Bishop Lifting Fabricates World’s Longest Polyester Roundsling

August 26, 2016--Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. (BLP), a fabricator and distributor of slings and rigging supplies, fabricated the world’s longest polyester round sling in Houston, Texas.

The Polyester Roundsling was fabricated for a special subsea installation project for use in the Gulf of Mexico. The BLR7 model sling has a vertical capacity of 21,200 lbs., and a record-breaking length of 280 feet.

Bishop Lifting Products has a dedicated team of skilled synthetic sewers who are taught and trained on the correct standards and policies in line with the Web Sling and Tie Down Association (WSTDA) and ASME B30.90 “Slings” for fabricating synthetic slings.

About Bishop Lifting Products, Inc.

Founded in 1984, Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. (BLP) is a leading fabricator and distributor of products, services, and lifting solutions for crane, rigging, marine, and oilfield applications. Our 500+ dedicated employees throughout Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma supply wire rope, slings, rigging hardware, lifting devices, hoists, and winches to customers with lifting, oilfield, towing, and hauling applications.