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Our display systems are suited to current trends in interior design, offering elegance and transparency for cable suspension systems in the home or workplace.

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The kit is supplied together with a 1m stop-end cable plus a suspension hook whose height can be set using the inbuilt self-locking clutch mechanism. Simply push the button to release the grip while fine adjustments are made.

In determining the working load of a cable or wire rope, the direct stress plus the shock in bending loads must be considered. To assure long life, a reasonable safety factor should be applied to the working load. Standard industry practice is a 5:1 safety factor for many applications. Higher safety factors are used under certain conditions such as extreme shock loads, aircraft control cables, etc.

The fatigue life of the cable or wire rope will be greatly enhanced with properly designed pulleys. The root, or pulley tread diameter, is critical to the life of the cable.

High quality wire cable display, sign and picture hanging systems. Innovative and fully expandable suspended displays offering incredible flexibility, so you can change shelving or layout configuration with ease.

Our display systems are suited to current trends in interior design, offering elegance and transparency for cable suspension systems in the home or workplace.

We Have Wire Suspension Kits that allow you to fit our high-quality LED panels to any flat surface, ceiling, or wall. Give Yourself The Benefits of LED Panel lighting Anywhere. A simple solution that complements our panels and allows you to make a very neat and clean lighting solution.

The kit is supplied together with a 1m stop-end cable plus a suspension hook whose height can be set using the inbuilt self-locking clutch mechanism. Simply push the button to release the grip while fine adjustments are made.

Each specific installation shall use suspension wire ropes or combination cable and connections meeting the specification recommended by the manufacturer of the hoisting machine used. Connections shall be capable of developing at least 80 percent of the rated breaking strength of the wire rope.

Winding drum type hoists shall contain at least three wraps of the suspension wire rope on the drum when the suspended unit has reached the lowest possible point of its vertical travel.

A corrosion-resistant tag shall be securely attached to one of the wire rope fastenings when a suspension wire rope is to be used at a specific location and will remain in that location. This tag shall bear the following wire rope data:

The original tag shall be stamped with the date of the resocketing, or the original tag shall be retained and a supplemental tag shall be provided when ropes are resocketed. The supplemental tag shall show the date of resocketing and the name of the person or company that resocketed the rope.

Traction drum and sheave type hoists shall be provided with a wire rope of sufficient length to reach the lowest possible point of vertical travel of the suspended unit, and an additional length of the wire rope of at least four feet (1.2 m).

Each suspension rope shall have a "Design Factor" of at least 10. The "Design Factor" is the ratio of the rated strength of the suspension wire rope to the rated working load, and shall be calculated using the following formula:

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The diameter of a wire rope is the diameter of circle which encloses all of the wores . When measuring wire rope it is important to take the greatest distance of the outer limits of the Crown;s of two opposite strands . A measurement across the valleys will result in incorrect lower readings .

It is difficult to fix the safety factor for each type of wire rope to be used for various equipment , as this factor depends not only on the load carried , but also on the speed of rope working,the kinds of fitting used for rope ends ,the acceleration and deacceleration , length of rope , the number,size and arrangements of sheave drums etc .The following safety factors are minimum requirements for safety and economy in the common installation .

This chart is purely an attempt to illustrate the relative characteristics of different constructions of wire rope as in dicated in the text . No numerical scale is shown or intended .

We obtained the ISO/TS 16949:2002 automobile industry quality system in November of 2004, and we are the first Chinese wire rope manufacturer being ceritified in this field .

Two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, also known as swing-stage scaffolds, are perhaps the most common type of suspended scaffold. Hung by ropes or cables connected to stirrups at each end of the platform, they are typically used by window washers on skyscrapers, but play a prominent role in high-rise construction as well.

Adjustable suspension scaffolds are designed to be raised and lowered while occupied by workers and materials, and must be capable of bearing their load whether stationary or in motion.

