Name

Petersen Stainless Rigging

Legal name

Petersen Stainless Rigging Limited

Website

https://petersen-stainless.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Petersen Stainless Rigging Limited is a UK-based manufacturer of high-quality stainless steel rigging components and shackles, serving marine, lifting, aerospace/defence, and structural industries globally through four regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Rigging Hardware

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Deck Fittings & Hardware (Bitts, Fairleads, Cleats, Anchors & Chains) (IMAJAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cargo Handling & Lifting Equipment (Cranes, Derricks, Hoists) (IMAJAIAB), Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Stainless steel rigging
• Marine hardware
• Lifting equipment
• Aerospace components
• Shackle manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Gateshead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Stainless Steel Rigging Components and Shackles: Manufacture and sale of high-quality stainless steel rigging components including shackles, swage terminals, turnbuckles, toggles, rod rigging fittings, and marine hardware. Products are sold directly to customers in marine, oil & gas, offshore, construction, defence, and aerospace industries. Standard catalog items and custom bespoke products manufactured in-house.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Petersen Stainless Rigging designs, manufactures and sells high-quality stainless steel rigging components and hardware including shackles, swage terminals, turnbuckles, toggles, rod rigging fittings, compression fittings, insulators and lifting equipment. The company produces both standard catalog items and custom bespoke fittings from its UK factory at Blaydon-on-Tyne, supplying marine, lifting/offshore, aerospace/defence and construction/structural industries worldwide.

Product overview

Petersen Stainless Rigging is a manufacturer of high-quality stainless steel rigging components and hardware. The product portfolio spans multiple specialized product lines: Marine (swage fittings, shackles, turnbuckles, wire rope, insulators, toggles, guard rail fittings, rod rigging fittings, Bailey Marine deck fittings), Lifting (CE-certified shackles, turnbuckles, wire rope, lifting blocks, slings, eye bolts), Structural (stainless steel structural products), and Aerospace & Defence components. Key product brands include Hi-MOD (swageless compression fittings, shackles), GT (chromed-bronze turnbuckle bodies), and Bailey Marine (acquired 2018, deck fittings). All products are manufactured in the UK factory at Blaydon-on-Tyne with full traceability, and include swage terminals, forged/machined fittings, shackles in various configurations (bow, D, wide D, long D, twist, high resistance), mechanical compression terminals, and specialized marine components. The company operates AS9100:C aerospace quality systems and provides custom/non-standard fittings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hi-MOD: Premium line of swageless compression fittings and stainless rigging products
• Bailey Marine
• Petersen Structural

