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Double Brakes on Hoists

Double Brakes on Hoists

John Jones of LTM discusses the issues of double brakes on Chain Hoists an article from 2005 edition of Sightline magazine

Industry: Entertainment
Shackle Inspection

Shackle Inspection

Screw pin anchor shackle field inspection guide

Industry: Entertainment
Shackle Inspection

Shackle Inspection

Shackle field inspection guide

Industry: Entertainment
LEEA Definitions

LEEA Definitions

Definition of terms used by the LEEA.

Industry: Industrial
Working At Height

Working At Height

Working at height regulations 2005

Industry: Ind / Ent

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  • Demo area for Ableforge equipment

    The past few weeks have been crazy-busy at LTM following on from the launch of our range of Ableforge manual lifting products at LiftEx 2011. We've been getting so many enquiries from people wanting to try out the products for themselves that it became obvious that we needed to set up an in-house demonstration area to cope with the demand, so that's what we did! We're pleased to announce that we've dedicated an area of our warehouse so that customers can drop in and try out the products for themselves. We're thrilled with the quality and durability of this range and we want our customers to...

  • Radio Control Systems for Electric Hoists: It pays to use someone experienced to solve your lifting problems

    Here's a recent  interesting anecdote that made us all smile with amazement... We manufactured two GIS electric chain hoists and fitted radio control systems to them to help the client in operation. We also fortunately fitted an auxiliary unit which allows a pendant hand control station to be used instead of the radio unit- perhaps if the batteries were flat. We always do this as standard with any radio control system we supply (belt and braces). Our customer reported that on site one of these hoists worked perfectly with the radio control, the other one worked fine with the hoist end ...

  • Buying GIS Hoist Spares Online

      As one of the biggest GIS dealers in Europe, you can imagine we get a lot of calls from customers looking for us to help them identify the part they need for their hoist. We happily do this when asked, but at busier times, we might not be able to get back to you right away.  That's why we created the GIS spares online store.   The design was the brainchild of our very own, David King. For years he's had the idea that "wouldn't it just be easier if I could see the parts list online, click on the part I want and then be able to order it online there and then?". Well yes, it w...
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Testimonials

