Slings & Tie-Downs
Slings & Tie-Downs
Wire rope slings, ratchet straps and edge protection. Rated, tagged and easy to reorder.
Products
Slings & Tie-Downs we supply
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Wire Rope Slings
Mechanically spliced wire rope slings with thimbled or soft eyes, built to length and rated for all three hitches.
Ratchet Straps
2 in and 4 in ratchet tie-down assemblies with flat, wire or J hooks, labelled with working load limit and break strength.
Edge Protection
Wear sleeves, corner protectors and cut-resistant guards that stop a sling becoming scrap on its first lift.
The slings and tie-downs everybody buys, bought properly
Wire rope slings and ratchet straps are the highest turnover items in most operations. They are also the items most often bought on price alone, from whoever answered the phone, with labelling that varies from thorough to absent.
They are the easiest thing in this catalogue to source and the easiest first order to place, which is exactly why we treat them as seriously as the lifting assemblies.
What we supply
- Wire rope slings, mechanically spliced, built to length with thimbled or soft eyes
- Ratchet straps and cargo tie-downs in 2 in and 4 in webbing, labelled with working load limit and assembly break strength
- Edge protection: wear sleeves, corner protectors and cut-resistant sleeving
Wire rope versus alloy chain
Wire rope tolerates abrasion and temperature well, is lighter and more flexible than chain, and is considerably cheaper at higher capacities, which is why it is the common choice where slings drag or work around moderate heat. Chain remains the better choice where a load is hot, sharp, or the sling needs to survive being abused and repaired rather than replaced.
Working load limit on tie-downs
Cargo securement assemblies work on a 3 to 1 design factor, so the working load limit is one third of the assembly break strength. A strap labelled only with a break strength is being sold on the bigger number, and that number is not the one an inspection asks for.
Tie-downs are not slings. No ratchet strap is rated for overhead lifting, regardless of its break strength.
Programme pricing
These are consumables with predictable annual usage, which makes them the natural place to start a committed programme. Send a year of consumption and we will hold the specification and quote a programme price, so reordering is one line rather than a fresh comparison each quarter.
Frequently asked questions
When should I use wire rope instead of chain?
Where slings drag, abrade, or work around moderate heat. Wire rope is lighter and more flexible than chain and considerably cheaper at higher capacities. Chain remains the better choice where the load is hot, sharp, or the sling needs to be repaired and re-certified rather than replaced.
Can a ratchet strap be used for lifting?
No. Ratchet straps and cargo tie-downs are securement assemblies rated at a 3 to 1 design factor for restraining loads, not for suspending them. Overhead lifting requires a sling rated and tagged as one.
Do wire rope slings come with certificates?
Yes. They are built to length, tagged with rated capacity, and shipped with a certificate referencing the production batch.