Belgian overload and load measuring company Power Limit has a new owner – Christophe Losange, who has a long history in the lifting and rigging equipment market, and more recently has become an entrepreneur.
Christophe Losange
Power Limit is based on the south side of Liege in southern Belgium and was founded in 1985, by Fernand Humblet.
The Power Limit facility in Liege
It currently produces a wide range or force measuring equipment from complete overload systems to the major components that make up such systems. It also manufactures load dynamometers and sensors including tensiometers that measure the forces in tensioned cables or ropes without needing an inline dynamometer.
Some of the company’s products
Most of its revenue comes from customers in France and Belgium, but over the years has exported to 25 countries and even provided the sensors foe every cable on the Yavuz Sultan Selim suspension bridge in Istanbul.
Fernand Humblet will remain on board for a transition period in order “to ensure the transfer of knowledge, customer relationships and technical expertise developed over more than 30 years.”
Fernand Humblet Speaking of his plans going forward Losange said: “Our immediate objectives include preserving the high level of technical expertise in the company, clarify and expand the Power Limit product range, increase the company’s visibility and communications and gradually build a more international distribution network.”
The Power Limit team - (L-R)Grégory Averna, Valérie Minette, Pascal Uccello, Fernand Humblet, Michel Stassen, Dimitri Fauville , Michel Fontaine and Denis Begon
"This growth is not based on short term volume or selling everywhere at any cost, but on building a network of specialist distributors able to understand the products, represent the brand properly and provide quality service to users.”
“Power Limit is evolving but remains true to what built its reputation: product quality, team expertise and closeness to its customers.”
Christophe Losange started out in 1997 as a salesman and sales manager with Luxembourg based No Nail Boxes. His move into the lifting gear industry came in 2004 with the Luxembourg based Alipa group, starting out with Codipro which designs and manufactures swivel lifting rings where he was appointed general manager. In 2010 the group acquired the French lifting tackle brand Stas and created lifting gear and sling manufacturer LiftEurop, with Losange as general manager.
In 2024 he moved to family owned Belgian wire rope, chain, shackle and hand winch manufacturer the Lemmens group, where he was commercial director, leaving at the start of this year to set up his own company RPC - Rhombus Pro Consult – to acquire Power Limit.
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