LGH adds 1,500t spreader beam

LGH has expanded its super heavy lift capabilities with the introduction of a new 1,500-tonne modular spreader beam, reinforcing its position in the global high-tonnage lifting market.

The investment responds to growing demand from infrastructure, offshore, and heavy industrial sectors, where increasingly complex lifts require high-capacity and adaptable solutions. The beam, engineered by Modulift and nicknamed “MEGAMOD,” is DNV-rated, making it suitable for offshore and marine operations, including heavy-lift vessels, pipe-lay ships, and offshore wind projects.

Now integrated into LGH’s global rental fleet, the beam offers a working load limit of 1,500 tonnes at a 20-metre span. Its modular design allows for flexible configurations, faster mobilisation, and easier transportation compared to fixed systems, enabling efficient deployment across a wide range of applications.

A key feature is its trunnion ends, which provide a shackle-free rigging solution. This innovation reduces rigging weight, improves safety, allows load rotation, and accelerates mobilisation, delivering both time and cost efficiencies.

The new unit joins LGH’s existing spreader beam fleet, which ranges from six tonnes to 1,500 tonnes, alongside a comprehensive portfolio of rigging equipment.

Following assembly in Antwerp, the beam will be deployed on a heavy load testing project, with future applications spanning offshore installation, bridge construction, marine crane testing, and industrial lifting operations.

LGH CEO Andy Mault said the investment underlines the company’s commitment to delivering safer, more efficient lifting solutions for increasingly demanding projects.