  • Could I thank you for your continued support with some of the hoist and truss projects with which we get involved.  It's good to know that we have support and help from knowledgeable guys in the industry such as your team and we look forward to what should be a bumper year in 2012 in spite o...
  • Dear Robert, On re reading your reply again can I compliment you on your regard to safety. Other Companies came back with just price and availability with no comment on how we proposed to use these ratchet straps. It’s very refreshing to find somebody who actually read and understood what I wr...
  • That is great. Thank you very much for the fabulous customer service. It is a pleasure working with you. Happy Easter to you. Regards, Sean
  • Dear Rob Thank you very much, we look forward to receiving it. Can I just say that your 2 engineers have bee very pleasant and professional to work with and are a credit to your company. We have been very pleased with the service they have done, could you please pass this on to them? With b...
  • Thank you so much Jenny. It is always a pleasure to deal with your company and I look forward to putting a bit more business your way soon. If you see John in the near future then please pass on my regards. I very much enjoyed John's workshop in Pitlochry in February and I would be very intereste...
  • Hi John, Just a quick thank you to you and all the team at LTM for helping us out with the consumables and the tools sent to Spain last week, it made all the difference to the guys on site. A note from John Jones: I thought we should elaborate - we received an order from a large rigging company f...
  • Hi Carl, Thank you so much for all your help in getting this done in such a short space of time, we really really appreciate it! Can you also pass our thanks on to everyone else involved? Thanks again! Kim
  • Hi David, Luckily, we’ve succeeded in starting working together this year. And I very much hope we can continue in this line. Thank you and everyone at LTM for the good job and have a profitable show.
  • Hi David, Luckily, we’ve succeeded in starting working together this year. And I very much hope we can continue in this line. Thank you and everyone at LTM for the good job and have a profitable show.
  • Hi John, Just an email to say thanks for yesterday it was very educational and I came away with a lot of new information, and everyone I met was extremely friendly and helpful,. Can you also please thank Geoff, he did an exceptionally good job, and explained things very thoroughly and easy to...
  • Hello John and David Thankyou for your help with my lodestar model l problem, I changed the phases and the hoist is working. So I need only a short time to repair the two lodestars. Thank you very much. I like people who are specialists.
  • Hi James, The package arrived yesterday! Thank you for the quick delivery!It was a pleasure to order from you!
  • Thanks again for your help in Liverpool with Muse, above and beyond and very much appreciated. Hope you enjoyed the show.Best Regards, Reuben Pinkney, Muse rigging.
  • Hello Jenny I have just received my 2 hoist in fine working condition. Thank you for you support, your work and advice clearly shows that the repair shop I normally use doesn’t know what they have been doing.
  • We were very impressed with the Loadguard hoists we used on the Liverpool Summer Pops 2009 shows. The hoists were easy to rig, smooth running and the silent nature of the mechanism was a definite surprise. The hoists fitted seamlessly with our current control systems and presented no change to o...
  • When we decided to invest in hoists it was not a decision we took lightly. For us this represented a significant investment and with so many different hoist options available to us we undertook some serious research before parting with our cash. Before we bought our hoists we spoke to severa...
  • As a lighting and Rigging hire and installation company based in Ireland, through the course of our work as riggers, we use many brands of Electric Chain hoists when rigging for visiting tours. When selecting the correct hoist for any job, whether hire or install, we always consider the needs ...
  • We do have plans to purchase new motors and rigging and when we get to this time I will certainly be buying them from LTM based on recent price and customer service we have experienced.
  • Hi john, good to hear from you sorry I missed you at t this year I was on the graveyard shift so no fun for me, still a good gig this year. Thanks to you James and all the team always a pleasure working with you I’ll be speaking to the Group Tech Manager soon and as always I will be recommending...
  • Dear all, In the name of GIS, I would like to thank you a lot for all your efforts and this exceptional service! Best regards Andreas Nuenlist
  • That’s great thank you, should keep the inspectors off my back for another 6 months at least. I can’t say it enough, it is just great dealing with you guys, always quick with the answers so thanks again for this and your continued good service.
  • Hi Dave, Yes please. PO Attached. It's the usual friday phone call! Excellent service, thanks again!
  • Thanks, you guys are brilliant as usual!
  • We've been looking for sometime for a company to take on the test and inspection of GLS's growing rigging inventory. After several false starts from companies who should know better, we have finally found the solution. Lift Turn Move's new service met our needs perfectly, the job was done q...
  • LTM have been extremely helpful in supporting us as a charity, servicing our lodestars and other lifting gear efficiently and cost-effectively - and going the extra mile when helping with collection and delivery!
  • Jenny you're a star. Have forwarded it to Sir. Thankyou for your swift attention. Please also convey thanks to whoever put that order together - textbook! Take care Chris
  • Thanks very much for the speedy response, most helpful.
  • The stuff had just arrived. Everything looks great, the cases are fantastic and really it's a pleasure work with LTM.
  • Thank-you for all your work thus far, LTM have provided a great service
  • Hi John and Dave, Thank you very much for the motor school on Saturday it was great and very enlightening. Thanks again
  • Just wanted to thank you for the training this week I learnt a lot and had a great time.
  • Thank you so much for the call this morning regarding use of Stac Chain. We value your knowledge and it's good to see people are looking out for us rental companies. We've decided to take your advise and go with our current stock of Stac Chain, rather than spending a lot of money unecessar...
  • Just wanted to extend my thanks to you and Geoff on a good job well done. Thanks for your efforts - we will be in touch for future jobs.
  • Hi Jenny, Thank you for all your help on this one! You have been a mega star! If you were in the ENGLAND Rugby team you would have beaten us!
  • As always I want to thank you for having the foresight to publish your news letter. Not only is it a great way to get your name in front of a lot of people but it is great press for CM and our products. Keep up the great work and thanks again for all your support.
  • Ian Hassell rang you about a query of mine a few weeks back and you were kind enough to send me a whole load of material about best practice regarding safetys on flown loads. I don't think I ever got around to thanking you properly. It really helped us sort out a response to a couple of r...
  • Thanks fore the newsletter I got from you. We have been the biggest Lodestar user in Sweden fore 10-15 years but i have never get any info regarding Lodestar. So I am very glad that you have take contact with us now I feel that we have backup and help fore the Lodestar we have. Thanks!!!!
  • Hi Dan, Meant to do this earlier but it's been one of 'those' days... Encoders turned up just after 09.30am, all good so thank you very much to all you guys over there for sorting this and getting them over to us so quickly, much appreciated.
  • Dear LTM,. I would like to thank you in the name of my team for visiting us in our lighting workshop in Dubai.. It was beneficial to get all the explanation and notes on how to deal with our own motorized chain hoist in terms of preventive maintenance and check up
  • I would like to thank you for your quick response and cooperation. We are looking forward to a new coopearation in the near future.
  • As a company we were looking on how we could improve our manual handling of goods both around our building and goods received and dispatch areas. A representative from LTM came to see us and recommended a manual handling system with a weight read out. This made a significant improveme...
  • Hi Dan, I made it back in one piece yes. Same goes here, Nice meeting you and everybody there as indeed, it is difficult to put a face on somebody. The school was very useful, We all improved a lot on the lacks of knowledge we had before and it proved quite educational to rip...
  • You make things easy...... I ring up........ I get a price (Immediately)........ you have stock........ I place an order........ you despatch the goods........ customer happy........no hassle to me........easy........ Thanks for your help
  • Dear Sales, I would just like to thank you and the team at LTM for swinging into action at the last minute and helping us find a solution to the load arrest shortage - it was much appreciated and I look forward to doing business with you again soon..
  • Thank you & your tech team for all the support you have been giving us. Looking forward to a strong business relationship.
  • Thanks James, Great service Cheers, Clive
  • Jenny, That's great, I will send a van over this morning.... Please pass on my thanks to the LTM team for sorting this motor at last minute..! Above and beyond the call of duty
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