Accident and incident Investigation

Newcastle Hoists and Engineering Services was established in 1988 in response to a need in the area for a company supplying, maintaining and repairing lifting equipment. After 34 years we still offer unlimited committed quality service to our customers and the industry.

The company, founded by Selwyn Low and his wife Stephanie, services the KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga area in both the mining and industrial sectors. We are however, not area bound, and will service customers wherever our services are required.

We are currently a Level 2 BBB-EE company as per  Act No. 46 of 2013 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act, 2013.

Michael Low, is currently our General manager, and has been in the industry in excess of 20 years. He is a registered LMI, with ECSA, and controls the full function of our Administration as well as the workshop, including repairs of all lifting equipment, load testing and inspections as required by legislation.

Our workshop staff, led by Victor Van Breda, who is a registered LMI , are also qualified Lifting Tackle Inspectors and are able to carry out Lifting Tackle Inspections as required by the current regulations. Victor has in excess of 12 years experience in the lifting field with the company.

We maintain an excellent service to meet the demands of major industry, and the workshop has been approved by clients such as Arcelormittal and Eskom.