Over the past six years we’ve built our company by providing the best quality products supported by great customer service. We’ve spent the last 12 months looking at the best way to build on that foundation, and as a result we have developed the new Tecni^® brand. We want our new logo (which you can see above) to become symbol of engineering excellence, which represents the quality of our products and the skills and experience of our team. You will start to see it on all our communications, websites and paperwork from July 2011.

We have successfully registered the Tecni^® name in the UK and all EU Member States to demonstrate our commitment to quality and excellence, throughout all of the divisions within the Tecni^® family. Over time we expect to develop new divisions, to complement the skills and expertise we deliver through Tecni Cable and Tecni Lift. We hope a new, consistent identity will make all of our products and services more familiar and accessible to our customers.

We would like to thank you for your continued support and look forward to developing more “Inspired Solutions” for you in the future.

Publication Date: 5th July 2010

Tecni-Cable Team Complete Sponsored Walk


The Tecni-Cable Team at the summit of Black Down Hill

On Saturday the 3rd of July 2010 the Tecni-Cable team took on the challenge of doing a sponsored walk, all in the name of the local animal charity Secret World.

They were joined by Kate O'Sullivan and James Tuck of ADPR Ltd who carry out PR work for Tecni-Cable, and were also joined by James O'Sullivan from Albert Goodman Accountants. The Tecni-Cable team with their reinforcements set out for a for a 10 mile walk from Churchill and over Dolebury Warren. The Team was then lead to Black Down Hill which is the highest hill in the Mendips in Somerset.

The sponsored walk has raised in the excess of  £400 so far and Tecni-Cable will continue to provide the charity with monthly donations which will help Secret world immensely as they do not receive any government funding.

Find out more about Secret World Wildlife Rescue here

Publication Date: 17th May 2010

Tecni-Cable Goes Wild

Double Trouble - Two Orphaned Badger Cubs at Secret World

Tecni-Cable has announced that it is sponsoring and supporting local charity, Secret World Wildlife Rescue. Secret World is the obvious sponsorship choice for Tecni-Cable, due to its close proximity to the company, coupled with the Tecni-Cable team’s passion for wildlife and outdoor living.

Secret World was founded in 1992. The centre cares for over 4,000 injured and orphaned wildlife in which its main aim is to return animals back into the wild and give them a second chance. The centre is unique as it provides the only 24/7 365 rescue service in the south west  however it receives no government funding so relies upon public donations and the support of local businesses such as Tecni-Cable. Tecni-Cable will be making a monthly contribution to help finance Secret World’s work, but is keen to extend the relationship even further by providing support and awareness through regular fundraising events, as well as additional help and assistance behind thescenes.

TrevorHeyworth, Managing Director at Tecni-Cable says: “As a local company, we feel it’s important to support the good work being done by this excellent, but under-funded local charity. Having grown up in the South West, the conservation of wildlife is a subject close to our hearts, and Tecni-Cable will be doing everything it can to help Secret World raise the funds needed to continue its work."

Debbie O’Keefe from Secret World says: “We are delighted that Trevor and his team have chosen our charity as we struggle to raise the daily running costs of £1300. Tecni-Cable has already visited Secret World,and has seen first-hand some of the wonderful work that we do at our centre. We are looking forward to working with them this year and are extremely grateful for their support."

Publication Date: 28th January 2010

Tecni-Cable Celebrates Five Successful Years in Business

The Tecni-Cable team display their 5th anniversary cake

Tecni-Cable are celebrating this week with the announcement of a major milestone – their first five years in business. The company has grown rapidly and now employs eight full-time members of staff and was recently voted Somerset E-Business of the year.

Managing Director, Trevor Heyworth attributes the success of the company to sound e-marketing principles and putting the customer first at all times. “In 2004, I realised that there was a great opportunity to use the internet to sell wire rope products. Setting up the website was initially daunting and it took over five months to receive our first online order, but by continuing to reinvest in new product lines and expanding organically, sales have virtually doubled each year since start-up.

“As well as stocking large quantities of wire rope and fittings, we now have four hydraulic presses and a testing rig which means that we can manufacture assemblies in-house to a customer’s specification.”

Publication Date: 12th January 2010

Tecni-Lift Distributes World Leading Brand

Please contact the sales team for Crosby & other products

Tecni-Cable is delighted to announce that sister company, Tecni-Lift Ltd has recently been appointed as a distributor of Crosby Lifting Equipment. Products available include red pin lifting shackles, sling hooks, swivels, snap hooks, machinery eyebolts,couplers, a Grade 8/10 Eliminator lifting chain system and specialist products such as advanced wire rope lubricants.

