Load Lashing Chains

Load lashing or load restraint is a vital component for the safe transport of goods by road, rail or sea. Outside forces applied to the load caused by the effects of breaking, accelerating or cornering have a dramatic effect on how the load needs to be restrained. Lashings are selected similar to how we select lifting equipment, the shape and type of load as well as the effects of the working angles, which can increase the forces considered and consequently these factors affect the choice of the type of lashing that should be selected and the method of how they should be used (friction or direct lashing). BS EN 12195 Parts 1 to 4 were introduced to provide a means of conforming to the essential safety requirements for lashing and load restraint in the Common European market and therefore enabling the free movement of goods. Lashing equipment supplied by Brindley Chains is of high quality and produced by Pewag in Austria. At Brindley Chains we can offer lashing chains and components in various grades, from our standard Grade 10 system which offers the user a 25% increase in lashing capacity for the same size chain over G8 (as the minimum requirement under the standard), to the new Grade 12 profiled chain system which was launched in Europe in May 2008. Whatever Pewag chain system you choose, it will meet or exceed the British and European standards.