Press Release
Lifting & Rigging Products in Demand: Company in Texas Expands To Accommodate Needs of Petroleum Industry
Bishop Lifting Products Adding Department to Beaumont Branch
HOUSTON, August 26, 2008 - The recent oil and gas boom has in turn increased the demand for high quality lifting and rigging products. To fulfill this increase in product need, Bishop Lifting Products is expanding its Beaumont Texas branch to include a products department. David Moseley with BLP states, “We are excited about this expansion in the local area’s oil and gas industry, and Bishop Lifting Products is ready to meet this growing demand.” The products distributed in Beaumont will carry the same trusted manufacturers’ names and BLP quality that customers familiar with the Houston headquarters have come to expect.
Some of the popular brands of product sold by Bishop Lifting include Crosby®, Thern®, Teufelberger®, Slingmax®, Campbell® Chain, Coffing® Hoists, Morse-Starrett®, Grignard®, Hillman Rollers®, Newco®, Capital Safety®, Klien Tools®, McKissick®, Renfroe® Wire Rope Industries, LTD and many others. We offer a range of products in the following categories:
BLP Lifting Devices
BLP Personnel Lifting
BLP Slings
Campbell® Chain
Cordage
Crosby® Rigging Hardware
Rigging Accessories
Slingmax®
Wire Rope
For years, Bishop Lifting Products has operated a BLP Services branch in Beaumont, Texas. This trusted division of BLP offers both offshore and land-based inspection, testing, repair and consulting services; and their technicians adhere to the most stringent industry standards and customer requirements. Employees of the Beaumont branch undergo regular training on lifting equipment and are able to service wire rope, slings, lifting gear, cranes, hoists and a multitude of oilfield equipment.
One of the most important aspects of BLP Services is its crane and rigging inspection and testing; and the Beaumont staff often handles these tasks for local companies, which send in sling and loose lifting gear, overhead, jib and bride cranes and pad eyes. The BLP “Rigging Gear Registry” includes detailed paper and electronic documentation according to ASME B30, API, OSHA 1910/1926, CMAA 70/74 and manufacturer’s recommendations. Bishop Lifting Products also offer preventative maintenance on all major brands of cranes, hoists, blocks and winches.
Among the Bishop Lifting Products line of lifting equipment that will soon be available at the Beaumont branch includes:
Wire Rope Slings
Web Slings
Round Slings
Rigging Hardware
Wire Rope
Tie Down Chains and Straps
Synthetic Ropes
Hoists
For more information about the exciting expansion of the Beaumont branch of BLP, contact David Moseley today at 713-702-4563 locally or (800) 972-1041 toll free. We currently serve the following Beaumont areas:
Jefferson County
Port Arthur
Orange
Lumberton
Sabine Lake
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. has been manufacturing and distributing crane and lifting services and products for nearly a quarter of a century. We currently have over 100 dedicated employees throughout Texas, Louisiana and the Rocky Mountains who are ready to help companies and resellers in heavy lifting industries worldwide.
Media Contact:David "Mo" Moseley, Vice President of Marketing |
Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. (BLP)
125 McCarty Drive, Building 1, Houston, Texas 77029 USA
Email: sales@lifting.com Store: www.slings.com
Phone: (713) 674-2266 Toll Free: (800) 972-1041 Fax: (713) 672-9229
