Toco Lifting supplies, assembles and certifies rigging for named industrial projects across South Africa, SADC and international export. The jobs on this page are drawn from Toco's own project record and verified by Anton van Staden, ECSA-registered Lifting Machinery Inspector (Reg. #201112078). They include 4 slings assembled from 52 mm steel wire rope for a Dubai project, turned around in 24 hours, a 20 tonne WLL lifting beam supplied into Guinea, 102 000 metres of 10 mm steel wire rope exported into central Africa, rock securing for Cape Town Metro, cable-laid grommet slings from 12.7 to 75.9 tonnes, grommets from 30 to 120 tonnes for Kusile power station, four 80 tonne endless grommets for a jetty project in Tanzania, the main and suspension cables for the Sivalo suspension bridge in Eswatini, and the rigging assembly for a 3 metre, 40 tonne WLL spreader beam.
Toco Lifting has supplied lifting, lashing and rigging equipment since 2002. The projects below are drawn from Toco's own job record and the technical figures on this page were verified by Anton van Staden, ECSA-registered Lifting Machinery Inspector (Reg. #201112078).
Client names are confidential as a rule. Toco supplies large construction companies, mining houses, middle suppliers and end users, and the jobs here are described by what was supplied and to what standard, not by who bought it. Where a client is named it is a public body and the reference was cleared for publication.
Sling assembly for a Dubai project
Toco assembled four steel wire rope slings from 52 mm wire rope with a minimum breaking force of 1 700 kN, supplied with 55 tonne shackles.
The slings were built to DMR 18 statutory requirements at a 6:1 factor of safety. On international export the factor of safety applied to a steel wire rope sling is 5:1, the international standard norm.
The set was assembled and turned around in 24 hours. Quick turnaround is core to how Toco works: slings are built in house on Toco's own presses rather than sent out, and a full range of spare parts is held, so a job does not wait on a third party.
20 tonne lifting beam, Guinea
Toco supplied a 20 tonne WLL lifting beam with adjustable chain slings into Guinea, used to lift a 13.5 tonne drilling machine.
The job is representative of Toco's export work into central and west Africa: the equipment is specified against the load and the lift, built and certified in South Africa, and collected Ex Works Germiston by the buyer's freight forwarder.
102 000 metres of steel wire rope into central Africa
Toco exported 102 000 metres of 10 mm steel wire rope into central Africa.
Toco stocks steel wire rope from 1 mm to 56 mm, holding to 30 mm as the normal stocking line with larger diameters ordered in, predominantly at 1960 MPa. Rope is cut to length, spliced and certified in house.
Rock securing for Cape Town Metro
Toco's Cape Town team supplied four steel wire rope slings and eye nuts with chain attached at either end, used to secure an estimated 10 to 15 tonnes of unstable rock for safe removal by Cape Town Metro.
The rigging held an overhanging boulder above the Cape Peninsula coastline in place while it was brought down under control.
Cable-laid grommet slings, 12.7 to 75.9 tonnes
Toco manufactured a set of cable-laid grommet slings ranging from 12.7 tonnes to 75.9 tonnes WLL for a single project.
Each client sling is custom made to the project and its requirement. Standard lengths and working load limits are a starting point, but size and WLL vary to the client's specification. Toco's full manufacturing capability for cable-laid grommets runs from 1 tonne to 340 tonnes WLL on a vertical hitch, and a cable-laid grommet is worked to a factor of safety of 8:1 per DMR 18, supplied with a Conformance Inspection Certificate.
Read why an endless grommet outperforms a conventional sling: Rope-Laid Grommet vs Eye-and-Eye Wire Rope Sling.
Cable-laid grommet slings, Kusile power station
Toco manufactured cable-laid grommet slings from 30 tonnes to 120 tonnes for Kusile power station.
Grommets at that range are spliced and finished in house at Germiston, then proof loaded before they leave. Each is supplied with a Conformance Inspection Certificate.
Port work: jetty and load-out facilities
Toco has supplied jetty and load-out facilities in Tanzania and Mozambique.
On the jetty and facilities project in Tanzania, that included four 80 tonne by 30 metre endless grommet slings. The port work also included socketing 400 metre by 38 millimetre winch cables.
Marine and harbour work is where the endless grommet earns its place: no ferrules to snag, wear points that rotate through 360°, and a shorter minimum length than an eye-and-eye sling of the same capacity. See why the grommet outperforms an eye-and-eye sling.
Jetty expansion, Maputo
Toco supplies mooring lines and jetty piling upending cables to contractors on the jetty expansion project at Maputo, Mozambique, and works with partners in Mozambique and the DRC.
Across the region
Alongside the named jobs above, Toco supplies rigging into the wider SADC region and beyond.
| Country | Work supplied |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Shaft rigging and maintenance |
| Angola | Critical lifts and mooring cables |
| Mozambique | Jetty and load-out facilities, mooring lines, piling upending cables |
| Tanzania | Jetty and load-out facilities |
| Eswatini | Main and suspension cables, Sivalo suspension bridge |
Steel wire rope slings are assembled in house from 6 millimetres to over 56 millimetres, in 6×19 and 6×36 constructions with fibre, independent wire rope or polypropylene cores, to working load limits into the hundreds of tonnes, in custom lengths. Cable-laid grommets are worked to 8:1 under DMR 18, against the 5:1 standard allowance.
Assembly is done in Toco's own rigging workshops on specialised swaging and splicing equipment, under the oversight of an ECSA-registered Lifting Machinery Inspector. That gives quick turnaround, traceability, and a test certificate for every assembly.
Terminations are matched to the lift: mechanically swaged Flemish eye, Afgrip and National ferrule, or hand-spliced Admiralty and Liverpool terminations. Endless grommet slings give even load distribution on critical lifts.
