Toco Lifting is a rigging equipment supplier with branches in Germiston, Gauteng and Milnerton, Cape Town, trading since 2002. The range covers shackles, eyebolts, turnbuckles, wire rope clamps and swivels, chain slings and components, steel wire rope and wire rope slings, nylon and webbing slings, blocks and pulleys, and lashing equipment. Toco is an approved Lifting Machinery Entity, LME No. 008, so rigging tackle in the five approved categories can be examined, performance tested and certified in house.
Quick facts
Branches: Germiston, Gauteng and Milnerton, Cape Town
Trading since: 2002
Approval: Lifting Machinery Entity, LME No. 008, Department of Labour
Brands carried: Vital®, Taurus
Distribution: sole authorised distributor of Vital® chain blocks and lever hoists in the Republic of South Africa
Catalogue: enquiry only, no checkout, prices not published
Outside South Africa: Ex Works Germiston only
What Toco supplies
Rigging is the tackle between the load and the machine. Toco stocks and certifies that tackle rather than the machinery it hangs from.
| Group | Range |
|---|---|
| Rigging hardware | Bow and dee shackles, drop forged eyebolts and eyenuts, turnbuckles and rigging screws, wire rope clamps, carabine hooks, swivels |
| Chain slings and components | Single, two, three and four leg chain slings, master links, hooks, connectors |
| Steel wire rope and wire rope slings | Rope by length, made up slings, terminations |
| Nylon slings | Flat webbing slings and endless round slings |
| Blocks and pulleys | Snatch blocks, sheave wheels, pulley blocks |
| Chain | Grade 30, grade 80 and stainless chain |
| Lashing equipment | Ratchet straps, tie downs, load binders, lashing chain |
Rigging equipment in Johannesburg and Germiston
The head office at 19 Harriet Avenue, Driehoek, Germiston serves Johannesburg and the wider Gauteng industrial belt. It carries the in house testing and repair facility, so tackle can be supplied, examined, tested and certified without leaving the building.
19 Harriet Avenue, Driehoek, Germiston, Gauteng, 1400
011 345 8800
Rigging equipment in Cape Town
The Cape Town branch serves the Western Cape from Milnerton, with its own in house testing and repair facility.
Unit 3, The Square, Prime Park, Printers Way, Milnerton, 7441
021 529 1340
Trading hours at both branches: Monday to Thursday 07:45 to 16:30, Friday 07:45 to 15:15.
Certification on rigging tackle
Toco is an approved Lifting Machinery Entity, LME No. 008, registered with the Department of Labour on 28 April 2005 under Driven Machinery Regulation 18(5) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993.
The approval covers examining and performance testing of lifting tackles in five categories: chain blocks, steel wire ropes, chain slings, steel wire slings and flat webbings. Inspections are carried out under a Lifting Machinery Inspector and Team registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
For rigging items outside those five categories, contact Toco to be advised. Full detail on testing and certification and the underlying certifications and accreditations.
Buying from Toco
The catalogue works on enquiry rather than checkout, and prices are not published. Tell Toco the item, the working load limit you need and the quantity, and a quote follows. For buyers outside South Africa the basis is Ex Works Germiston only.
Related: below the hook lifting equipment, sling pressing and swaging and lifting equipment supply across Southern Africa.
Frequently asked questions
What rigging equipment does Toco Lifting supply?
Rigging hardware including bow and dee shackles, drop forged eyebolts and eyenuts, turnbuckles and rigging screws, wire rope clamps, carabine hooks and swivels; chain slings and chain link components; steel wire rope and wire rope slings; nylon and webbing slings; blocks, pulleys and sheave wheels; chain; and lashing equipment. Prices are not published, the catalogue works on enquiry.
Where is Toco Lifting based?
Head office is at 19 Harriet Avenue, Driehoek, Germiston, Gauteng, telephone 011 345 8800. The Cape Town branch is at Unit 3, The Square, Prime Park, Printers Way, Milnerton, telephone 021 529 1340. Both branches carry in house testing and repair facilities.
Does rigging equipment from Toco come certified?
Yes for the categories inside the LME 008 approval, which are chain blocks, steel wire ropes, chain slings, steel wire slings and flat webbings. Equipment supplied in those categories leaves the facility with compliance documentation traceable to LME 008. For items outside the five categories, contact Toco to be advised.
Does Toco supply rigging equipment outside South Africa?
Toco supplies buyers in the SADC region on an Ex Works Germiston basis only. The buyer or its freight forwarder collects at Germiston and arranges transport and export. Toco does not ship or deliver and has no in country presence in any SADC market. LME 008 and Driven Machinery Regulation 18 are South African, and apply as the quality benchmark rather than as local law.
Can Toco test rigging equipment we already own?
Yes, within the five LME 008 categories. Equipment already in service is accepted for examination and performance testing, not only equipment bought from Toco. See testing and certification.