Each suspension rope, including connecting hardware, must be capable of supporting, without failure, at least 6 times the maximum intended load applied to that rope while the scaffold is operating at the greater of either [29 CFR 1926.451(a)(4)]:

No more than two employees should occupy suspension scaffolds designed for a working load of 500 pounds (non-mandatory). [29 CFR 1926 Subpart L Appendix A (2)(p)(2)]

No more than three employees should occupy suspension scaffolds designed for a working load of 750 pounds (non-mandatory). [29 CFR 1926 Subpart L Appendix A (2)(p)(2)]

Suspension ropes supporting adjustable suspension scaffolds must have a diameter large enough to permit proper functioning of brake and hoist mechanisms. [29 CFR 1926.451(f)(10)]

Wire suspension ropes must not be joined together except through the use of eye splice thimbles connected with shackles or coverplates and bolts. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(8)]

The load end of wire suspension ropes must be equipped with proper-size thimbles, and secured by eyesplicing or equivalent means (Figure 8). [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(9)]

Ropes must be inspected for defects by a competent person prior to each workshift, and after every occurrence which could affect a rope"s integrity (see Tip). [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(10)]

Six randomly distributed wires are broken in one rope lay, or three broken wires in one strand in one rope lay (Figure 11). [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(10)(iii)]

Loss of more than one-third of the original diameter of the outside wires due to abrasion, corrosion, scrubbing, flattening, or peening. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(10)(iv)]

Swaged attachments or spliced eyes on wire suspension ropes may not be used unless they are made by the manufacturer or a qualified person. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(11)]

When U-bolt clips are used, the U-bolt must be placed over the dead end of the rope, and the saddle must be placed over the live end of the rope. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(12)(vi)]

Suspension ropes are to be shielded from heat-producing processes. When acids or other corrosive substances are used on a scaffold, the ropes shall be shielded, treated to protect against the corrosive substances, or shall be of a material that will not be damaged by the substances. [29 CFR 1926.451(f)(11)]

Tip: Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data for suspended scaffold fatalities from 1992-99 found that over 20 percent of fall deaths were due to suspension ropes breaking. This underlines the importance of inspecting ropes before every workshift.

When winding drum hoists are used and the scaffold is extended to its lowest point of travel, there must be enough rope to still wrap four times around the drum. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(6)]

When other types of hoists are used, the suspension ropes must be long enough to allow the scaffold to travel to the level below without the rope end passing through the hoist, or else the rope end must be provided with means to prevent the end from passing through the hoist. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(6)]

Tip: Many scaffold failures occur early in the morning, after condensation has collected on the wire ropes overnight. The preferred industry practice at the beginning of a shift is to raise the scaffold 3 feet, hit the brakes, then lower the scaffold and hit the brakes again. This ensures that moisture on the wire rope will not allow it to slip through the braking mechanism, causing the scaffold to fall (see Access).

Tip: When a suspended scaffold sits overnight, water condensation may form on the wire ropes, making them slip through the braking device and cause the scaffold to fall. Before allowing workers onto the platform, a good safety practice is to raise the scaffold 3 feet, then lower it and hit the brakes to clear the moisture (see Support).

Each employee on a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold must be protected by both a guardrail system and a personal fall arrest system. [29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii)]

NOTE: Vertical lifelines may not be used on two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds that have overhead components such as overhead protection or additional platform levels. [29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)]

When lanyards are connected to horizontal lifelines or structural members, the scaffold must have additional independent support lines and automatic locking devices capable of stopping the fall of the scaffold in case one or both of the suspension ropes fail. These independent support lines must be equal in number and strength to the suspension ropes. [29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iii)]

Tip: Almost all incidents that involve scaffold failure would not lead to fatality or serious injury if proper personal fall-arrest systems were in use. Hence, such incidents almost always involve two violations: One that causes the scaffold to fall, and the other when workers fail to use (or their employers fail to provide) appropriate safety harnesses, lanyards, lifelines, etc.