Trevor Heyworth, Managing Director says, “Crosby Lifting products are world renowned for quality and safety, so we are delighted to become a Crosby business partner. We are already stocking a broad range of Crosby products at our depot in Highbridge, Somerset, and we know that we can sell Crosby productswith complete peace of mindbecauseof the brand’s high level of quality and rigorous in-house testing and inspection. The Crosby range also complements other brands we sell online including Kuplex, Yale, Kito, and Miller Weblift - which are all renowned for safety and in-service reliability.

Although we are delighted to supply bulk quantities, the Tecni-Lift lifting equipment web-store provides a unique service by not imposing minimum order quantity requirements which will mean significant cost savings for customers who don't require bulk product supply."

The Crosby range and other quality lifting products can be purchased online from www.tecni-lift.com. For enquiries,please contact Tecni-Lift sales on 0845 5191 650 - or email sales@tecni-lift.com

Publication Date: 15th December 2009

Tecni-Cable raises the bar on safety

The Yale test rig in action

Tecni-Cable and sister company Tecni-Lift are pleased to announce their latest acquisition, a new state-of-the-art, hydraulic test rig. The machine will enable the companies to carry out proof load and destruction testing on products & assemblies including shackles, eyebolts, pul-lifts, lever hoists, chain blocks & wire rope slings.

The 20-tonne machine has been purchased from Yale – a leading provider of high quality lifting products. The RPTS-2015D model features a 20 tonne hydraulic hollow ram cylinder with a threaded pulling bar which allow gradual loading for precise testing. It also features a calibrated Tigrip 20 tonne load cell with a digital indicator for load measurement to the nearest kilogramme and this load cell can withstand destruction testing of the tested components.

Managing Director Trevor Heyworth, said: “We are committed to the ongoing investment in state-of-the-art equipment to ensure that the safety of our customers and the general public remain our topmost priority. The new test rig is a fantastic investment for Tecni-Cable & Tecni-Lift, and will ensure that any parts supplied to our customers are proven up to their working limits.”

“We also have an advanced certification system in place and can provide test certificates with our products and assemblies on request to ensure that our customers have complete peace of mind.”

Publication Date: 30th October 2009

Wire Rope Company Tecni-Cable win the Somerset Business of the Year Award for Best E-Business

The E-Business trophy on display

Tecni-Cable have won the category of best E-Business in the Somerset Business Awards 2009. MD Trevor Heyworth (pictured centre), Alex Keen and Bob Copeland collected the prestigious award at the annual ceremony held at Taunton’s Rural Business Centre on Thursday 28^thOctober.

The E-Business category recognises the way in which technology is used within a company to improve working practices and increase sales. The Company have been especially successful in harnessing e-technology through multiple websites, product optimisation, directory hotlinks, email blasts, new offers and highly targeted marketing. This has helped the company sell specialised industrial products to many new customer bases.

Trevor Heyworth said, “It’s a very proud moment forall of us to have won the award. Our hard work, determination to serve the customer and conformance to sound e-marketing principles have enabled Tecni-Cable to grow during the economic downturn and it’s fantastic to receive this recognition. Winning the Somerset E-Business of the Year Award was very significant for us as it confirms the quality and dedication put into developing our online business.”

Publication Date: 22nd September 2009

Tecni-Cable increases its manufacturing capability with the purchase of a 150 tonne Talurit press

MD Trevor Heyworth demonstrates the press in action

Tecni-Cable is pleased to announce its latest acquisition, a 150-tonne Talurit hydraulic swager. The press will ferrule secure eyes onto cable up to 22mm in diameter and increase hexagon swaging capacity for stainless steel fittings on cable up to 10mm diameter. The press has a single pillar open throated design and can be used either vertically or horizontally; bench mounted or freestanding.

Managing Director, Trevor Heyworth is eager to stress the benefits of the new swager. “Our new press will allow us to increase our in-house manufacturing capacity and broaden our product range to both new and existing customers. We can now make much larger lifting slings, put end fittings onto crane and elevator cables and manufacture larger stainless, architectural and marine cables. We can also manufacture bespoke assemblies to your design or specification."

"We already have four hydraulic presses here, but the the extra manufacturing capacity that the new press will provide will allow us to improve our service both to Tecni-Cable customers and to customers of our new sister company, Tecni-Lift which is growing rapidly. Please give us a call to discuss your requirement and we will ensure your enquiry is handled without delay."

