Bishop Lifting

Meet the Shur-Loc Self-Closing Swivel Hook with trigger release! With its innovative recessed thumb trigger, it makes your picks easier to handle. Simply press to open, attach your load, and watch it snap shut as the load is applied. It stays locked tight until you decide to release it. Heavy-duty, secure, and perfect for field operations. #LiftingHooks #RiggingEquipment #TrusttheLift #LiftingSolutions

This 50-ton test bed is one of our smaller testing machines throughout Bishop Lifting, but it’s great for bread-and-butter items like small, standard chain slings. The purpose of proof testing is to demonstrate whether a sling meets its expected capacity by pulling the sling, in a controlled manner, to 2x the Working Load Limit. This is especially important (and required) for slings that have been repaired. Some customers also elect to have their slings proof tested once per year, and to document the results, simply to show due diligence should they ever have a rigging related incident. Are you looking for a company staffed with rigging experts to professionally proof test your slings and provide certificates as well? If yes, it sounds like Bishop Lifting is right for you. Contact one of our many locations throughout the USA and schedule your slings for testing now! https://hubs.ly/Q02FKF4V0 #ProofTesting #Slings #LiftingSolutions #TrusttheLift

Extra, extra, learn all about it — Eye Bolts and how to use them safely! If you're considering using eye bolts for lifting, angular load is a big concern. If you don't use the right hardware, a 90-degree lift will sacrifice around 75% of your eye bolt's listed Working Load Limit (WLL). However, there are ways to avoid such limitations. If you missed our latest full-length toolbox talk video, visit https://hubs.ly/Q02Fkl9H0. We'll walk you through the various eye-bolt styles and point out a few special products on the market that solve some of the drawbacks regular eye bolts bring to a lift. If you find the content helpful, please take a moment to give us a like, comment, or share. Thanks for watching! #LiftingSolutions #EyeBolt #RiggingEquipment #TrusttheLift

Lifting devices are kind of our thing... - Welding Master Link Sub-Assemblies for Multi-Leg Chain Slings - Heat Tempering Sub-Assembly - Splicing Heavy-Duty Flemish Eye Wire Rope Slings - Threading Polyester Load Yarns into Endless Round Sling Sleeves - Forming Cast Steel Thimble Eyes - Engineering 90-Ton Lifting Beams - Sewing Wide-Body Web Slings with 1/2 Fold Eyes - Cutting Wire Rope for Custom-Length Slings - Swaging 4-1/2 inch Wire Rope Sling Sleeves #LiftingSolutions #RiggingEquipment #TrusttheLift

Can you guess the size of this sling? Polyester web slings have an extensive range of sizes, so think carefully! 🤔 Crafting a sling of this size is surprisingly quick, taking only about 10 minutes from start to finish. This remarkable efficiency, however, is the result of many years of experience and exceptional craftsmanship. Our skilled sewers — the backbone of this fabrication process — bring incredible expertise to each sling they create. We proudly fabricate our polyester web slings in-house at our branches in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Wisconsin. #WebSling #Fabrication #TrusttheLift

Our branch locations are closed today. (But our online store is always open.) Have a safe and happy holiday! #HolidayClosure #TrusttheLift

While undeniably cool, synthetic winch lines have both pros and cons. Pros: 1. They're softer and easier to splice and repair, even in the field. 2. They are lighter, which results in less fatigue and less related injury. 3. You can get both static (low-stretch, think HMPE) and dynamic (more stretch, think Nylon) winch lines to achieve specific performance characteristics. Most winch lines are HMPE and most recovery ropes are Nylon. 4. They come in various bold colors, so they look cool! Cons: 1. They're expensive — you will pay more for synthetic vs. steel cable. 2. They're more susceptible to cuts and abrasion. So, treat them with care. As you can see from this short list, the pros seem to outweigh the cons, unless budget is a major concern. The truth is that either will work, but if you have the extra funds, we suggest springing for synthetic line! #RiggingEquipment #WinchLine #TrusttheLift

On a recent tour of our Houston facility, our sling splicing team got to show off their skills. With these larger slings, it takes two (sometimes more!) people to do the Flemish splice. Through well-practiced coordination, they keep up with daily sling orders. We're proud of our Bishop Lifting team members! #RiggingEquipment #LiftingSolutions #Slings #TrusttheLift

Pewag makes all kinds of chains, from traction to specialty lifting-grade chains. In fact, the genesis of their 12mm security chain actually comes from an old traction chain they made, called “3012.” People started to realize that 3012 made a great security chain because of the hardening process used to help the chain hold up to wear and tear from the roads. Word got out on the internet and it quickly gained popularity for security applications — that extra demand and global audience is a big reason why the line took off. These days, the 3012 chain is no longer available as a security chain option. It has been replaced with an improved version of the product. Namely, Pewag added a galvanized finish. Side note: We say in the image that galvanized chain "will not rust." However, it likely will rust "eventually." Galvanized finishes technically are resistant to rust and take far longer to degrade than unfinished chain. The original 3012 chain was self-colored (uncoated) and did not protect against rust. This line will hold up better under various weather conditions and will not introduce rust on the items you are trying to secure. If you’re using it to lock up your favorite bike or tools, you wouldn’t want to leave behind an orange stripe! #SecurityChain #Rustfree #TrusttheLift

As part of fabricating slings and specialty lifting hardware, we are responsible for certifying everything we manufacture in-house. That also means we need to be able to put custom tags on everything we make. For ASME B30.9 compliance, each sling shall be marked to show: - Name or trademark of manufacturer - Rated load of at least one hitch type and the angle at which it is based - Diameter or size - Number of legs And we go a step further, providing a serial number on each tag for traceability purposes. This way, our customers can match up certificates of test or conformance to exact slings and know where each sling was made, when it was made, etc. We make these tags right here, using our trusty Bishop laser machine. We love saving our customers as much money as possible through efficient processes and vertical integration. (Plus, it's fun to watch!) For smaller slings and routine below-the-hook hardware, we still use a die/punch method for the device-specific information. However, all our custom engineered and made-to-order lifting devices (especially those that come with RFID tags) will come with a fully laser-engraved permanent name plate affixed. #LiftingSolutions #RiggingEquipment #TrusttheLift