Material Handling & Jacking Equipment

Load moving skates are mechanical handling equipment used to transport heavy machinery and other items in the work area. Machinery skates mainly use nylon, polyurethane or steel wheels / castors and work though are also less often fitted with roller tracks, like tank tracks (Economical and ideal for general workshop moving jobs, all types of machine tools, fabrication etc). Dependant on customer requirements we offer load moving systems with fixed and swivel castors or indeed a combination of both. Most of our materials skates are designed to be manually manoeuvred (push / Pull) though most can be assisted by a tug or fork truck. Materials load moving skates work best on a flat smooth surface free from dirt or other obstructions. All our load movers are individually load rated and / or rated as a set. Sets of machinery skates usually include one front steerable skate and a pair of fixed wheel rear trailing skates with a tie bar. We also sell many individual skates, roller pinch bars to manually raise a load and materials movers otherwise sometimes referred to as materials scoots (or scoots). We have tried to compile a range suitable for all professions and budgets, please contact our sales or technical staff if you need any assistance or a quotation.

LiftingSafety provides an extensive selection of high-pressure hydraulic lifting cylinders, rams, and hand pumps specifically designed for heavy-duty industrial applications. These single-action lifting cylinders typically utilize a remote hand pump, making them well-suited for confined spaces. The lifting cylinder is separate from the hand pump but connected via a hydraulic hose that can be extended as needed, allowing the operator to maintain a safe distance from the lift.

Our lifting cylinders operate at an impressive 700 Bar / 10,000 PSI. In our online catalogue, you’ll find hydraulic lifting systems capable of supporting up to 1000 tonnes across a variety of sizes and types. We offer flat or pad jacks, which are low in height, as well as standard and tall cylinders, including hollow center jacks. Many of our lifting cylinders feature locking nuts, providing a mechanical method to hold the load securely and prevent any unintended lowering.

Additionally, our single-stage rams come with a spring return, ensuring efficient operation. We also carry a robust selection of hydraulic hand pumps, both manual and electric, available with various reservoir capacities (amount of oil). Our pumps come in both single-stage and two-stage configurations; twin-stage pumps lift quickly at low pressure and automatically reduce the lifting speed as the oil pressure rises. Whether hand-operated or foot-operated, our hydraulic hand pumps are designed for reliability and performance.

A tool spring balancer are a type of positioning equipment that will take the weight (neutralise the weight) of a tool or equipment which is attached to it and this is achieved by applying the correct tensioning a spring of the tool balancer. Because the tool spring balancer now takes the load effectively the item is now nearly weightless. If slightly more tension is applied the return spring of the tool balancer than the self weight of the tool the tool being balanced then the tool will retract slowly; the more tension that is applied to the spring the harder it will be for the operator to pull down the tool. For example, if the if the tool self weight is 50kg and 51kg of load tension is applied to the balancer spring then it will take 1kg of user effort to pull back the tool. This means a tool or piece of equipment can be positioned where ever it is required, and moved with the minimum of effort from the user. The spring balancer can be set so that the tool or equipment will not move until the user repositions it manually.

LiftingSafety offer many types of lifting jack in our online catalogue in an attempt to offer a jacking / lifting equipment system to suit most jacking applications. All the jacks are manually operated with the lifting action being a mechanic ratchet jack or by a pressurized hydraulic system. Hydraulic lifting jacks have an integrated hand pump, mounted on to the jack body. Toe jacks are available in our online jacking catalogue with many different features including rotating body, optional toe heights and many choices for height of lift. Our Jack range is manufactured by quality / reputable lifting equipment manufacturers the likes of Yale, Tractel, Gunnebo and Pfaff (and more to be added shortly) at prices to suit most budgets. Lightweight aluminium jacks are available up to 100 tonne capacity with different stroke lengths. Some designed of toe jack allow the toe to be removed and with others the toe is a permanent part of the jack. Please be aware that most toe jacks have a reduced capacity when lifting off the toe; very few have 100% SWL when lifting off the toe. The purpose of the toe is to create a very low lifting point when a conventional jack is too tall to get under the load.

Forklift attachments are items of lifting equipment classed as accessories (6-monthly thorough examination required), used in conjunction with a forklift truck to lift, carry, crane, push, pull, hold, dispense, rotate and clamp equipment to improve efficiency and assist or remove the manual handling effort or hazard of the user.

There are many items in many categories including roll forward skips, drum handling equipment, fork truck-mounted lifting jibs, booms and tines, fork extensions, scoops and snow ploughs.