Publication Date: 11th September 2009

Tecni-Cable Employs Crane Engineer for our sister company, Tecni-Lift

Tecni-Lift Crane Engineer, John Higgins with MD Trevor Heyworth

It’s not often that a company is fortunate enough to find an employee with a lifetime of experience in the industry, so our latest recruit, John Higgins was certainly a very lucky find for us. John has over 42 years in the Lifting Gear industry along with an impressive collection of industry qualifications including relevant LEEA qualifications.

John began his working life in 1967 aged 19 wherehe served a eight-year apprenticeship with Mark Priest Ltd in Bristol. Over the years,Johnremained in the lifting gear industry gaining experience and expertise - one of John’s more adventurous assignments took him to Canada’s Baffin Island where he worked as an engineer servicing Demag Cranes.

Managing Director, Trevor Heyworth is especially pleased with our new recruit. “I have known John for a long time and I am very confident that his extensive industry knowledge and hard work will allow us to develop our new Tecni-Lift sister company; generating leads, winning new business and servicing clients. I am greatly looking forward to working with John in his new role.

Outside of work, John is an avid Harley Davidson enthusiast and a member of the Harley Owners’ Club. He is also the proud owner of an FX RS Superglide Sport Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Publication Date: 9th July 2009

Tecni-Cable sets a shining example at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Tecni-Cable fittings in use at the Audi stand

Tecni-Cable was delighted to play its part inhelping to create the stainless steel balustrading system surrounding the Audi stand at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed which took place from the 3^rd to the 5^th of July. The Audi stand was the centre of attention at the Festival.

Thecompany were contacted by Birmingham-based fabricator & installer, Fluid Metal Design, who needed a quick and easy way to install the strands and end fittings running between the metal posts. There was a lot of work to get done and the company were pressed for time. Tecni-Cable recommended its new range of unique, highly polished stainless steel DIY balustrade fittings as they are small, compact, easy to install, and require no specialist tools or training to fit.

The installation was completed on schedule, and looked magnificent in the weekend sunshine. Tim Bartlett from Fluid Metal was understandably delighted by how well the installation proceeded. “The Audi job went really well over the weekend. The wire cable fittings are superb - so easy to fit and tension. Wow, that was a BIG project on a very short time-scale! The other good thing is that there is no wastage – our client has the fittings available for their next exhibition.”

Tecni-Cable’s Managing Director, Trevor Heyworth commented: "Our balustrading system has proved to be very popular in all market sectors; from high-profile architectural balustrade installations to small domestic decking projects, but the Goodwood installation has to be one of the highlights of our system so far."

Tecni-Cable are now working with Fluid Metal Designon a unique, easy-to-install balustrading post system to compliment the range of stainless steel cable & DIY fittings currently on offer.

Publication Date: 10th June 2009

Dean Manning is Tecni-Cable's Latest Recruit

Sales Executive, Dean Manning

The team at Tecni-Cable are very pleased to welcome our latest recruit, 29-year old Dean Manning. Dean has plenty of experience under his belt - he entered the wire rope & lifting business after leaving school, and now has two LEEA qualifications to go with his twelve years' experience in the industry.

Managing Director, Trevor Heyworth is delighted that Dean has come on board. “I have worked with Dean for many years, and can attest to his excellent character, loyalty and capacity for hard work. I am extremely confident that Dean will become an invaluable member of the team”.

Outside work, Dean is an avid Bristol City fan and goes to matches, both home and away in all weathers. “When I began following Bristol City, the team was low in the Third Division – now they are high in the Championship League,” Dean tells us. “Since I became a supporter, the game has changed out of all recognition and it is a very exciting time for supporters.”

Publication Date: 15th April 2009

Tecni-Cable Welcomes Two Experienced Sales Executives

Wendy Wakefield and Ingrid Pearce with MD Trevor Heyworth (right)
and Marketing Manager Alex Keen

Tecni-Cable was recently presented with a great opportunity to harness the talent of two lively Sales Executives with a very solid background in the Wire Rope & Lifting Industry. Wendy Wakefield and Ingrid Pearce are thrilled to come on board and are now working hard to bring in extra business and help the company cope with its soaring demand.

Managing Director, Trevor Heyworth is delighted to receive the new employees and is looking forward to helping them realise their goals. ‘At Tecni-Cable, we always reward hard work, achievement and a determination to put the customer first at all times. I have worked closely with Wendy and Ingrid for many years previously, and am certain that their effort, industry knowledge and cheerful outlook will allow us to take the company forward to the next level. Their LEEA qualifications will also stand them in good stead to support our rapidly expanding lifting equipment business.’

Wendy and Ingrid are very enthusiastic about their future with the Company. ‘It’s great to feel that we can really make a difference to the growth of Tecni-Cable and that our ideas will be listened to and acted upon. With Tecni-Cable, we believe there is really no limit to what we can achieve!’

