Buy Web Slings and Lifting Strops

Buy Polyester Slings from 1 tonne to 10 tonne and beyond.

Keen prices and quick web sling delivery from leading supplier and manufacturer - Rope Services Direct.

Our polyester slings are made from quality, high tensile webbing and are designed to handle heavy loads. Simplex and Duplex available. Supplied in the easily recognisable industry standard colour coding as standard. Custom flat slings can be made by our team to your exact requirements so call us for a quote today.

Web Slings From Rope Services Direct

Our polyester Web Slings or lifting strops are available in any length and a variety of widths; with our own sewing facilities our webbing technicians can make up slings to suit your requirements. here are different types of webbing slings you can choose from, all of which can be made up to your exact specifications. So you may need a 4 metre, 3 tonne sling with soft eyes or perhaps you need an endless or one way lifting sling, additional wear sleeves can also be made to suit. Almost anything is possible here at Rope Services Direct. There are some great advantages to buying custom made webbing slings, find out more in our blog.

We also manufacture and supply other types of slings including single use slings and round slings, a re-webbing service is also available, as well as wear sleeves for extra protection on high wear areas. 

Flat Slings in Polyester Webbing

Flat slings in polyester webbing can be custom made to your specific requirements; Rope Services Direct makes our webbing products in-house through our own professional, industrial sewing machines, alongside our rope department. A flat polyester sling can be manufactured to any length with a wide range of widths available. We also have professional cutting machines which guarantees the webbing is cut to the precise length required every time.

These slings can be utilised for a number of different lifting applications for example as crane slings or as cargo slings. They are lightweight and very flexible so they are great for keeping in you work vehicle or tool box, they have a wide and flat load bearing surface and work great when lifting those more fragile objects or loads situated in awkward areas.

Manufactured from quality 100% polyester to provide excellent strength to weight ratios, our polyester web slings have 7:1 safety factor ratios as standard.

We are happy to supply one offs or multiples of any flat sling and always aim for a quick delivery. All of our  webbing slings and round slings and endless flat slings use the standard colour coding system to make it easy to identify the safe working load limit of your lifting sling.

1 tonne = Purple   2 tonne = Green   3 tonne = Yellow   4 tonne = Grey

   5 tonne = Red     6 tonne = Brown   8 tonne = Blue    10 tonne = Orange.

Lifting Strops Available

We also hold a variety of lifting strops / slings which are ideal for lifting and towing different items. Are you looking for a certain length or width? Do you need assistance in determining the lifting sling best suited for you? Then give our friendly team a call on 01384 78004 and we will be happy to help.

 WEB SLINGS WE OFFER:

These slings are excellent for lifting many types of loads  without risk of damage, and are commonly used with chain blocks, hoists, winches and cranes for lifting heavy loads.

The slings we supply all conform to DIN-EN-1492-1

The slings are colour coded to indicate their capacity.  They have high strength to weight ratio, and choice of lifting modes.

Simplex  slings offer a single layer of webbing with soft eyes at each end

Duplex slings offer two layers of webbing with soft eyes at each end.

Double Duplex slings offer four layers of webbing to increase tonnage of the sling.(available on request)

We can also offer a range of steel end fittings.

Web Sling Material Benefits

These types of slings are utilized in a huge array of operations, from large house removals to manufacturing plants, and warehouses. They are often produced from polyester which is sewn in a specific way by specialist machinery to create high strength slings. Polyester webbing slings are very flexible and fairly soft which makes them ideal for lifting and moving most objects. If you need something even softer they try our round slings, they are ideal for those delicate loads.

There are many advantages to using polyester webbing for lifting slings which include; flexibility, absorbs shock loads, lightweight, wide load-bearing area, protects delicate surfaces, they are not affected by grease and oil, easy to inspect, virtually hazardous free to the user. They are also ideal to use in explosion hazard areas as they do not produce sparks like a chain sling.

These slings are always colour coded regarding their capacity rating making them easy to recognise. Therefore reducing the chance of simple errors, by choosing the incorrect capacity for the job.

Looking after your web slings

Correctly looking after your lifting equipment is crucial. Prior to each use the sling should be checked over for any defects which may affect its performance. These include worn eyes or distorted fittings, cuts, holes, burns or broken stitching. If any of these defects are noticed then the sling should not be used under any circumstances and disposed of. You could also see if its worthy of a repair with our re-web service.  Every six months  a regularly used sling should be thoroughly inspected and tested by a qualified person and re-certified if safe to use. Safety is always the most important aspect to consider when lifting and moving large objects.

Find out more about the value of web sling certification here in our blog.