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Founded in 1855, Endenburg supplies hoisting and lifting gear, including steel wire ropes, shackles and high performance synthetic ropes. “The new WireCo Crane Center…will allow WireCo to adjust to changing markets by reducing order to shipment turnaround time, while also providing new opportunities to improve services to our distributors,” said Blake Chandler, senior vice president. “This new facility establishes a key central stocking location with good inland transportation routes near the Rotterdam port, allowing WireCo to provide quicker response times to support both our European and international distributors.” The Gouda location will exclusively service WireCo’s distribution partners and select OEMs, focusing on the Casar and Oliveira crane ropes, while WireCo’s German fabrication and distribution center will continue to operate. Endenburg’s current maritime, offshore and heavy lifting departments will continue from Lankhorst Ropes, located in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, under the Lankhorst Ropes name.

WireCo ropes in Endenburg assets

WireCo WorldGroup Inc (WireCo), a major producer and marketer of steel wire and synthetic ropes, has announced the acquisition of the majority of the assets of Endenburg BV (Gouda), a Netherlands-based company. As part of the agreement, WireCo will establish a crane rope distribution center at the current Gouda location, to be called the WireCo Crane Center.

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