Publication Date: 28th January 2009

Sales Executive, Bob Copeland brings a wealth of experience to Tecni-Cable

MD, Trevor Heyworth welcomes
Bob Copeland (left) into his new role

Tecni-Cable is delighted to welcome its new Sales Executive, Bob Copeland. Bob has worked in the wire rope and lifting gear supply industry for many years and explains why he took the position.

“A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to gain an insight into the unique way Tecni-Cable operates. I resolved to become an active member of the team by adding my lifting gear experience to the already strong mix of quality products. Tecni-Cable is a market leading supplier of specialist wire rope products and our lifting gear business is evolving rapidly.”

Bob brings with him a huge amount of industry experience gained from many years of sales & managerial roles in a number of lifting gear companies.

Managing Director, Trevor Heyworth is delighted that Bob has decided to join the company. “I strongly believe that Bob’s determination, product knowledge and his very strong background in the lifting gear industry will allow us to offer new products, grow the company and improve our service to our customers.”

Publication Date: 31st March 2008

Tecni-Cable supply satellite tracking attachments for leatherback turtles

Satellite transmitter being attached to a female leatherback sea turtle at Mayumba National Park,
Gabon (Equatorial West Africa) using Tecni-Cable pressing tool.

Tecni-Cable are used to dealing with complex and unusual assembly projects, but one of their latest projects certainly proved to be fascinating. Trevor Heyworth, Managing Director takes up the story.

“We were approached by Dr Matthew Witt of the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology & Conservation who wanted a method of attaching a satellite transmitter to the back of leatherback turtles so that their movements could be closely monitored around the globe. The usual method of attaching the transmitter to the back of the turtle was with a rucksack-like harness, but the team wanted to investigate a more permanent method of attachment.

“We suggested the team use a 1.5mm stainless cable coated to 2.5mm in clear nylon fitted around the transmitter; the cable passed through two pre-made channels, front and back. The cable assembly was carried out on site using copper ferrules, pressed on using the new Tecni-Cable Pressing Tool. A small hole was painlessly drilled through the turtle’s shell and secured using an anchor attachment which held the apparatus on firmly.

“The satellite tracking project has proved to be a great success, with turtle movements currently being tracked across the globe. The information gathered will help to protect leatherback turtles in the long-term by reducing the threats along the migratory pathways that they follow. We were delighted to have played our part in this vital endeavour”.

Find out more about the leather back turtle tracking project here

Publication Date: 1st November 2007

Tecni-Cable install balustrading at Newhaven’s historic fishmarket

Tecni-Cable recently undertook a high-profile project to install balustrading at the Newhaven Fish Market in Leith, Edinburgh. The market, which dates back to 1896, was restored in 1990’s with a heritage museum built on site. In 2006 the market scaled down its operations to allow further development to take place - which included a new seafood restaurant at the far end; and a raised wooden balustraded broadwalk surrounding the fish market, overlooking Leith’s attractive harbour.

Tecni-Cable’s Managing Director Trevor Heyworth was in charge of the project. ‘The team worked long hours until late in the evening to complete the balustrading work before the site opened to the public.‘The architect wanted to ensure that safety was paramount - each section was spanned with up to eleven 6mm 1x19 stainless steel cables.We used our Super Mini range of fittings; studs for the straight runs, and screw eyes and rigging screws for the stairway sections. The fittings were swaged on using 18 tonne Talurit presses fitted with Hexloc dies.

‘In total, we got through over one kilometre of cable, 700 studs, 150 rigging screws, 120 screw eyes, 150 jaw terminals and countless stainless nuts, bolts and washers.

Tecni-Cable introduces new Tecni-Grip suspension system

Tecni-Cable are delighted to announce the introduction of the Tecni-Grip suspension system, a new and innovative method for hanging a wide range of display applications including lighting, art gallery displays, shopfittings and exhibitions.

The fittings are safe, strong, easy to install and come in a widevariety of attractive finishes and styles. Their simple-to-use self locking system enables the fitting to be raised and lowered on the cable and tightened by hand. Simply insert the cable into the plunger & the cable is gripped by ball bearings inside the fitting for infinite adjustment. No specialist equipment is necessary and the fittings can be removed and reused for future applications.

Tecni-Grip holders are designed to be as strong as the range of cable diameters & constructions that they fit. A 10:1 factor ofsafety should be applied for all suspension applications & a minimum of two or more holders should be used for each suspension where possible.

For more information and to view our full range of Tecni-Grip products, please visit this link: www.tecni-cable.co.uk/tecni-grip_suspension_system.