Cardno Ltd

Cardno manufactures securing, lifting, winching, and towing accessories in Bedfordshire, UK.

We supply our own manufactured product ranges of equipment alongside leading brands. All of our manufactured goods are designed and developed by us in collaboration with our customers, from vehicle transportation, vehicle recovery, construction, salvage & recycling and farming industries, specifically for practical use and compliance to the appropriate Legislation & Standards.

Our range includes: ratchet straps, load securing straps, lifting chains, polyester lifting round slings, polyester lifting flat slings, winch rope cables, Lodar winch controls, wheel skates, battery booster packs, PPE, hi-vis clothing, road hazard and vehicle warning lamps and beacons.

Ratchet Straps, Load Restraints & Tie Downs

Whether you are securing or holding in place a box, trolley, beam, bike, car, truck or bus, we will have a solution for you. We manufacture, assemble and distribute webbing products, lashing chains & rope cables for this purpose.

The webbing we use in our own manufactured assemblies is UK made and our wide range of fittings is sourced from UK companies. Our ratchet polyester strap range is manufactured by us in the UK. Available in: 25mm (1T), 35mm (3T), 50mm (5T) and 75mm (10T).

All of our strap systems have been tested to destruction and come labelled with the minimum break and lashing capacity in accordance with EN 12195-2 Polyester.

Wire ropes & cables - Winching Operations

Our wire rope cables are manufactured by us in 6mm to 10mm diameter. The rope we use is 6+IWRC, 36 wire strands, galvanised, right hand lay and tensile strength is 1960 N/mm2. You can choose a thimble (hard) eye or a winch hook. The hook types are: alloy, alloy swivel, auto-locking & auto-locking swivel.

We can source & supply 11mm to 32mm to order.

Our rope assemblies, both in-house & external sourced, are fully certificated in accordance to BS EN 13411-3.

Lifting Chains & Lifting Slings - Lifting Operations

Our range of lifting slings is manufactured in the UK and all products come labelled with the minimum break and lashing capacity in accordance with EN 1492-2.

Slings are available in simplex, duplex & endless round with a tonnage from 1 to 12 tonnes subject to length and sling type. All slings are also certified & tested with a 7:1 safety factor.

Our lifting chain slings are primarily assembled in-house by us. We offer Grade 8 (G8) & Grade 10 (G10) chain assemblies, certificated in accordance to EN818-4, and Grade 80 (G80) & Grade 100 (G100) chain assemblies, fully tested & certificated and are supplied with an EC Declaration of Conformity.

Hi-vis Safety Clothing & PPE

All of the hi-vis garments we offer are EN ISO 20471 and are labelled according to the class of this standard that they attain. Our range of hi-vis safety clothing is primarily Portwest® class 3 garments.

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) we are offer a range of Kinco and Portwest Gloves, helmets, protective eye-wear and ear-defenders.

Road Hazard

Warning other road users of your presence when working roadside is key to safety, this is why Cardno recommends road signs and road cones. Made in the Britain.