HEAVY LIFT

At Cargo Secure we pride ourselves on the best quality of service, our internal company standards charter dictates such. From the office team and accounts handlers to the highly trained cargo loading teams we regularly go above and beyond to meet deadlines, customers expectations and schedules. 

Cargo Secure has a 90 ton mobile crane which enables us to lift any cargo safely, whether loaded or unloaded from a flat rack or open top container.

As industry leaders we have invested heavily in our specialised heavy equipment, this affords us the ability to handle all cargo types. Often our slogan for the Out of gauge depot is that "We can lift anything" the caveat being, that if we can't lift, load and secure it then it can't be done.

The introduction of our night teams in both the warehouses and heavy lift depot has been a great asset. This affords us greater flexibility to meet customer deadlines, especially useful when the port is busy or closes and customers require work to be caught up on as a result.

We’ve been working alongside the Oil and Gas industry for years, one of the most common Cargos we see is the Dunlop hoses.

We strive to make the shipments as cost effective as possible, often securing additional pieces with the smaller sections of Dunlop pipes. We provide project planning of whole shipments -  using as few containers as possible and loading into standards where possible to reduce customers' cost.

We are proud of our case making skills, we can provide cases to any size and make on site. Our team of carpenters, cargo loaders and planners can work with surveyors when making cases around cargo. 

This was 1 of 1 McLaren for a famous watch maker. We made the case, loaded the vehicle and exported, not sure if we ever did get that watch discount. 

Since Brexit, exports have increased 10 fold, we have seen a huge increase in second hand HGV’s being shipped all around the world. Over the past 6 months we have loaded over 250 flatracks with various HGV’s & trailers.

Onsite we have the facilities to cut down and modify the trucks so that they can be shipped cost effectively. We also secure any spares or additional tires to use the maximum space per flatrack.

We have loaded Bridon reels since our inception. Whether the reels come in a cradle or not we have all of the correct materials onsite to load and secure them safely; blocking and bracing when needed.

The reels vary in size and weight from 1-44 ton, the smaller reels we are able to containerise utilising as much of the container as possible. The larger we typically load them to flatracks, twisting and turning or getting them in gauge to reduce the shipping cost.

Skills to pay the bills.. Our ability to load alloy billets, steel and other heavy items into standard containers using our specialised tools. This allows us to save our customers the additional expense on specialist shipping equipment and associated shipping lines charges.

Upon request Cargo Secure can also provide and fit one way sheets, covers and heavy duty tarpaulins to protect your cargo from the elements. 

Over the years we have loaded in excess of 150 mill rollers, the challenge with these Cargoes are their density; the footprint of the cargo to weight ratio means the weight has to be spread.

We used 6×6 timber and built a tower of timber at each end of the cargo to spread the weight longitudinally on the flat rack. The cargo is then secured with steel wire rope and ratchet straps, once completed then sheeted to protect from the elements.

This Press had no designated lifting or lashing points which makes the cargo more difficult to load and secure. Not only this but, the cargo was asymmetric meaning that the underside of the cargo was uneven and therefore, would need blocking and bracing.

Upon receipt of the cargo the team that was involved in this particular lift, put together the lift plan and discussed exactly how it would be secured.  This one was done using our 70 ton mobile crane, wire strops and 25T shackles..

We are proud to boast that we have in house appointed persons, an industry requirement that isn't always followed by others - yet our competent team develop safe systems of working for every lifting operation. The complexity of the cargo is no issue for us. We work closely with surveyors, create lifting plans allowing for securing, transport and centre of gravity.