, SC.

JR Clancy

 SYRACUSE, NY—Two life-sized pirate ships, bands of swashbucklers sword fighting across a 15-foot-deep lagoon, sails unfurling and props descending from the sky… there’s nothing like a major family entertainment attraction to challenge every aspect of theatrical production.

So when Mike Compton of Pirates Voyage took on the challenge of bringing the new attraction to life in Myrtle Beach, SC, he knew he needed the rigging experts from J. R. Clancy, Inc. Compton had worked with Clancy on three other recent projects, so he knew they could help make the technical aspects of this show as exciting as they could be.

The latest attraction from Dolly Parton, Pirates Voyage moved into the building that housed her famous Dixie Stampede attraction for 19 seasons. Transforming a former Dixie Stampede hippodrome into a pirates’ show in just five months—from its closing in January 2011 to its grand reopening on June 3, 2011—was no small challenge, Compton explained. “It’s a metal building with girders, so we installed a series of catwalks coming off the girders to access everything,” he said.

To raise and lower the massive set pieces, Clancy supplied 11 custom-built, variable-speed drum hoists, each with 750-pound capacity and a blazing top speed of 416 feet per minute. “I’m familiar with a lot of the hoist configurations that Clancy manufactures, so we provided the drawings of the catwalk and the locations of the hoists,” Compton said.

With seating on every side of the arena, the hoists would be in full view at all times, said Patrick Finn, Clancy dealer project manager.  “Mike needed hoists that could go into a confined space and still function,” he said. “The hoists are mounted to the side of the catwalks, and diverting loft blocks are mounted from the roof steel to get the lines to drop in the proper locations. There are four types of hoists, each designed differently to get the proper space and capacity requirements for the different scenic elements.” The hoists lower such pirate-specific props as anchors, skeletons, and a throne into view at dramatic speeds to delight the audience.

To accomplish these exciting effects, the owners selected Clancy’s Altus controller. Altus can control up to 48 motorized hoists, and users can program up to 200 repeatable, consistently reliable cues for a single production.  Each cue can control up to eight hoists at once, and each hoist can have its own speed, target position, acceleration and deceleration for spectacular scene changes.

“Clancy’s great—I’ve been familiar with them since the 1970s,” Compton concluded. “Safety is their number one issue, and you can call them anytime on any phase of the project to make it work for you.”

For the original article, please click here

For more information on JR Clancy products click here

Remember: Safety Above All

ULC TT Nominated for Innovation Awards at PLASA 2011

September 7th, 2011

Hoist UK Limited have reached the final of this year’s Innovation Awards at PLASA 2011 for their unique ULC TT Universal Load Corner, offered through their sister company Truss UK Ltd

The PLASA Awards for Innovation recognises products which advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice, or taking a key step forward in terms of safety.

The load corner unit eliminates the need to try and support the truss either side of a conventional corner block or worse still suspend from it. The ULC TT Universal Load Corner which is an integral part of the TT series of truss is a structurally rated and certified six (6) way corner complete with a suspension and load point for up to 2,500kgs.

Paul Jordan, Designer of the Universal Load Corner says “The ULC TT shows that thinking outside the box on a new development actually works. Up to now truss manufacturers have produced corner units that only work as corners as generally they are not rated for load and subsequently don’t have load tables available for them. The ULC TT is load rated and hangs the truss from the most efficient position with its independently rotating eyes, eliminating any cantilever loads from the structure.”

“We are very proud to have reached the final of PLASA’s Innovations Awards 2011. Bringing new ideas to the entertainment industry form a vital part of development, and we believe that our TT series is the new concept in trussing…One Truss with Numerous Configurations”, adds Hoist UK’s Tony Dickson.

Truss UK will promote British engineering at its best with innovative product development for the entertainment industry offering “Quality at Every Stage”.

REMEMBER: “Safety Above All”

Lifting Equipment Service Engineer Position Available

July 26th, 2011

Due to our increased growth and expansion, Hoist UK Ltd require an experienced Service Engineer to install, service and repair lifting equipment  to support existing clients within the UK industrial, theatre and the touring and event industry.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering background and will have experience in a lifting equipment environment. The candidate should be able to demonstrate that they have experience of installing, commissioning, servicing, maintaining and repairing electrical and mechanical lifting equipment such as chain hoists, overhead travelling cranes, rope hoists, winches, monorails and slewing cranes at our customer sites. The suitable candidate should also have a good working knowledge of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).

The position will be based at our Bromborough works on the Wirral and will require working from our customers sites, when necessary.

Job Title: Lifting Equipment Service Engineer

Location: Bromborough based, with UK national coverage

Salary: Negotiable based on experience

Start Date: October 2011

Skills and Qualifications required:

  • Proven track record within the lifting equipment industry
  • Experience within the UK entertainment Industry in particular hoists, truss and rigging (preferred, but not essential)
  • Good IT skills including Office (Word and Excel) and ideally some basic understanding of CAD
  • Ideally an ability to read and understand electrical and /or mechanical engineering drawings
  • Knowledge and understanding of LOLER & PUWER.
  • Full clean current UK driving license
  • Holding a current IPAF & CSCS card (preferred but not essential)

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the right candidate.

Applications will be accepted up until the 9th September 2011 with interviews commencing on the 19th September 2011 and a starting date during October 2011.

All applications and your CV should be sent to: jobs@hoistuk.com and will be kept in the strictest of confidence.

D2Cranes launches cleanroom cranes

July 6th, 2011

Dutch hoists and cranes specialist D2Cranes has introduced a series of innovative cleanroom hoists for every cleanroom, whether in the food, medical, semiconductor, aeronautics or space technology industry.

The most innovative hoist of the range is the ULTIMATE hoist, which doubles up most crucial parts, such as drives, brakes and lifting ropes, to guarantee the safe and correct operation of the crane under all circumstances.

To read more, click on the following link: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6xq5kfy

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