The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces, are described in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M, the Fall Protection standard [29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)]. (see Falls: Unprotected Sides, Wall Openings, and Floor Holes in the OSHA Construction eTool)

Platforms on two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds (swing stages) must be no more than 36 inches wide, unless a qualified person has designed them to prevent unstable conditions. [29 CFR 1926.452(p)(1)]

Devices whose sole function is to provide emergency escape and rescue may not be used as working platforms. This does not preclude the use of systems designed to function as both suspension scaffolds and emergency systems. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(18)]

Two-point suspension scaffolds must be tied or otherwise secured to prevent them from swaying, as determined to be necessary by a competent person. [29 CFR 1926.451(d)(18)]

No more than two employees should occupy suspension scaffolds designed for a working load of 500 pounds (non-mandatory). [29 CFR 1926 Subpart L Appendix A (p)(2)]

No more than three employees should occupy suspension scaffolds designed for a working load of 750 pounds (non-mandatory). [29 CFR 1926 Subpart L Appendix A (p)(2)]

Two-point suspension scaffolds shall not be bridged or otherwise connected one to another during raising and lowering operations unless the bridge connections are articulated (attached), and the hoists properly sized. [29 CFR 1926.452(p)(5)]

Suspended scaffolds are often made of metal and sometimes used in close proximity to overhead power lines. These factors introduce the risk of electrocution. However, proper clearance and maintenance reduce this risk.

When welding is being performed from suspended scaffolds, the following precautions must be taken, as they apply, to reduce the possibility of welding current arcing through the suspension wire ropes [29 CFR 1926.451(f)(17)]:

An insulated thimble must be used to attach each suspension wire rope to its hanging support (such as cornice hook or outrigger). Excess suspension wire rope and any additional independent lines from grounding must also be insulated. [29 CFR 1926.451(f)(17)(i)]

Two employees were working on a two-point suspension scaffold without safety belts, lifeline, or tiebacks. They attempted to move a hook to reposition it when the hook slipped off the parapet, causing one end of the scaffold to drop. The victim fell five stories to his death. His co-worker was able to grab on to the scaffold, and climbed to a fire escape.

A worker was on a two-point suspension scaffold that was suspended by cornice hooks at the top of a parapet wall (approximately 42 ft.). The cornice hooks were not tied back with a secondary tieback system. The left side of the parapet wall collapsed, causing the left cornice hook to fall and the left end of the scaffold to fall to the ground. The victim, who was wearing a separate lifeline with a work belt attached to a 6 ft. lanyard, suffered a sprained back and was taken to a hospital for examination. The scaffold had not been tied back according to the manufacturer"s specifications. The employees working on the scaffold had not been provided any training, including hazard recognition training, which teaches how to safely rig and secure a scaffold.

A 53-year-old painting foreman and a 28-year-old painter were killed when their scaffold collapsed. They were working on a 48-foot-high tank from a two-point suspension scaffold supported by two steel outriggers. The scaffold manufacturer specified 600 pounds of counterweight for this scaffold and load, but the painters had rigged the scaffold using only 200 pounds of counterweight (100 pounds per outrigger). The outriggers were not tied off or otherwise secured. No personal fall protection equipment was being used by either worker. While the two men were working on the scaffold, their weight caused the outriggers to slip, and the scaffold, rigging, and victims fell to the ground.

Two employees were sandblasting a 110-foot water tank while working on a two-point suspension scaffold 60-70 feet above the ground. The scaffold attachment point failed, releasing the scaffold cables, and the scaffold fell to the ground. The employees were not tied off independently, nor was the scaffold equipped with an independent attachment system.

Six other boilermakers had just left a suspension scaffold when it fell about 392 feet along with the foreman, who was killed. The superintendent had ordered the scaffold"s main support be disassembled before the scaffold was lowered to ground level. Rigging, welding machines, materials and supplies, etc., were placed on the scaffold, and two 1-inch wire rope hoist lines were cut free. This put the load on a single ¾-inch wire rope hoist line, which was overloaded by 255 percent, and on the diesel hoist located outside the chimney, which was overloaded by 167 percent. The superintendent was in a rush to get the system disassembled because a helicopter had been contracted to remove the structural members of the scaffold support system on Monday.

