Fall protection systems are exposed to regular use, weather conditions and wear. Periodic inspections help prevent damaged equipment from being used, maintain certification and traceability, and demonstrate that your safety policy is being followed.

Under the Dutch Working Conditions Act, all safety equipment used for working at height must be inspected annually. RollDock Shipping B.V. has relied on Mennens for years to carry out inspections aboard its vessels, including the BigRoll Beaufort.

For more than 50 years, Mennens has worked in some of the most unusual locations at Diergaarde Blijdorp, including above the large aquarium in the Oceanium, inside the giraffe enclosure and in the technical services department. Working in, on or around animal enclosures requires careful preparation.

A partnership dating back to the mid-1990s: that’s the relationship between Mennens and Delfluent. What began with the occasional inspection has grown into an ongoing partnership built on trust, expertise and continuity.

For more than 15 years, Lely has entrusted Mennens with the inspection of its lifting equipment. What began with an initial contact after inspection labels were spotted on work equipment has grown into a close partnership focused on safety, continuity and developing expertise.

At the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), various works of art hang from the ceilings, suspended above patients, visitors and staff every day. They help create a welcoming and inspiring environment. But wherever people gather, safety always comes first.

Twence converts waste and biomass into sustainable energy and raw materials. At its sites in Hengelo and Zenderen, lifting equipment, fall protection systems and work-at-height equipment are used every day. To support safe working practices, Twence carries out a full annual inspection of all equipment subject to inspection as part of its safety policy.

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Want to make sure your equipment is safe to use? On-site inspections of lifting equipment and fall protection systems are essential. They provide peace of mind, help prevent downtime and provide documented evidence that your equipment meets the applicable requirements.

For ground improvement and geomembrane installation company Cofra B.V. – Home - Cofra – we carried out an extensive inspection and certification programme at several locations, including Amsterdam and Haarlem.

Lifting and moving complex workpieces was the challenge Elma Technology asked us to solve when they commissioned us to supply a series of overhead cranes for their new facility.

At NS Train Modernisation in Haarlem, work is carried out every day on the trains of tomorrow. Passenger trains are modernised and prepared for the future in the workshop. As new types of rolling stock are introduced, the NS fleet is growing and working practices are changing.

Our customer Folding Boxboard Eerbeek (FBE) faced a challenge. A 30-tonne overhead crane was needed for a new press section. One particular challenge was getting the crane inside through a roof hatch.

Skilpod, based in Geel, Belgium, builds modular timber-frame homes. The company constructs fully finished houses in a factory setting, quickly and efficiently. To optimise its production process further, Skilpod needed an additional gantry crane and turned to Mennens for support.

In July, Mennens carried out an unusual steel wire rope project at the TivoliVredenburg music and cultural centre in Utrecht. Formerly separate venues, Tivoli Oudegracht and Vredenburg music centre came together under the name TivoliVredenburg following a major redevelopment completed in June 2014.

Construction of the Eastern Scheldt Barrier began in the early 1980s. It would become a huge project, costing many billions of guilders. As a steel wire rope manufacturer and supplier, Den Haan Wire Rope Factory (now Mennens’ Dongen branch) made a significant contribution to the project’s marine works.

Mennens supplied a Dynice Warp line for the Steeds Voorwaarts ferry in Dieren. It is the first ferry in the Netherlands to use a Warp line! The Olburgen–Dieren ferry—or the Dieren–Olburgen ferry, as some like to call it—connects two beautiful parts of the Netherlands, linking the Veluwe with the Achterhoek.

Bucket-wheel excavator 024 is an installation at Tata Steel’s site in IJmuiden. Ore arriving by ship is transferred by cranes onto a large conveyor belt and stored in the ore yard. The bucket-wheel excavator then reclaims the ore and transfers it to another conveyor belt, which carries it to the blast furnaces. The excavator’s long boom is connected to the counterweight by two guy cables.