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Lifting Gear and Safety is your trusted provider of Lifting And Marine Safety Equipment
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Axel Johnson International
Global presence
Lifting Gear & Safety belong to the business unit Lifting Solutions within Axel Johnson International. The business group is a global player in lifting equipment, steel wire rope, height safety and services. It operates as a group of companies that supply wire rope, hoists, overhead cranes and other lifting products together with connected services.
Lifting solutions has developed rapidly. Having grown from 0 to 420 MEUR in annual sales since 2005, when the first acquisition was made. Today Lifting Solutions consist of 24 market-leading companies with +100 service centres world-wide. Together, the companies serve clients in a wide range of industries, including offshore, renewable energy, shipping, automotive manufacturing, ports, fish farming, engineering, pulp and paper, mining, and steel.
Even though Lifting Solutions has a short history the companies within the group have a long history in the business and are well known and established in their local markets. Several have even been around for more than a century. Together, they possess a vast resource of specialist knowledge in lifting and steel wire rope.
To read more about the companies in Lifting Solutions, visit https://liftingsolutionsgroup.com/
Strong owner
Lifting Gear & Safety is part of Axel Johnson International, a global industrial group that acquires and develops companies in strategically selected niche markets, primarily technical components and industrial process solutions.
The group is an active and long-term owner whose mission is to drive business development and growth. It builds and develops groups of companies with shared strategic objectives, stimulating joint initiatives and knowledge sharing. Axel Johnson International has six business groups: Driveline Solutions, Fluid Handling Solutions, Industrial Automation, Lifting Solutions, Power Transmission Solutions and Transport Solutions. Axel Johnson International has an entrepreneurial culture where decentralised and committed leadership enables quick decisions. The group has four focus areas: digitalisation, service, sustainability and people development.
Axel Johnson International is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The group comprises 200 companies in 34 countries. Axel Johnson International is part of the Swedish family-owned corporate group Axel Johnson.
We specialise in the supply, hire and servicing of lifting, marine and safety equipment. From simple shackles to high-tonnage spreader beams; from first-aid kits to 60+-man lift rafts; and from safety harnesses to rack & pinion hoists — we cover the full spectrum of equipment required in demanding industrial, offshore and marine environments.
LGS began trading in 2009 from a single unit in Bristol. Today we have nine locations across South Wales, the South of England and the Midlands and a team of around 50 skilled professionals.
We are ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accredited. Additionally, we hold approvals from JOSCAR & Achilles, are full members of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), and our marine service station is approved by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA)
In January 2023 LGS was acquired by Axel Johnson International and is now part of their Lifting Solutions business unit. This gives you access to global resources, deep industry knowledge and a stable long-term owner committed to growth, digitalisation, service and sustainability.
We believe that every job matters — large or small. Our ethos places the highest value on enthusiasm, experience and commitment, so you’ll deal with a responsive, skilled team who back all our products and services with real support. Arrogance and complacency are not in our culture.
