The library · 10 topics, animated
Everything your lift hangs on, explained.
Forty years of roping knowledge, written down and animated — how traction grips, how ropes are built, why they stretch and wear, and what the components around them actually do.
- Est. 1986 · The UK’s Original Independent Supply & Fit
- Survey · Supply · Fit · Guarantee
- Gustav Wolf & Kiswire · Lift Rope Partners
- 365,000+ Metres of Rope in Stock
- EN 12385-5 · ISO 4344 · EN 13411 Terminations
- Certificates With Every Rope
- London · Belfast · Dublin — Nationwide Fitting
- A WH Scott Group Company
Part 01 · 2 topics
Traction & Roping Arrangements
How a lift actually holds and moves its load — friction, wrap and the geometry of roping.
Part 02 · 4 topics
The Rope Itself
Construction, stretch, wear and care — the life story of a steel wire rope in traction duty.
Inside a Lift Rope — Wires, Strands & Core
A machine of a hundred moving parts, pretending to be a cable
See how it worksRope Stretch — Why New Ropes Grow
Every new rope settles in — plan for it, don’t fight it
See how it worksRope Wear & Discard — Reading the Wires
Ropes announce their retirement — if someone is looking
See how it worksRope Lubrication — Feeding the Core
The cheapest life-extension in the lift industry
See how it worksPart 03 · 4 topics
Sheaves, Tension & Safety Components
The components around the rope — grooves, terminations, tensions and the governor loop.
Sheave Groove Wear & Regrooving
Where rope life is won and lost
See how it worksRope Tension Equalisation
Five ropes, one load — only if they agree
See how it worksThe Overspeed Governor Loop
The rope whose job is the worst day
See how it worksTerminations — Where the Load Leaves the Rope
One hundred percent of the load, through the last hundred millimetres
See how it worksLift Industry Specialists
Now you know what we know. Almost.
The rest is forty years of shafts, sockets and Saturday call-outs. Put it to work — describe your installation and we'll survey it properly.