Products and services

• Marine Swage Fittings Complete range of stainless steel swage terminals for marine wire rope applications including forged swage eyes, machined swage eyes, swage forks, swage strap toggles, swage shackle toggles, shroud mast terminals, swage tee mast terminals, stemball mast terminals, and threaded studs in imperial and metric sizes, made from 316L stainless steel with no welds.
• Marine Shackles Forged stainless steel shackles for marine applications including bow shackles, D-shackles, wide D shackles, long D shackles, twist shackles, and high resistance shackles manufactured using electrical upset forging for superior grain structure and strength.
• Stainless Steel Structural Products Stainless steel structural product line for construction and architectural applications, operated through the Petersen Structural division.
• Stainless Steel Lifting Equipment CE-certified lifting equipment including tested lifting shackles, turnbuckles/bottle screws, wire rope, lifting blocks (Tufnol and stainless steel), polyester slings, swing bolts, and eye bolts for industrial lifting, utilities, and offshore applications, designed with 6:1 factor of safety.
• Aerospace & Defence Components Stainless steel components for aerospace and defence applications manufactured to AS9100:C aerospace industry standard with full material traceability.
• Hi-MOD Swageless Compression Fittings Exclusive mechanical compression terminals for wire rope that are at least as strong as the nominal breaking load of the wire, featuring a unique star-shaped crown design that positions and holds the wire, made from 316L stainless steel with aluminium bronze crown.
• GT Chromed-Bronze Turnbuckle Bodies Turnbuckle bodies machined from ultrasonically inspected naval grade solid bronze bar, chrome plated to service condition 4, up to 25% lighter than old-fashioned forged bodies, manufactured entirely in the UK with a modern low-windage design.
• Nitronic 50 Rod Rigging Fittings Fittings for Nitronic 50 rod rigging including rod caps, marine eye assemblies, rod studs, terminal with toggle end, rod stemballs (316L and Super Duplex), spreader bends, rod noses, and tip turnbuckles.
• Hi-MOD Backstay Insulators Fail-safe insulators for wire and rod rigging with internal ball-socket in main body, with the nut insulated from the stainless body via a Tufnol spacer preventing electrical transfer; if Tufnol fails, the nut stays in the body allowing the rig to be re-tensioned.
• Tufnol & Stainless Steel Lifting Blocks Industrial lifting blocks manufactured from stainless steel EN10088 1.4404 (marine grade 316L) with Tufnol sheaves, available in single, double, and triple configurations with a 6:1 factor of safety, CE marked, and manufactured to Machine Directive 2006/42/EC.
• Bailey Marine Deck Fittings Precision engineered deck fittings and furniture including latches, clamps, CE marked deck plates, fuel fillers, waste outlets, electrical points and custom hinges, manufactured in the UK using stainless steel and acetal for commercial and leisure marine craft.
• Guard Rail Fittings, Pins & Spares Guard rail/life line fittings including studs, pelican hooks, gate eyes, clevis pins, split pins, rings, round locking nuts, halyard cleats, lacing eyes, boat rings, thimbles, and wire rope clips in stainless steel 316.
• Marine Toggles Stainless steel rigging toggles including double jaw toggles, eye jaw toggles (U-toggles), and eye-fork toggles (bar toggles), made from high quality 316L stainless steel sheet with mirror finish.
• CE-Certified Tested Shackles CE marked stainless steel lifting shackles with full traceability quality system to AS9100:C, 6:1 factor of safety, individually proof-load tested to 2x WLL, with unique test reference numbers etched on each shackle and EN10204 3.1 test certificates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6:1 factor of safety design on all certified lifting shackles
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bailey MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Bailey Marine, a precision engineered deck fittings and furniture company (latches, clamps, CE marked deck plates, fuel fillers, waste outlets, electrical points, custom hinges), joined the Petersen Stainless Rigging group in 2018. Bailey Marine products are manufactured to exacting standards in the UK using stainless steel and acetal, serving both commercial and leisure marine customers globally. Petersen acquired Bailey Marine to expand its marine product portfolio.
• Lloyds Register LRQAminorOthersThird-party certification body providing ISO 9001 and AS 9100:C certifications under UKAS accreditation. Certifies Petersen's quality management systems.
• Couriers (unspecified)minorOthersThird-party courier partners used for delivering products to customers globally. Personal data (delivery address) is shared with couriers to fulfil contractual obligations on orders.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Wichard: French manufacturer of marine stainless steel hardware, snap shackles, and safety products for sailing and commercial marine. Directly comparable to Petersen's marine shackle and rigging component catalogue, serving similar OEM and aftermarket customers in Europe.
• Van Beest (Green Pin): Dutch manufacturer of Green Pin branded shackles, turnbuckles, and rigging hardware for lifting, marine, and offshore. Directly comparable to Petersen's lifting and shackle product lines for industrial and offshore customers.
• Selden Mast: Swedish manufacturer of spars, rigging systems, and deck hardware for sailing yachts. Overlaps with Petersen in Scandinavian markets (Selden is also Swedish) and in stainless rigging terminals, mast hardware, and fittings for the sailing industry.
• Ronstan International: Australian-headquartered manufacturer of marine hardware, blocks, fittings, and sail-handling equipment. Overlaps with Petersen in stainless marine hardware, lifting hardware, and architectural rigging products across sailing and commercial marine.
• Harken: Major US-based sailing hardware and rigging manufacturer with broad product portfolio in blocks, travelers, and winches. Comparable in serving the sailing and rigging aftermarket, with overlapping shackles, furlers, and structural hardware lines.
• Hayn Enterprises: US-based specialist in marine rigging hardware, stainless steel fittings, and lifelines for sailing yachts and commercial marine. Comparable to Petersen's marine shackles, terminals, and turnbuckles range with similar end-customer profile.
• Sta-Lok: UK-based manufacturer of stainless steel rigging terminals, swage fittings, and marine hardware. Sta-Lok is the most direct head-to-head competitor to Petersen in stainless rigging components, serving the same sailing and commercial marine customers with overlapping product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Crosby Group: US-headquartered global leader in lifting and rigging hardware (shackles, hooks, slings), far larger than Petersen. Overlaps in industrial lifting shackles and CE-certified rigging hardware, but operates at much broader scale and across multiple metals and product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/petersenstainless

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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