27.06.2016

New depot for lifting equipment supplier

UK lifting equipment supplier Rope & Sling Specialist has opened a new facility in Hayes, near Heathrow Airport, London.

The new location is the company’s fifth location joining its base in Bridgend, and existing depots in Grangemouth, Rotherham, and Kent. It is a key part in the company’s long term plan to have 10 depots in the UK. The Hayes depot will be managed by Tony Teeder with three other employees. Plans are already well underway for a sixth facility for next year, mist likely in Northwest England.
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RSS' new facility in Hayes is their fifth in the UK

Managing director Steve Hutin said: “The facility is strategically positioned within close proximity of a number of major projects we are already working with, in addition to a host of large national crane rental firms. We have been serving the region to some extent from Aylesford but it wasn’t feasible in the long-term to keep travelling around the M25. I have said before how important location is, particularly when working with projects where their lifting operations are taking place 24 hours a day.”

Teeder added: “I was approached by the company’s southern regional manager, Tim Panter, who I have known for a number of years and the role immediately appealed to me. The challenge of starting a new depot from a standing start and progressing it to a fully operational rigging equipment facility whet my appetite and I am excited about the short and long-term future. I agree with Steve that the new facility has the potential to become our fastest growing depot. What sets RSS apart is the level of expertise and service we can provide. Once we are fully operational, we can set about becoming the company’s leading southern facility before realising our potential on a grander scale.”