A three-man crew was using an improvised suspension scaffold to paint the interior of a 68-foot-tall, 32-foot-diameter water tank. The scaffold consisted of an aluminum ladder used as a platform, and secured to steel "stirrups" made of steel bar stock bent into a box shape and attached to each end of the ladder. Wire cables from each stirrup ran to a common tie-off point. A cable from this common tie-off was rigged to a block-and-tackle used from ground level to raise and lower the platform. The block-and-tackle supporting the system was secured to a vertical steel pipe on top of the tank by a cable, which was fashioned into a loop by U-bolting the dead ends of a piece of wire rope.

Two employees were painting the exterior of a three-story building when one of the two outriggers on their two-point suspension scaffold failed. One painter safely climbed back onto the roof while the other fell approximately 35 feet to his death. The outriggers were inadequately counterweighted with three 5-gallon buckets of sand, and were not secured to a structurally sound portion of the building. Neither painter was wearing an approved safety belt and lanyard attached to an independent lifeline.

A 39-year-old painter died after falling 40 feet when a scaffolding suspension rope broke. He was a member of a three-man crew engaged in the abrasive blasting and painting of the interior of a 48-foot-high, 30-foot-diameter steel water tank. At the time of the incident, the victim was standing on an outer end of the scaffold platform and was pulling on the suspension rope to raise that end of the scaffold. He fell when the rope broke and his end of the platform dropped to a vertical position. The victim was not using personal fall protection equipment, although it was available and was being used by a second painter. An investigation revealed that the ⅝-inch hoist rope broke at a point where it had been burned some time before the incident.

Two victims and a co-worker were painting the side of a building in San Francisco. They were on a two-point suspension scaffold that did not have guardrails; the ropes suspending the scaffold were old and had not been inspected; and the employees were not wearing safety belts. When the left scaffold rope broke and the scaffold collapsed, one employee was killed and another fell to a nearby roof and broke both arms. The co-worker was left hanging on to the remaining scaffold rope.

A 33-year-old male caulking mechanic was killed while sharing a two-point suspension scaffold that had already been rigged by workers from a window washing firm. Although he had brought safety belts and lifelines to the site, this equipment had been left in the company truck. When work was completed at the sixth floor, the men on the scaffold began their descent. Suddenly, the victim"s end of the scaffold dropped to a vertical position, and the victim fell from the scaffold to the ground 60 feet below. The second man on the scaffold (the window washer) managed to cling to the scaffold and a nearby window ledge until he could be rescued. Inspection of the scaffold hoist revealed a defect in a centrifugal safety brake. This defect and the victim"s possible failure to release the parking brake before beginning his descent caused one end of the scaffold to drop.

Three workers were on a two-point suspension scaffold rated at 500 lbs. working weight. As the employees went up in the scaffold, the right side fell to the ground from an elevation of 20 feet. One worker managed to hold on, the other two fell with the scaffold, resulting in one worker dying and the other being hospitalized for extensive injuries. Investigation indicated that the scaffold motor assembly was improperly connected to the scaffold platform. The workers were wearing the available safety harnesses and lifelines but had not connected the lifelines.

Two employees, the leadman and a trainee mechanic, were assigned to move a two-point suspended scaffold equipped with two SC40 hoists. They lowered the scaffold from the top roof some 16 feet to a small intermediate roof. The plan was to lower the scaffold an additional 20 feet to the main roof. After approximately two feet, the right-side hoist unit stopped. The employees thought that the overspeed brake had accidentally set. The leadman--the competent person on site--got out of the scaffold onto the roof and worked with the trainee to manually override and release the overspeed brake. This was done without inspecting the hoist for sufficient cable length. The right side hoist had only been set up with enough cable to go from the upper roof to the intermediate roof, a total of 16 feet (the total cable length measured 18 feet 5½ inches). When the brake was released, the three inches of cable left on the drum ran out and the hoist fell, causing the right side of the scaffold to drop. The trainee fell 18 feet, landed on a stored scaffold pick, and was lucky to sustain only a chipped ankle bone and a bruised calf. The company did not conduct a fall protection or competent person inspection, nor was a safety line or any fall protection used. The hoist worked as designed, but the wire rope safety device was manually overridden.

