Startup of test programm of strand-grommets 8 – 40 mm diameter Issue of GS-label „geprüfte Sicherheit“ by German health and safety Startup of test programm to investigate prematurely core break of cable-laid hand spliced slings
Signing of Joint Venture contract with Verto United Ropeworks as „United Grommets BV“ to manufacture cable-laid grommets and cable-laid slings up to 75 to weight each. Building of production facility at Appelweg 16, 4782 PX Moerdijk/the Netherlands
Sling tests carried out at „Seilprüfstelle Bochum (DMT)“ with cable-laid grommets and cable-laid slings (30 to 156 mm Ø) to investigate the effect of various D/d ratios to WLL
Lothar Freitag signed the contract for company partnership and became new shareholder; construction and building of a machine for grommets weighing up to 15,000 kg
Horst Henschel quit the company; Gebr. Henschel became member of the offshore working group “PM20“ and the German standard “DIN, chapter NAD4“; construction and building of various machines for grommets weighing up to 4,000 kg