We also offer a great selection of man-riding baskets (fork truck access baskets) used to gain access to areas, working at height. Most of the attachments we offer are manufactured in the UK by a factory with over half a decade of experience. We offer special and bespoke fork truck attachments and full technical assistance with expert manufacturing at hand.

LiftingSafety offer online a massive online Drum Handling Equipment category with all types of devices to assist or remove the manual handing effort required when lifting, pulling, turning (rotating right, left, front and back) or dispensing from a steel or plastic drum. To make navigation as simple as possible we have divided all the products in this category by user application, these domains are Fork lift truck mounted drum handling equipment, Hoist hook suspended drum handling equipment and manually manoeuvred drum handling equipment (pedestrian drum handling equipment) we have then slit the products onto attachments suitable for particular drum types; steel drums, “L” Ring Drums, 110 litre Fibre drums and Egg Shaped Plastic Drums. We offer drum attachments that grip around the circumference, that strap around the drum, hydraulic operated grabs, rim grip attachments or top ring connecting. All our drum handling equipment is good quality and mostly made here in the UK.

LiftingSafety provides in our online hand pallet truck catalogue probably the largest range of pallet trucks offered anywhere online. The overall range covers many pallet trucks from many leading lifting equipment and materials handling equipment manufacturers including, Yale, Little Mule, Tractel, Pfaff and many more to be added shortly. We sell pallet trucks from mainstream applications and hand pump trucks for specialised applications including the following: weighing trucks with scales, tilting pallet trucks, Atex pallet trucks, high lift pallet trucks, Corrosion resistant galvanized steel and stainless steel pump trucks. Amongst the features of our range is electric lift and powered travel hand pallet trucks and some with parking brakes fitted. Narrow, wide and long pallet trucks.... the list goes on. We have subdivided the range into pallet truck by user application then further sub-divided by manufacturer to assist our customers in navigating to the most appropriate product.

Stacker trucks are similar in design, operation and visually to hand pallet trucks, the key difference being the ability of a stacker truck to raise the load to a greater height. For user operation we offer pedestrian manoeuvred or with power travel and with materials lifting options as manual (no power) or battery lifting. There are many options in our online stacker catalogue offering height of lift and safe working load to meet with our customers’ requirements. Manual and electric stacker trucks can be supplied with forks or a load platform with the load lifted by a manual hydraulic hand pump or with a wire rope winch. Stacker trucks traditionally have forward facing stability legs which reduce the need for counter weight though we can also supply special bespoke manufactured counterbalanced stacker trucks. Forward facing stability legs also have the advance of making a stacker truck lighter and therefore easier to manually manoeuvre.

In this category, we offer many items that don’t fall into any other category, though collectively they are just as important a group of products.

This is a very busy product group with our customers, including a range of hydraulic workshop presses/floor presses, tools and lifting jacks.

We also offer many items of garage equipment; items suitable for use in commercial vehicle garages.

The scissor lift table is a manual handing aid and are offered online presented in two categories; as mobile scissor lift tables and static scissor lift tables (no moving / fixed). Castors are fitted to tables that need to be moved between jobs or used to move the load while loaded. Static scissor lifting tables are permanently left in place; they can be countersunk into the floor so that when retracted the table top is flush to the floor surface or free standing / bolted to a floor. Fixed scissor lift tables are much more stable and therefore better suited to greater height of lift and capacities. Fixed scissor lift tables are often used in production processes of as loading platforms. The key features of a scissor lift table are as follows; Capacity (The maximum weight that the table can safety lift). The table top dimensions (the size of the table needed to support the load / carry out the task). The height of lift needed (this refers to the maximum height as well as the minimum lowered height). Working environment is a consideration that should not be overlooked. (We can make lifting tables for outdoor use with corrosion protection such as galvanized or stainless steel construction as also used in the food manufacturing industries.)

LiftingSafety offers online a huge range of platform trucks and trolleys / material handling solutions such as; Box Trucks with mesh lifting and hinge sided trucks; plastic box trucks. Platform Trucks that have options single sided; double sided; three or four sided; mesh sided; rod sided; or plywood sided platform trucks. We offer stair climbers and a great range of trolleys: Baggage trolleys; balance trolleys; folding trucks; high load trucks; high shelf; tyre trolleys; and order picking trolleys.. our range of sack Trucks with options as Light duty; medium duty; heavy duty; 3 way sack trucks and chair carrying trucks with compact; plate shoe; and star wheel sack trucks. Let us know if you cannot find the product you need and we will offer a suitable product or offer to manufacture a special bespoke truck or trolley.