UK lifting and spreader beam manufacturer Britlift has developed bespoke lifting frames for specialist military boat and equipment manufacturer SubSea Craft.
Lifting one of SubSea's Victa boats
The modular frame includes 12 lifting points and can be dismantled into four sections for storage and transport. Following the delivery of the first frame, SubSea commissioned additional frames for lifting engines and lithium-ion battery packs in its manufacturing and testing processes.
SubSea’s lead boatbuilder, Ian McCabe, said: “We use some pretty big lithium battery packs that fit into a very tight space in the craft. So, we needed a special lifting frame built within highly specific tolerances, and Britlift was able to deliver that. With the battery lifting frame, they worked with us to get it bang on, and it works perfectly.”
Portsmouth based SubSea develops military products such as the Victa, a high speed ‘power boat’ that can go into submersible mode when the need or mission arises. Other products include the Mars, a high speed surface attack vessel with no screw propellers to help avoid detection and navigate shallow waters.
Founded in 2017 by Liam Botting and Anthony Culshaw, both of whom had previously worked with spreader beam manufacturer Modulift, Botting as development manager and Culshaw as senior design engineer. The company is based at the Dorset Innovation Park, near Dorchester in Dorset, Southern England.
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