270 years of experience

Its load handling equipment is used throughout the world – from small engineering workshops to large organisations – including some of the heaviest and most demanding handling operations in extreme operating conditions.

The provision of handling products for niche markets has been a growing major output for the company, to the extent that JDN promotion material now states that its products are ‘engineered for extremes’ which includes 80% of the market share being exports. Products in this category include both air and hydraulically operated hoists designed for underwater operation down to a depth of 70m. Oblique pulling as well as vertical lifting is provided to cover a wide range of subsea tasks. Hoist operations in arctic conditions have also been accommodated with a hydraulic unit, for operation at ambient conditions as low as -45°C.