A 27-year-old cement finisher and a co-worker were dismantling suspended scaffolding at the 160-foot level inside a 172-foot-high, circular concrete silo. Both men were wearing safety belts with nylon rope lanyards secured to independent lifelines. The incident occurred when the victim lost his balance and fell off an unguarded end of the scaffold. The co-worker stated that he saw the victim fall and jerk upward as the lanyard caught him. When the victim"s weight dropped back on the lanyard, it snapped, allowing him to fall to his death on a concrete floor. Examination of the lanyard after the event showed burn damage at several places, including the point of failure. The employer did not control inspection or distribution of this fall protection equipment. Instead, the equipment was kept in a common supply bin where the workers could readily obtain it when needed and return it when work was completed. The lanyard had been returned to the storage bin even though it had probably been damaged earlier during cutting and welding operations.

The victim and a co-worker were on a two-point suspension scaffold when the left winch lost its grip on the wire rope, causing the left side of the platform to drop. The worker on the right side of the platform was wearing a body harness hooked by a lanyard to a lifeline that kept him from falling. The victim was on the left side of the platform and was wearing the same equipment, but he apparently did not have the lanyard hooked to his lifeline. He fell eleven floors and was killed.

An employee was on a two-point suspension scaffold, approximately 25 ft. high, when the guardrail gave way. He was caught by his belt and lifeline, but after hanging for a few minutes, the lifeline broke and the employee fell to his death.

Three employees were spray painting a water tower that was 125 ft. high and 30 ft. in diameter. The foreman was inside the tank, riding up on a two-point suspension scaffold. His assistants were outside. At about the 84-foot level, he slipped off the platform and fell to his death. Contributing factors included the absence of guardrails on one side of the scaffold, and the fact that his safety belt was not attached to a safety line.

While returning to the 18th floor of a building on a two-point suspension scaffold, two employees had risen to about the 4th floor when one of them was struck by a length of steel reinforcement bar. The rebar had apparently been loosened from the concrete on the 19th floor and fallen almost straight down. It pierced the victim on the top of his shoulder and continued through his body. He was killed.

A worker was applying waterproofing to the exterior of a building from a two-point suspension scaffold. Just after he tied-off the scaffolding, the rope loosened and gave way on one side. According to witnesses, the worker slipped out of his safety belt and fell three floors to a concrete walkway and injured his head. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital at 11:55 a.m.

At approximately 2:00 p.m., a painter and a helper were scraping, glazing, and painting windows from a 32-foot-high two-point suspension scaffold. The employees stopped painting because it started to rain. They pulled ⅞-inch manila hoisting ropes up to the work platform and laid them over the top of the guardrail system at both ends of the 19-foot-long scaffold platform. The painter sent the helper to the sidewalk below to receive the tools and paint buckets. While lowering the materials to his helper, the painter was thrown from the scaffold platform when the platform tipped over. He died. The employees were not using fall protection, and the scaffold was not tied off.

Two laborers were working on a motorized two-point suspension scaffold, 70 feet above ground level, without safety belts, lanyards, or lifelines. An "eye" formed by three wire rope clips, which connected the wire rope to the C-hook, failed to hold, and one end of the scaffold came down. One employee fell to the ground, and the second employee at the other end was catapulted through an open window, where he was pulled to safety by office workers. Two of the rope clips were still attached to the end of the rope after the incident. The third clip fell to the ground, and was found to have stripped threads.

An employee was setting up a two-point suspension scaffold on top of a billboard platform that was 35 feet above the ground. As he was installing a 21-foot-long metal guardrail, it contacted a 34-kilovolt overhead power line located 8 feet from the billboard. The employee received an electric shock and fell to the ground. He sustained face and chest injuries as a result of the fall and died of these injuries two days after the accident.

An employee was arc welding from a suspended scaffold. The work lead on the welder had frayed insulation in one place, and the bare conductor was exposed. The frayed section of welding cable was tied around the metal guardrail of the scaffold. Since the scaffold was not grounded, it became energized. This caused arcing between the scaffold and the building. The welding current passed through the wire rope supporting the scaffold, and the wire rope separated. The employee and the scaffold fell 50 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries.

Wire ropes are essential for safety purposes on construction sites and industrial workplaces. They are used to secure and transport extremely heavy pieces of equipment – so they must be strong enough to withstand substantial loads. This is why the wire rope safety factor is crucial.

