Lloyds British Industrial products Division have been awarded a supply and repair contract by Ainscough Crane hire.

The contract is to provide lifting chains, lifting slings and other accessories on a sale or repair basis to support Ainscough's 600 mobile cranes operating from 24 depots across the UK.

And it follows the successful supply by Lloyds British of 900 fall protection vest kits in the later part of 2005. Ainscough's Director of Health and Safety Keith Hartis, stated when they came to review their lifting equipment requirements, 'Lloyds British offered the most comprehensive and cost effective solution in terms of planning, cost, logistics and importantly the most up to date technology'.

Furthermore as part of the Lloyds British Testing Group, IPD is backed by UK's leading lifting engineering company, along with a dedicated training division, its a total lifting solution operating from a national centre along with a network of operating branches.

From Lloyds point of view, David Hulme (National accounts Manager stated, 'Once again Lloyds British will become a key support partner to a blue chip company'.

Ainscough is the UK's leading mobile crane provider with close on 600 mobile cranes up to a lifting capacity of 1000 tonne.

David said 'It is a measure of our National sales centre team's ability to demonstrate the level of service provided to other companies and organisation such as MoD, National Grid, Tarmac, Corus, Airbus'.