About Us
Elephant Lifting Equipment, a subsidiary of Apex Industrial Holdings, was established in June 1982 in Pretoria, initially as a small enterprise trading in engineered goods. We have grown into the largest and most technically competent supplier, designer and manufacturer of lifting equipment in Southern Africa.
We also provide full service back up, inspection, testing and certification to meet South Africa and International statutory requirements and best practice.
We have exclusive and long-standing relationships with the best local and international suppliers, built over more than 42 years of operation.
We carry substantial stockholding across all our distributed product lines and we design and fabricate special attachments and bespoke cranes per order.
Our team of industrial experts and long-standing employees serve a prestigious customer base across mining, energy, refining, construction, infrastructure and other diversified industries in Southern Africa.
Meet the team
Elephant Lifting attributes its success to its exceptional team members, who are instrumental in leading the company to its industry-leading position today. Without the dedication and expertise of each team member, Elephant Lifting would not be able to achieve its current level of excellence.
Brands
Elephant Chain Block Co., LTD
Elephant Chain Block Co. is a premium Japanese manufacturer of heavy-duty electric and manual chain hoists as well as lever hoists. Elephant Lifting Equipment is the sole distributor for these products in Southern Africa.
Tusker
Tusker® is a brand and registered trademark of Elephant Lifting Equipment. The brand covers a wide range of products from crane componentry, electric hoists, chain blocks, lever hoists, shackles, rigging accessories, slings and plate clamps, to customised fabricated lifting grabs, beams and attachments.
KARAM Africa
Leaders in Fall Arrest Equipment
At KARAM Africa we believe that safety should be a way of life and are leaders in Fall Arrest Equipment. Specialist products in Fall Arrest which includes Full Body Harnesses, Retractable Fall Arrest Blocks, Hooks & Karabiners, Lanyards, Anchor Points, Horizontal Lifelines, Vertical Lifelines, Tripods & Winches, Rescue & Descent Equipment.
Hyperfibre Utility Strop
Construction & Mining Vehicle Recovery Applications
A revolutionary solution for vehicle recovery in the challenging Construction, Mining and Agricultural environments. The Hyperfibre® HMPE provides safer, more flexible and easier handling than conventional steel recovery slings.
Black Snake
Mining & Construction Vehicle Recovery Applications
The premier range features Kevlar® recovery strops is capable of towing and recovering the largest mine-site vehicles, short Kevlar® underground mining specialty products and specially designed military strops. The Nylon range suits kinetic recovery and towing of small to medium sized vehicles. With over 240 different products available and more than 48,000 units supplied to various markets worldwide, the Black Snake Kevlar® and Nylon range have proven themselves hardworking, durable and efficient.