You may have heard that it is always recommended to use wire ropes or slings with a higher breaking strength than the actual load. For instance, say that you need to move 50,000 lbs. with an overhead crane. You should generally use equipment with a working load limit that is rated for weight at least five times higher – or 250,000 lbs. in this case.

This recommendation is all thanks to the wire rope safety factor. This calculation is designed to help you determine important numbers, such as the minimum breaking strength and the working load limit of a wire rope.

The safety factor is a measurement of how strong of a force a wire rope can withstand before it breaks. It is commonly stated as a ratio, such as 5:1. This means that the wire rope can hold five times their Safe Work Load (SWL) before it will break.

So, if a 5:1 wire rope’s SWL is 10,000 lbs., the safety factor is 50,000 lbs. However, you would never want to place a load near 50,000 lbs. for wire rope safety reasons.

The safety factor rating of a wire rope is the calculation of the Minimum Break Strength (MBS) or the Minimum Breaking Load (MBL) compared to the highest absolute maximum load limit. It is crucial to use a wire rope with a high ratio to account for factors that could influence the weight of the load.

The Safe Working Load (SWL) is a measurement that is required by law to be clearly marked on all lifting devices – including hoists, lifting machines, and tackles. However, this is not visibly listed on wire ropes, so it is important to understand what this term means and how to calculate it.

The safe working load will change depending on the diameter of the wire rope and its weight per foot. Of course, the smaller the wire rope is, the lower its SWL will be. The SWL also changes depending on the safety factor ratio.

The margin of safety for wire ropes accounts for any unexpected extra loads to ensure the utmost safety for everyone involved. Every year there aredue to overhead crane accidents. Many of these deaths occur when a heavy load is dropped because the weight load limit was not properly calculated and the wire rope broke or slipped.

The margin of safety is a hazard control calculation that essentially accounts for worst-case scenarios. For instance, what if a strong gust of wind were to blow while a crane was lifting a load? Or what if the brakes slipped and the load dropped several feet unexpectedly? This is certainly a wire rope safety factor that must be considered.

Themargin of safety(also referred to as the factor of safety) measures the ultimate load or stress divided by theallowablestress. This helps to account for the applied tensile forces and stress thatcouldbe applied to the rope, causing it to inch closer to the breaking strength limit.

A proof test must be conducted on a wire rope or any other piece of rigging equipment before it is used for the first time.that a sample of a wire rope must be tested to ensure that it can safely hold one-fifth of the breaking load limit. The proof test ensures that the wire rope is not defective and can withstand the minimum weight load limit.

First, the wire rope and other lifting accessories (such as hooks or slings) are set up as needed for the particular task. Then weight or force is slowly added until it reaches the maximum allowable working load limit.

Some wire rope distributors will conduct proof loading tests before you purchase them. Be sure to investigate the criteria of these tests before purchasing, as some testing factors may need to be changed depending on your requirements.

When purchasing wire ropes for overhead lifting or other heavy-duty applications, understanding the safety dynamics and limits is critical. These terms can get confusing, but all of thesefactors serve an important purpose.

Our company has served as a wire rope distributor and industrial hardware supplier for many years. We know all there is to know about safety factors. We will help you find the exact wire ropes that will meet your requirements, no matter what project you have in mind.

Longer span Rope Bridges can be anchored across rivers, lakes and even canyons. Perfect for going tree-to-tree in woodlands, for Tree-Top Walkways and for adding that extra air of excitement in gardens, woodlands, resorts and adventure parks.

Short span Rope Bridges are perfect for treehouses and the ideal go-between when adding platforms or play ‘islands’. Adds real adventure and fantasy plus a playful connection to our whole world of play.

Our Log Rope Bridges are a perfect solution where a treehouse adventure starts from the lawn or woodland floor, leading upwards to a treehouse or platform. Our Log Rope Bridges make an awesome treehouse or platform entrance.

Suspended Rope Bridges can offer a perfect solution when looking to cross over large areas, such as rivers, lakes, ponds and even canyons. They also provide an exciting and flexible design option in Adventure Parks.

