Wire Rope Pulling Winches & Lifting Hoists

Manually operated hand winches and wire rope hoists are not just efficient—they’re a budget-friendly solution for lifting and pulling loads! At LiftingSafety, we take pride in offering an exciting range of products from top-notch manufacturers like Yale, Pfaff, Verlinde, Tractel, and many more that we'll be introducing soon!

On this category, we provide manually operated cable pullers that serve as effective cable-pulling machines. These units are also designed to tension, hold or secure loads. Additionally, we feature manual cable hoists, which are hand-operated machines certified for lifting tasks. It’s important to note that while lifting machines can be used for pulling applications, machines that are designed and certified for pulling only should not be utilised for lifting due to inadequate safety factors.

All lifting equipment comes with a design safety factor, which represents the minimum multiple of the rated capacity that the machine can withstand before reaching ultimate failure. For pulling applications, the safety factor is only 3:1, whereas lifting applications require a safety factor of 5:1.

AC Electrically operated pulling winches and wire rope lifting hoists are essential for efficiently moving and lifting materials. Here at LiftingSafety, we proudly offer a wide selection from leading manufacturers such as Yale, Pfaff, Gebuwin, and Tractel, with even more brands to join our catalogue soon.

LiftingSafety offers a wide range of high-quality scaffold hoists, primarily sourced from Imer, a leading manufacturer based in Italy. These scaffold hoists are incredibly versatile and suited for various industries, all while maintaining competitive pricing. Compared to other available lifting equipment, our scaffold hoists deliver exceptional lifting capabilities that are more cost-effective.

Specifically designed for construction sites, wire rope scaffold hoists efficiently lift materials, tools, and equipment from the ground to the desired working height. Often referred to as builder hoists, these devices are essentially wire rope lifting hoists that are perfect for outdoor use. Each hoist typically comes with a bracket and clamps for secure attachment to scaffolding or scaffold towers. The innovative design includes a cantilevered bracket that allows the load to swing above the working platform once raised.

In this section, we provide advanced wire rope lifting hoists designed to elevate loads using durable steel wire rope, in contrast to traditional chain systems. Our wire rope hoists are tailored to meet the specific working conditions and environments of our customers, with the option for customization to fit unique requirements. We can incorporate limit switches and overload protection mechanisms, ensuring safety for both indoor and outdoor applications. Additionally, we offer specialized control systems, including long-range radio remote control options.

For added safety and monitoring, our wire rope hoists can be equipped with onboard condition monitoring and integrated load indicators in the pendant control—essential features in today's safety-focused landscape. We also adapt certain hoists for use in Atex environments, providing explosion-proof solutions for Zone 1 and 2, commonly referred to as spark-proof or spark-resistant.

LiftingSafety offers in this category Hydraulic operated pulling winches and wire rope lifting hoists that are used for pulling / lifting goods and materials. We at sell Hydraulic wire rope winches and hoists from premium lifting equipment manufacturers including Ramsey, Superwinch, Pullmaster and Tractel with many more manufacturers and their products to be added to the catalogue in the near future.

Pneumatic (Compressed air) operated wire rope hoists and Pneumatic winches that are used for pulling lift hold and tension loads. LiftingSafety’s compressed are steel wire rope pull winches and lifting hoists from premium lifting equipment manufacturers, Yale Ramsey, Pullmaster, Pullmaster and Tractel and more to be added in the near future (we are constantly being approached by other manufacturers to advertise their products online). For Pneumatic steel wire rope winches and Pneumatic lifting hoists the following should be considered when choosing a product to suit your application. Does the customer intend to use the machine for lifting materials or for pulling goods? The Factor of safety for lifting requirements is 5:1 though FOS for pulling is only 3:1 FOS and therefore it is dangerous to us a pulling winches cannot be used for lifting applications. What lifting or pulling capacity is needed? For pulling application the rated load is known as the capacity and for lifting application the Pneumatic wire rope hoists have a safe working load (SWL). Compressed air wire rope Lifting hoists are rated at a maximum lifting capacity (SWL) regardless of whether all the rope spooled on or fully discharged off the drum whereas Pneumatic pulling winches will have a different capacity dependant on the layer of wire rope is on the drum.

Our vehicle mounted electric winches and hoists are usually permanently fitted to the vehicle though some in this category are either temporally installed or used for other possibly industrial application where only a 12v / 24v power supply is available. By far the majority of the category contacts are recovery winches for pulling applications only and not to be used for lifting applications. It is potentially dangerous to use a pulling winch for lifting application because the features on a pulling DC winch make it unsuitable. Also pulling and recovery DC winches only have a 3:1 safety factor when lifting Hoists actually need a 5:1 FOS. DC recovery winches operate on 12 volt or 24v and therefore the duty cycle is very poor (the amount of time the motor can run before it overheats) A recovery winch is not suited to long pulling applications and this is why they are fitted with a free spooling facility (disengaging drive gears). If a greater duty cycle is required then please consider a pneumatic or hydraulic recovery winch. We only sell good quality battery recovery winches and do not aim to compete with cheap Far East imports

This category is mainly populated with Tractel lifting equipment accessories for use with the Tractel family of wire rope pulling and lifting machines; the Tractel Tirfor, Tirak, Minifor, Jockey. Accessories include steel wire rope with and without realer, Safety Pins, Anchoring hook, Telescopic Operating Handle, Tirfor Series Sheave Blocks and Coni-Klam Wire Rope Grippers. We also include Tractancrage Ground Anchor - Screw type, Ground Anchor with Rods (2 anchor plates) and Ground Anchor With Rods (3 anchor plates). We also offer in this small category Tractel load positioners which are basically a unique piece of lifting equipment that automatically adjusts its position to the centre of gravity when on a wire rope sling, keeping the load level and safe.