Since the time of Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar, Griffin-Woodhouse has been manufacturing and testing mooring & lifting equipment. Long before the introduction of modern quality management standards Griffin-Woodhouse has maintained a robust quality system and today Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance approves us for manufacture and testing under ISO 9001:2000. Furthermore, Lloyds Register of Shipping has approved Griffin-Woodhouse for proving Class items for over 100 years.
Triton Test House circ. 1890
Testing of safety critical bridge components
Griffin-Woodhouse is pleased therefore, to be able to offer testing services at our ‘Triton Test House’ located in Cradley Heath, UK. Testing may be certified under our quality system as a minimum, or if required with witness and/or review by any Classification Society or Certifying Agency.
Control panel
Short bed section
Our Lloyds approved and fully calibrated testing machine has a capacity of 350 Tonnes tensile. It has a 30m long bed suitable for testing chain up to 100mm diameter and a shorter section of bed 4m long x 900mm wide x 600mm deep, for testing other items. Furthermore, we are able to supply full Mechanical, MPI and Ultrasonic certificates if required.
Ultrasonic testing of 107mm dia. link
MPI testing of 107mm dia. link
If you require a competitive quotation for testing services, including expert inspection and advice on all mooring and lifting equipment, please Contact Us.