We work from anchor points established at each end, using either a zero-impact certified and proprietary ground buried anchor system or suitable ground buried concrete ‘pads’ with integrated structural anchor plates, that are designed and fabricated at our workshop. Typically, if suitable trees are available, we can ‘anchor’ to trees at each end of the Rope Bridge using tree-friendly webbing slings or rope soft-shackles.

In every project, the anchor points can always run longer than the actual Rope Bridge span, allowing us to also integrate ground-based deck platforms (with balustrades if necessary) at each end. This not only creates a truly impressive looking ‘start’ and ‘finish’ to the Rope Bridge, it also helps us to negotiate the height of the Rope Bridge above water, should there be any relevant issues with flood forecasts.

The most common lengths of Rope Bridges we have installed has been anywhere from 5m up to 45m. But if you’re thinking of something on a grander scale, that’s not a problem at all.

We have designed and installed 45m long Rope Bridges that span across rivers and canyons, and on one project, even installed a Rope Bridge directly into granite boulders when the availability of ground anchors or nearby trees was not an option. Whatever your wish our teams at Treehouse Life will always look for a way to make it work.

As ever, with Rope Bridge design and build, the key to structural integrity and design success is very much down to the lay of the land at the proposed location. While we can initially work from location photos to advise and consult regarding your Rope Bridge options, we do offer an on-site visit consultancy so that we can to discuss all opportunities.

Structurally, suspended Rope Bridges work from anchor-to-anchor using structural steel cables or ropes with all elements suspended inbound on the structural lines, including the round timber uprights at each end that are required for the rope-work balustrades.

This is what we call a ‘floating Rope Bridge’ solution, which allows us to work with our own Rope Bridge system in many unique and incredible locations both throughout the UK and around the world.

Our fixed-beam Rope Bridges are a perfect design solution to reach a treehouse or link up multiple platforms or decks. The purpose of the integrated fixed-beam is simply to hold the two ends apart; it typically sits at half-height within the rope balustrades, but can also sit lower or even closer to the upper ‘hand-rail‘.

On this particular Rope Bridge design and installation solution, because the ‘stress-and-strain‘ between the two fixed points is taken up by the fixed-beam, we support the timber walkway treads underneath with ropes that are fixed at each end to a round timber beam.

Structurally perfect and beautiful in design, Fixed-Beam Rope Bridges for treehouses, platforms and decks can add a whole other dimension of fantasy and imaginative play.

Although this is a fully integrated Rope Bridge design and installation, there is however a limit to the distance the bridge can actually cover. This is determined by the length of the actual fixed- beams we use; a 3m span or less works perfectly, although there are some other excellent options if a span of up to 6m long is required.

Overall, the structural integrity is always going to be heavily dependent upon what is available at each end of the bridge – so our advice (based on years of experience) would always be for a Rope Bridge to be integral to an overall design rather than being an add-on after everything else has been built.

Include some Climbing Walls, Zip Wires and Fireman’s Poles as part of your child’s treehouse world and you will create the ultimate adventure and fantasy land and a playful connection to a whole world of possibilities – the perfect setup for every family back garden or school playground.

Our Log Rope Bridges are a perfect solution for every magical journey, starting each new treehouse adventure right from the middle of the lawn or woodland floor, and leading it all the way upwards to a treehouse or platform.

What better entrance could there be, than feeling those butterflies of excitement and the rush of make-believe from the moment you place your foot on that very first log and then cross the Rope Bridge into a faraway kingdom or land.

When incorporating a change in height into our designs, using flat Rope Bridge ‘slats’ simply wouldn’t do the job; too much of a gradient and the bridge would literally turn into a slide! The answer is in the use of round timber logs set inbound on ropes or steel cables, providing the intrepid climber with suitable ‘steps’ whilst they hold onto the rope balustrades.

Typically, with Rope Bridges up to approximately 4.8m in length (which is ideal for a Rope Bridge entrance), we integrate a fixed-beam into the Rope Bridge to hold the two ends apart.

