Welcome to my first blog post…
It’s been a busy past few months for me at Straightpoint, with many exciting new developments on the horizon, too. We have appointed Alnasr Technical Trading Agencies (ATTA) as our new distributor in the UAE and Qatar, taking the number of our worldwide distributors up to 21!
Myself (third from left) and the ATTA team
In the coming weeks I will be visiting a new lifting company based in China, as well as our dealers in Singapore and Australia. Plus we also have a prospective new division of Straightpoint Ltd opening up in the near future, so watch this space for announcements…
Straightpoint have had a record year; with UK business and exports booming it is fair to say the market is very buoyant at the moment. However it appears that some appear to be more buoyant than others…
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We have recently seen an increase in the differing markets that are contacting us. We recently supplied load cells to a French company for the water weight testing of their portside cranes. By verifying the water weight, using one of our load cells on top of the water weight bag we are confident their portside cranes won’t be taking a dive!
After the launch of our huge 350t test and calibration machine (said to be the only one of its type in the UK!), our calibration service is really ‘taking off’ and we will be launching an additional 50 tonne compression test machine in the near future, aimed at the aviation industry. It will be used specifically to verify the accuracy of wheel weighers or axle pads, which weigh jumbo jets and calculate their centre of gravity.
I’d be interested to hear your views on the industry and any comments you have on the Crane Vs Boat incident! Feel free to comment…