All Below the Hook Articles

RSS equipment on Scottish project
Rope and Sling Specialists delivers chain blocks and services for Perth Bridge job
Wolff high-speed positioning assistance system available
The connectible HiSPS assistance system operates using two battery-powered sensors on the trolley and hook block of the crane hook
Wolffkran to order 10 Vita Load Navigators
Ten units of tagline eliminator device ordered for Wolffkran rental fleet and available to buy
Rounding up the latest below-the-hook products
Below-the-hook products are continually evolving alongside rigging gear and equipment across the heavy lift spectrum.
What is the difference between abrasion and cut protection?
Kris Koberg and Mike Close discuss the many ways to ensure sling protection.
Heavy lifts with the latest below the hook equipment
New and custom below the hook equipment allows operators to move even more complicated and heavy loads 
Wolffkran and Vita agree global distribution deal
Vita Load Navigator tag line eliminator to be available for rent alongside Wolff tower cranes
3,500 tonne spreader bar from Huisman
Spreader bar for offshore wind turbine construction
A new way of installing wind turbine components
Huisman and Siemens Gamesa have a new solution for controlled turbine assembly
Load control is vital for crane safety
Jeff Donaldson discusses why it’s time to create a safer rigging work environment using technology.
River Associates acquires I&I Sling and Slingmax
Each company will continue to operate autonomously across all 50 states, Canada and other countries.
How are below the hook devices improving lifting safety?
New rigging products designed to aid lifting projects
A guide to demystifying pressure profiles
Stay safe by understanding how pressures imposed by crawler crane tracks vary in use and depend on many factors.
Modulift beams on Liftek load test
2,420 tonne load test completed in Dubai, UAE
Taking a closer look at self-locking hooks
Self-locking hooks, also known as safety hooks, have changed the lifting industry, but their use has yet to become universal.
What are the latest below-the-hook products?
Below-the-hook solutions can be complex. ACT rounds up below-the-hook news and products.
A guide to spreader beam application and construction
Matt Kral discusses the nine things you may have forgotten about spreader beams.
A1A Software releases new planning tools
Rigging Designer and Sketch Pad have been added to the A1A Product Suite application. 
How to choose the right rigging gear for your project
Pat Clark discusses all the subtleties of job planning and renting rigging gear. 
Modulift appoints German stock partner
The company has appointed one of the largest rental companies in the lifting industry
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