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Newcastle Hoists and Engineering Services was established in 1988 in response to a need in the area for a company supplying, maintaining and repairing lifting equipment.

The company, founded by Selwyn Low and his wife Stephanie, services the northern KwaZulu-Natal area in the mining and industrial sectors.

We maintain a good service to meet the demands of major industry, and the workshop has been approved by clients such as Arcelormittal and Eskom.

Our staff are extremely knowledgeable and are able to satisfy most customers' needs when it comes to lifting.

Here is a list of the products for which we are the distributors. We also have approved workshops for these products:

Atlas Copco Industrial Technique


  • Chicago Pneumatic industrial power tools, Automotive air tools and accessories.
  • AEG electric power tools.

    • Gunnebo lifting

  • Lifting chain, chain fittings, hooks.
  • Round endless and flat webbing slings.
  • Bow & D Shackles, Plate grabs, Load binders, Ratchet tie downs and Safety Harnesses

    • Warn winches

  • Vehicle mounted recovery winches. This includes the new Warn lifting hoist (part number 63753( specifically designed for Eskom.
  • Utility winches.
  • Winch ropes, 4x4 recovery kits, Kinetic snatch straps, Snatch blocks and accessories.

    • Yale industrial products

  • Yale lever hoists, chain blocks, electrical and pneumatic hoists.
  • Come a longs / Wire rope grips / NGK grips
  • Hydraulic pallet trucks

  • Wire rope slings
  • Turn buckles
  • Nylon ropes
  • Rope blocks
  • Snatch blocks
  • Eye bolts
  • Wire rope clamps
  • Hand winches
  • Electric winches
  • Drum clamp lifters
  • Bolt cutters
  • Band-it band clamping system
  • Lifting / spreader beams.
  • VDO Dayton GPS

    • We would welcome the opportunity to present our products and quote on any of your requirements. We feel certain that you will find our range of products, equipment and service to be of the highest quality and our back-up and repair service to be unrivalled.

    Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need more information regarding the above-mentioned products or any other lifting equipment that we have not listed above.