The right construction, cut, terminated and certified
Lift Rope Supply — Gustav Wolf & Kiswire
Re-Ropes supplies steel wire ropes for lifts — suspension, governor and compensating duty — from the Gustav Wolf and Kiswire ranges, cut to length, terminated to order and certified. Constructions from classic 8×19 fibre-core traction ropes to high-performance and small-diameter ropes for modern high-rise duty, held in stock for the trade.
Overview
Rope choice decides how a lift rides, how long sheaves last and how often the installation is back on the books. We supply from two of the world’s serious lift-rope makers — Gustav Wolf in Germany and Kiswire in South Korea — which means the right construction for the duty rather than the nearest thing on one maker’s list.
In detail
Trade customers use us as their rope department: same-day technical answers on construction and equivalence, cutting and termination in our Erith works, certificates with every length, and delivery nationwide. If you fit ropes yourself, we make sure what arrives is exactly what the installation needs.
The range
Gustav Wolf traction ropes
The German maker’s lift rope family — including PAWO 819 W, 836 WS and the steel-core high-performance lines for high duty
Kiswire elevator ropes
Hoist, governor and compensation constructions from Kiswire’s published elevator range — 8×S(19), 8×Fi(25), 6×W(19) and 6×Fi(25) hoist patterns among them
8×19 constructions
Seale and Warrington patterns, fibre core — the industry’s standard suspension ropes
High-performance ropes
Compacted and mixed-lay constructions for high-rise, high-cycle installations
Small-diameter ropes
Small-diameter constructions for machine-room-less and special applications
Governor ropes
Overspeed governor duty, sized to the safety gear
Crane & industrial rope
Beyond lifts — crane ropes cut, terminated and certified
Works services
Cutting to measured length
To your survey or ours
Terminations fitted
Wedge sockets, pressed and threaded terminals, spring suspensions
Certification
Certificates issued with every rope supplied
Stock & fast turnaround
Common constructions held for immediate call-off
Standards & schemes
Work is examined against the designations your specification cites.
| Standard | What it covers |
|---|---|
| ISO 4344:2022 | Minimum requirements for stranded steel wire ropes for lifts, 6–38 mm |
| EN 81 context | Suspension requirements the rope specification serves |
Why it matters
01
Construction is not interchangeable
Seale versus Warrington, fibre versus steel core, ordinary versus lang lay — each behaves differently in the groove. Supplying the right construction is engineering, not order-picking.
02
Certified product protects everyone
A rope certificate ties the product in the shaft to a tested batch. It is the difference between evidence and assumption when the competent person asks.
03
Two manufacturers, not one catalogue
Gustav Wolf and Kiswire both put manufacturer support behind our quotations — equivalence advice, special constructions and rope quality the majors specify. Two sources also means availability when one lead time slips.
Common questions
Asked before every engagement.
Something more specific? A specialist will answer it directly.
Ask usCan you match an obsolete or unusual rope specification?
Almost always. From the original specification, a sample, or our survey measurements we identify the construction and supply a compliant equivalent — with manufacturer support for genuinely special cases.
Do you supply ropes with terminations already fitted?
Yes — ropes can be supplied cut to length with wedge sockets, pressed or threaded terminals and suspension assemblies fitted, ready to install, or bare for site termination.
Which rope manufacturers do you supply?
Gustav Wolf (Germany) and Kiswire (South Korea) — both dedicated lift-rope makers. Gustav Wolf’s PAWO family is engineered for traction duty, with consistent diameter tolerance, lay stability and wear behaviour that translate into even tensions, quiet running and long sheave life; steel-core lines cover high-rise and high-duty work. Kiswire, which has led Korea’s special steel wire industry since 1945, publishes dedicated hoist, governor and compensation constructions. We specify from both according to the duty rather than defaulting to one list.
Lift Industry Specialists
Need lift rope supply?
Send the specification or describe the asset — a specialist replies with method, price and turnaround.