NASA’s Valkyrie Robot needed an extra level of support during walking trials exploring how humanoid robotics could be use in future space trips to Mars and beyond. The PORTA GANTRY provided exactly the kind of lightweight, portable solution that NASA were looking for.

REID Lifting distributor Boels was approached by the management of The Old Tower Cemetery in Alblasserdam to provide a lifting solution which could be used within the sensitive confines of a graveyard.

A REID PORTAGANTRY lifting and lowering system helped stonemasons working on the altar of a catholic church dismantle the 10-tonne structure safely and easily.

Manoeuvring an old gearbox and generator out of a 1950s hydroelectric plant and bringing in a new Permanent Magnet generator called for an innovative transport and handling solution.

REID’s PORTAGANTRY RAPIDE replaced an obsolete monorail system to enable maintenance engineers at the Nantes waste-water treatment to access the pump, even though it was up a small stairway and behind a closed door.

The owners of La Turballe Marina on the west coast of France were determined to make it easier for those with reduced mobility to get out and enjoy the water safely and comfortably. The REID Lifting T Davit provided a safe and reliable solution for the marina.

DSM Contract Lifting needed to lower an 800kg commercial clay oven into the kitchen basement of the brand-new NoMad Hotel in Central London. Thanks to the versatility of the REID Porta Gantry, the task was made much easier.

Luxury car manufacturer, Aston Martin needed a portable lifting solution to lift engines in and out of vehicles at the end of the production line for final tweaks and tuning.