"Our forte is our ability to incorporate different variables to engineer a tailormade solution, customisable to the client's specific application and requirements, and manufactured to the applicable South African National Standard or international standard." — Jonty Walls, Executive Director, Toco Lifting, in Mining Weekly, 28 August 2026
"On a shaft, a sling does not get a second opinion. That is why we assemble in our own workshop, and why cable laid grommets leave here at 8:1 under Driven Machinery Regulation 18, not the 5:1 the general standards allow." — Jonty Walls, Executive Director, Toco Lifting, in Mining Weekly, 28 August 2026
Spreader beam and rigging assembly
Toco assisted in procuring a new 3 metre, 40 tonne WLL spreader beam and assembled the unit's rigging gear:
| Component | Supplied |
|---|---|
| Compensating snatch blocks | Six: four at 10 tonnes, two at 20 tonnes |
| Steel wire rope slings | Six, 24 mm and 28 mm, constructed in house |
| Shackles | 8.5 tonnes to 55 tonnes |
Destruction testing, 20 mm steel wire rope
Toco destruction tested 20 mm steel wire rope to SANS ISO 7531 on SANAS-accredited load cells. The rope carried a minimum break of 25 tonnes and achieved 30 tonnes actual before failure.
Testing of this kind is what sits behind a certificate. Toco operates a 200 tonne proof bench at the Germiston branch with load cells SANAS calibrated to 100 tonnes, and the proof bed is designed to proof load steel wire rope slings up to 8 metres in length.
Pedestrian suspension bridge, Eswatini
Toco Lifting supplied the main and suspension cables for the Sivalo suspension bridge in Eswatini, a pedestrian crossing built so that children could reach school safely.
The photograph shows the bridge under construction: the steel head frame on the concrete tower, the suspension cables being rigged, and the abutment being finished. The completed structure carries a timber deck between mesh side panels.
The project was reported in Mining Weekly, 28 August 2026.
Pivot irrigation gearbox lifting clamp
Toco designed and built a custom lifting clamp for pivot irrigation (spilpunt) gearboxes, so a gearbox can be lifted off its shaft and handled safely in the field rather than slung improvised.
| Attribute | Specification |
|---|---|
| Proof load | 200 kg |
| Safe working load (SWL) | 70 kg |
| Fits shaft size | 58 mm |
| Supplied with | Its test certificate |
The clamp is one of the custom design jobs Toco takes on where no standard item fits the load. Tell Toco what has to be lifted and the workshop will engineer the attachment for it.
What sits behind every job on this page
Toco Lifting is an approved Lifting Machinery Entity, LME No. 008, under Driven Machinery Regulation 18(5) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993. The approval covers examining and performance testing of lifting tackles across five categories: chain blocks, steel wire ropes, chain slings, steel wire slings and flat webbings. For equipment outside these categories, contact Toco to be advised.
Inspections are carried out by an ECSA-registered Lifting Machinery Inspector under the Engineering Profession Act, 2000. Toco is a Standard Member of LEEASA (#LEEASA-SUB-00102) and a member of the Chamber of Engineering Technology (COET, #8000134).
Talk to Toco about your project
Tell us the load, the lift and the site conditions, and Toco will specify and build the rigging. Call 011 345 8800 or email [email protected]. Germiston head office and Cape Town branch, supplying South Africa and the SADC region.
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Lifting Equipment Across Southern Africa
Frequently asked questions
Does Toco Lifting supply equipment outside South Africa?
Yes. Toco supplies into the SADC region and on international export. Recorded jobs include 4 steel wire rope sling assemblies for a Dubai project, a 20 tonne WLL lifting beam into Guinea, and 102 000 metres of 10 mm steel wire rope exported into central Africa. Buyers outside South Africa are supplied Ex Works Germiston: the buyer or its freight forwarder collects, and Toco does not ship or deliver.
What factor of safety does Toco apply to steel wire rope slings?
Six to one under DMR 18 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which is the norm Toco applies in South Africa. Where a sling is specified for international export, the factor of safety is 5:1, the international standard norm. Endless splices, meaning cable-laid grommets, carry 8:1 under DMR 18.
How often must lifting equipment be inspected and tested?
Lifting tackle must be re-inspected every three months under Driven Machinery Regulation 18(10)(e) of the OHS Act. Where a Performance (Load) Test Certificate is issued it is valid for twelve months. SANS 500 governs the inspection, testing and examination of hand-operated chain blocks and lever hoists in use.
What testing capacity does Toco have in house?
Toco operates a 200 tonne proof bench at the Germiston branch, with load cells SANAS calibrated to 100 tonnes. The proof bed is designed to proof load steel wire rope slings up to 8 metres in length. Toco is an approved Lifting Machinery Entity, LME No. 008, under DMR 18(5) of the OHS Act.
Will Toco name the client on a project?
Not as a rule. Toco supplies large construction companies, mining houses, middle suppliers and end users, and client names are treated as confidential. Where a client has been named on this page it is because the client is a public body and the reference was cleared for publication.
Can Toco assemble rigging gear as well as supply it?
Yes. Steel wire rope slings are built in house at Germiston and Cape Town on Toco's own presses, and Toco assembles complete rigging packages. On one recorded project Toco procured a 3 metre, 40 tonne WLL spreader beam and assembled its full rigging gear: six compensating snatch blocks, six steel wire rope slings built in house, and shackles from 8.5 to 55 tonnes.
Are cable-laid grommets made to a standard size?
No. Each grommet is custom made to the project requirement. Standard lengths and working load limits are a starting point, but size and WLL vary to the client's specification. Toco's cable-laid grommet manufacturing capability runs from 1 tonne to 340 tonnes WLL on a vertical hitch, and a cable-laid grommet is worked to a factor of safety of 8:1 per DMR 18.