Lifting Safety

Name

Lifting Safety

Legal name

Selby Engineering and Lifting Safety Limited

Website

https://liftingsafety.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lifting Equipment

NAICS

Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923), Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Lifting Accessories & Rigging (Slings, Shackles, Hooks, Spreaders) (IMAHAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lifting Attachments & Material Handling Accessories (Fork Attachments, Slings, Rigging) (IMAHABAJ), Dumbwaiter & Material Lift Service & Maintenance (BPABAIAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial lifting equipment
• Height safety systems
• Fall arrest equipment
• Material handling equipment
• Load cells weighing

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Product Sales: Online sales of lifting equipment, height safety equipment, and material handling products. Products sold at discounted prices with free delivery on UK Mainland orders. Mix of one-time purchases and quote-based sales for specialist items.
2. Installation and Inspection Services: Installation, test, certification and examination/inspections of lifting systems (jib cranes, runway beams, chain hoists) and height safety systems (lifelines, anchorage points, fall arrest davits) throughout the UK.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LiftingSafety is an e-commerce retailer and specialist supplier of industrial lifting equipment, height safety systems, fall arrest gear, load cells and material handling products. The company offers its own LiftingSafety-branded products alongside third-party brands such as Straightpoint, Tractel, Crosby, 3M/DBI-Sala/Protecta, Tiger, Ridgegear and Globestock, and provides installation, testing, certification and inspection services for lifting and height safety systems throughout the United Kingdom.

Product overview

LiftingSafety is an e-commerce platform operated by Selby Engineering and Lifting Safety Limited, specializing in industrial lifting, handling, fall arrest, and height safety equipment. The product portfolio centers on a comprehensive catalog of lifting equipment (chain hoists, electric hoists, rigging gear, crane systems), height safety systems (harnesses, fall arrest blocks, confined space rescue equipment), material handling equipment (forklift attachments, hydraulic tools, pallet trucks), and specialized weighing/monitoring solutions. Key branded products include Straightpoint load cells and dynamometers, Tractel load limiters and tension meters, Guard load arrestors, BlokCam wireless crane camera systems, and BlokAlert hook block warning systems. The company also offers installation, testing, and certification services for lifting systems throughout the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LiftingSafety: Own private-label brand of load cells, load arrestors, and digital weighing equipment including tension load cells, crane scales, and explosion-proof load indicators.