The route up and into a treehouse needs to be exciting and imaginative and very much a part of the play journey itself and this is where the magic begins. Log Rope Bridges offer that perfect – not to mention most adventurous – entrance to any garden or backyard treehouse play-set or platform decks.

A stunning collection of professional Rope Bridges accompanied with 4-sided rope ladders. An incredible way to walk around the tree canopy in a safe and exciting way. Brilliant for adding new pathways high in the tree canopy close to nature and wildlife. The hanging V-shaped Hammock Bridges are wonderful for relaxing and laying down in as well as a ton of fun.

Aerial adventure course with a Tree Canopy Walkway. Travel through the woods and between trees up high in the canopy. Explore canopy wildlife and nature in a safe and functional Treetop Rope Bridge.

Natural, ‘secret’ and magical – discover a Log Rope Bridge entrance to a beautiful woodland treehouse. Hidden within a private client’s woodland with a ‘secret‘ Log Rope Bridge entrance weaved within the trees with lots of Adventure, Make-Believe, Fun and Fantasy.

A seriously impressive Rope Bridge built in an amazing rural setting. Spanning across a small ravine and surrounded by an established woodland this is an incredible way to walk within the trees. Built with top-quality materials these bridges are fun and built to last.

Completed the longest Rope Bridge in the UK at 42m in a private garden location from the formal back garden and out across a valley to a lakeside location with beautiful views.

Beautiful “wow-factor” treehouse entrances from the garden lawn. Rounded treads to connect from lawn to treehouse – Log Rope Bridges are fantastic wherever you need a change of height.

With Rope Bridge projects worldwide this is one of a number of projects in Ibiza. Following a site consultation, we set up the whole project to be delivered door-to-door by sea container with our key-skills team from the UK and a local labour team.

Rope Bridges with a ‘fixed-beam’ structure from treehouses leading to decks and platforms. Perfect for bridging level platforms, decks or treehouses – Fixed-Beam Rope Bridges have an end-to-end ‘beam’ through the rope balustrades.

Amazing aerial adventure park, built in surrounding woodlands and nature. With Treetop Walkway bridges, Rope Ladders, Zip Wires and Tree Swings this play area hosts a wealth of exciting play equipment.

Awesome Rope Bridge addition for a woodland treehouse project. A beautiful construction that spans across a river, for extra excitement. Beautiful wooden Rope Bridge made of pinewood and natural hemp rope

Log Rope Bridge treehouse entrance from the garden lawn, creating magic, adventure and fantasy. A stunning treehouse and Log Rope Bridge for a garden project in Lancashire, The Old Vicarage. From a treehouse platform, with rope balustrades both sides and round pressure treated timber logs as ‘steps’.

Rounded treads to connect from lawn to treehouse – Log Rope Bridges are fantastic wherever you need a change of height. Leading from the garden and into a suspended ‘free-floating’ treehouse, Tree-top Walkway and Zip Wire. Supported by steel cables extending higher into the tree to create a ‘free-floating’ suspended treehouse and garden Log Rope Bridge entrance.

A Tree-top Walkway taking an adventure journey through the woodland and the opportunity to Zip Wire across a lake and bring the button seat back for the next go.

School project completed with triple Rope Ladders and a Treetop-Trail Rope Bridge, a brilliant way to encourage active play in the great outdoors getting children to interact with nature.

A superb project built within a desert canyon in the heat of Qatar. Designed to look like a wild jungle-style Rope Bridge this creation is made with high-quality ropes and professional-grade metal supports.

“Treehouse Life Ltd created a stunning Treehouse and Rope Bridge for our garden project in Lancashire, The Old Vicarage. The structure is a timeless addition to the garden and is loved by the family. As a garden feature, a destination and a source of play it is just perfect. We have had many enquiries and admiring comments regarding the Treehouse, in fact it features in some of our most popular photos on Houzz. The project was a finalist at the Northern Design Awards in 2015. We would highly recommend Paul and his team to any client and hope very much to join forces in the near future.”

"We hired Paul and his team to build a Rope Bridge in the Seychelles on the site of a Spa we are constructing for a 5 star resort. We are very pleased with the efficient quality service and we were provided with and the end result looks fantastic."