LGH Expands Heavy Lift Capability with Winches and 1,500T Beam
Wednesday, 25th March 2026
LGH, the largest organisation dedicated exclusively to the rental of lifting and moving equipment, has expanded its super heavy lift capabilities with the introduction of a new 1,500-tonne modular spreader beam, further enhancing its global high-tonnage offering alongside its range of marine winches and heavy-duty winches.
This strategic investment responds to growing demand from infrastructure, offshore, and heavy industrial sectors, where increasingly complex lifting operations require high-capacity, adaptable solutions. The new spreader beam is DNV-rated, confirming compliance with offshore and marine lifting standards, making it ideal for heavy-lift vessels, pipe-lay ships, offshore wind installations, and projects that rely on marine winches and precision load control.
Nicknamed ‘MEGAMOD’ due to its immense strength, the beam has been engineered by Modulift and is now fully integrated into LGH’s global rental fleet. It delivers a 1,500-tonne working load limit at a 20-metre span and is designed to provide maximum flexibility across a wide range of lifting applications.
Unlike fixed systems, MEGAMOD’s modular design enables faster mobilisation, simplified transportation, and adaptable configurations tailored to specific project requirements. It complements LGH’s extensive inventory of lifting equipment, which includes spreader beams from six tonnes up to 1,500 tonnes, as well as rigging gear such as shackles, slings, load cells, load links, winches, marine winches, and sheave blocks.
The beam also incorporates trunnion ends, providing a shackle-free rigging solution ideally suited to heavy loads. This feature enables load rotation, reduces rigging weight, improves safety, and accelerates mobilisation while delivering measurable time and cost efficiencies. Fully interchangeable trunnion ends ensure seamless integration across LGH’s broader fleet.
Following delivery, the 1,500-tonne beam will be deployed from LGH’s Antwerp facility to a heavy-tonnage load testing project. Future applications include offshore installation, bridge construction, marine crane testing, and complex industrial lifts where coordinated use of lifting systems and winches is essential.
Now available for rental, the MEGAMOD beam gives customers access to high-capacity, adaptable lifting equipment designed to meet the evolving demands of the super heavy lift sector, enabling safer, more efficient, and more effective project execution.
Andy Mault, CEO at LGH, said: “At LGH, our focus is on delivering complete lifting solutions that save our customers time, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. The clients we support are undertaking larger and more technically demanding projects than ever before. By investing in advanced equipment such as this modular spreader beam, alongside our range of winches and marine winches, we are strengthening our ability to deliver flexible, safe and efficient solutions for the next generation of super heavy lift operations. This investment also reinforces our commitment to leading the global heavy lift rental market.”