Products and services

• Digital Load Indicators and Load Cells Digital load indicators and load cells for weighing suspended loads, featuring strain gauge technology to measure force and display weight on LED/LCD displays. Includes wireless and cabled options, crane weighers, Straightpoint dynamometers, and tension meters for industrial lifting applications.
• Crane Weighers and Load Indicators Crane-mounted weighing devices with built-in master ring and swivel hook, featuring LED/LCD displays for permanent onboard monitoring. Available up to 35 tonnes for industrial and offshore use, including Ninja Series and Straightpoint MWP Miniweigher Plus variants.
• Explosion Proof Load Cell ATEX Zone 2 rated digital load cells for hazardous environments, ranging from 200kg to 500,000kg capacity with IP66 sealing and high safety factors for offshore applications.
• BlokCam Camera Systems Wireless camera systems for tower and mobile cranes providing HD 1080p audio-visual monitoring. Includes X3L for tower cranes and M3L for mobile/telescopic cranes, with optional 4G streaming, 30-day loop recording, 12-hour battery life, and repeater functionality.
• BlokAlert System for Cranes Wireless audio/visual warning system positioned on crane hook blocks to alert personnel of hook block proximity. Features LED beacon, electronic sounders, IP67 rating, neodymium magnets, and long-range transmitter/receiver with footswitch activation.
• Load Arrestors Secondary safety devices to arrest falling equipment if primary lifting equipment fails. Includes Sels, Sala, Guard (Globestock), Neofeu, Kratos, and Tractel brands with capacities from 250kg to 5000kg. Includes the UK-manufactured Guard Load Arrest Series and Tractel TSD Blocmat self-retracting load arrestors.
• Tractel DynaSafe Mecha Mechanical Load Limiter Mechanical load limiter providing trip point for lifting systems with dead-end wire rope. Available in 3.2t, 7t, and 12t capacities, featuring IP55/IP67 protection and automatic reset when unloaded.
• Lifting Equipment Catalog Comprehensive range of lifting equipment including chain hoists, electric hoists (Yale, STAHL, CM), lever hoists, lifting slings, shackles, beam clamps, crane systems, wire rope products, rigging equipment, and specialist lifting gear for ATEX, offshore, and entertainment applications.
• Height Safety Equipment Fall arrest, rescue, restraint, and confined space access equipment including safety harnesses, lanyards, self-retracting lifelines, davit arm systems, tripods, and height safety kits from brands like Ridgegear, DBI-Sala, and 3M.
• Material Handling and Jacking Equipment Equipment for reducing manual handling effort including load moving skates, hydraulic cylinders and pumps, lifting jacks, forklift truck attachments, drum handling equipment, pallet trucks, stacker trucks, and scissor lift tables.
• Running Line Dynamometers and Tension Meters Equipment for measuring tension in running lines and wire rope, including Tractel Dynarope HF36, Straightpoint COLT and BOLT tension meters, Cablesafe rope tension meters, and RLTM running line dynamometers.
• Installation, Testing, Certification and Inspection Services Professional services for installation, testing, certification and inspection/examination of lifting systems (jib cranes, runway beams, chain hoists) and height safety systems (lifelines, anchorage points, fall arrest davits) provided throughout the United Kingdom.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free delivery on all UK Mainland online orders
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Columbus McKinnon CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor manufacturer partner supplying Yale, STAHL, and CM brand electric and manual chain hoists. Products include STAHL ST electric hoists (125kg-6300kg), Yale CPS, CPV, CPE series, CM Lodestar, and CM BatteryStar battery-powered hoists.
• Crosby and Kito CrosbycoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor supplier of Crosby and Kito Crosby lifting and rigging products including wire rope, shackles, and load cells.
• TractelcoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of Tractel load cells, dynamometers, load arrestors, and tension meters including Dynafor, Dynarope, Dynascale, and Blocmat product lines.
• Straightpoint (Crosby)coreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of wireless load cells, dynamometers, compression load cells, and specialized load measurement equipment.
• 3M (DBI-Sala, Protecta)coreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of 3M, DBI-Sala, and Protecta fall arrest harnesses, lanyards, self-retracting lifelines, and height safety equipment.
• IntertekcoreOthersThird-party certification body providing ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cromwell Tools: Large UK industrial MRO distributor with broad product breadth including lifting and handling equipment; comparable as a scaled industrial supply competitor with deeper digital and catalog capabilities.
• Brammer (Rubix): Pan-European industrial MRO distributor including lifting equipment and on-site services; broadly comparable as a larger incumbent offering similar product-plus-service coverage to industrial buyers.
• Crosby Group: Global manufacturer of lifting and rigging products (shackles, hooks, wire rope, blocks) and owner of Straightpoint — both a key supplier to LiftingSafety and a broader incumbent shaping the product landscape in which LiftingSafety competes.
• Tractel: Global manufacturer of load cells, dynamometers, load arrestors, and height safety equipment (Dynafor, Blocmat, Dynascale) — a major supplier to LiftingSafety and a broader incumbent whose direct-to-customer shift would directly threaten LiftingSafety's reseller economics.
• Columbus McKinnon: Global manufacturer of hoists, cranes, and rigging products (Yale, STAHL, CM Lodestar) and a core LiftingSafety supplier; competitively analogous as a broad industrial lifting incumbent with overlapping product breadth and global reach.

Direct peers

• Lifting Equipment Store: UK e-commerce specialist in lifting and material handling equipment, offering a near-identical catalog (chain hoists, slings, shackles, crane systems) to LiftingSafety and serving the same industrial and construction buyer.
• SafetyLiftinGear: UK-based online retailer/distributor of lifting equipment, slings, hoists, and height safety gear with a comparable e-commerce + quote-based sales motion, directly competing with LiftingSafety across the same product categories and customer base.
• Kingfisher Lifting: UK lifting equipment distributor and inspection services provider with a similar mix of product sales plus LOLER inspection/testing services, directly overlapping LiftingSafety's vertical and service offering.

Emerging players

• Reid Lifting: Specialist manufacturer of lightweight gantry and davit systems with a focused product portfolio that competes with LiftingSafety's portable gantry and davit crane categories.
• Rope and Rigging: Specialist UK supplier of wire rope, slings, and rigging accessories with a similar product mix and direct-to-customer e-commerce model, partially overlapping LiftingSafety's rigging assortment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LiftingSafety
• Facebookfacebook.com/LiftingSafety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lifting-safety

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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