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Durham Lifting on
the up after £1.5m
investment
An engineering firm which expanded to Aycliffe Business
Park three years ago has invested more than £1.5m in
new equipment to further expand its services.
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Middlesbrough-based Durham Lifting
opened a new base on the business park in
early 2014 and has since seen a 30% rise in
sales and growth since opening its Whinfield
Drive operation.
The family-run firm has now spent more
than £1.5m to enhance its lifting and crane-
testing capabilities.
Durham Lifting offers a 24-hour electrical
and mechanical repair service on overhead
crane systems and also offers a design,
manufacture, install and test package,
bespoke to clients’ requirements, while it’s
crane-testing tea m boasts more than 60
years’ experience in the industry.
It’s working with a growing number of
Aycliffe firms including Gestamp Tallent,
Tekmar Energy, Finley Structures, Husqvarna,
Aycliffe Engineering and Stiller Warehousing
and Distribution.
Managing director Amanda Gardiner said:
“Crane-testing is very much the core of our
business and we’re seeing major growth of
the company’s Aycliffe operation.
“We can do anything from a jib crane,
which feeds standard CNC machines, to full
factory, ‘Goliath’ cranes.
“It’s a requirement under PUWER LOLER,
which is health and safety legislation, to have
cranes serviced at regular intervals and an
annual examination.
“It’s important our guys are highly-
qualified, because the amount of knowledge
needed about crane safety they have to be
well experienced, and we have in excess of
60 years’ experience, which is crucial.”
Durham Lifting had previously invested
£40,000 in new machinery at its Aycliffe site
before enjoying its turnover boom.
The firm runs the largest testing house
in the UK, which holds Lloyds approval to
undertake tensile and compressive testing
up to the capacity of 2,000 tonnes, and can
design equipment in-house and manufacture
to order.
It also runs a 24-hour breakdown service
for fault finding and servicing, as well as the
hire, sale, repair and test of lifting equipment
such as rope slings, shackles, lifting clamps,
lifting hooks, wire rope hoists, crane wires
and safety equipment to name a few.
For more information about Durham
Lifting, give the Aycliffe team a call on
01325 318844 or go to www.durhamlifting.
co.uk