Bridon International Company Profile
Bridon International is a worldwide supplier and manufacturer of steel wire, wire rope and strand solutions for extremely demanding applications. The company was established in 1924 and has grown to become the leading provider for many key industries including oil, gas, fishing, crane, marine, automotive, structural, mining and telecommunication.
Bridon operates internationally through seven manufacturing units and has a global network of technical departments and sales offices, agents and distributors. The company not only provides superior quality products, but also offers a seamless service, starting from the initial specification and product choice, through to on-site operational support if required.
Products
As a world class leader, Bridon is continuously researching, developing and revising the product range to meet the ever changing demands of specialised engineering applications. All Bridon products are backed up with quality assurance and technical expertise which conform to Quality Management System ISO 9001:2000.
Bridon has a vast product range that is suitable for use within some of the world’s harshest environments and structural demands. The range includes:
Crane Wire Rope
Bridon offers a large selection of high performance wire ropes for the crane industry. The product range includes Constructex, Endurance, Dyform, Blue Strand Class 6 x 19 or 36 steel core, Ocean 3 and Zebra for applications such as:
- Container and dockside crane ropes
- Mobile lattice boom crane ropes
- Offshore pedestal crane ropes
- Overhead crane ropes
- Piling ropes
- Telescopic mobile crane ropes
- Tower crane ropes
- Uploader ropes
- Sea plough ropes
- Oceanographic winch ropes
Fishing Wire Rope
Fishing wire rope is available in Dyform Seapurse fibre core, Dyform Starfish, Dyform steel core, Marblue steel or fibre core and Seabeam fibre or steel core for applications such as:
- Beam trawlers
- Purse Seines
- Stern Trawlers
Marine Rope
Marine rope products include Steelite, Flexiline 6 strand, Superline, Viking Braidline, M-Steel winchline and 12 Strand Roundline in polyester or nylon. Marine rope is specified for applications including:
- Harbour, escort and ocean towing
- Mooring
- Off-take mooring systems
- Seismic and cable laying
Mining Wire Rope
Bridan has a range of mining wire rope for surface and underground mining applications and products include flat ropes, tiger 6R, Tiger Dyform, Tiger Superflex, Tiger Big T6 or T8, Tiger Blue, Tiger Duracore and Zebra (surface mining and underground mining). Applications include:
- Underground mining hoist and balance ropes, guide and rubbing ropes and haulage ropes
- Rope driven conveyor ropes
- Surface mining shovel hoist rope, dragline and shovel boom pendants, dragline and hoist ropes and wire rope inspection
Oil and Gas Wire and Fibre Rope
There is a huge range of products for the oil and gas markets, these include Big Hydra, Endurance, Dyform, Blue Strand, conventional braded line, Supa, Superline, UHT carbon wireline and Viking braidline. These products are suitable for applications such as:
- Cable armouring
- Drilling lines
- Exploration drilling rigs
- Floating production mooring and off-take mooring systems
- Offshore winch ropes
- Riser tensioner lines
- Subsea cable weight elements
Structural Systems
The construction industry specifies structural systems for various applications and products include Stylite sockets, crossheads, adapter bars, hammerhead sockets and ring connectors, swaged stud, fork and closed sockets, stainless Dyform strand, locked coil strand and spiral strand. Structural systems are specified on applications such as:
- Architectural footbridges
- Cable stayed bridges
- Glass walls
- Roof structures
- Stayed masts and towers
- Suspension and tied arch bridges
High Carbon Wire
Bridon has created a technically advanced manufacturing process which combined with a statistical process control (SPC), to ensure that the transition from raw material to a final product is of the highest integrity. The high carbon steel wire manufacturing facilities include substantial galvanising and patenting heat treatment processes. Bridon is at the forefront of advances in micro-alloyed steels and other major material developments and is able to offer unbeatable quality and value.
Construction Industry
With a long history of experience within the construction industry, Bridon is a recognised world leader in the design, manufacture and provision of pre-stressing wire and strand. More recently the company has seen a rapid development of stayed structures and has responded by developing a range of 7-wire strand stay cables that offer excellent resistance to multi-axial stresses and stress corrosion.
Services
Bridon offers a range of services for users of steel wire ropes and associated lifting equipment, allowing for maximum performance of the products. Services include:
- Product hire
- Repairs and testing
- International standard inspections and testing
- Crane rope examiners training courses
Bridon prides itself on offering a range of innovative solutions for some of the most arduous and technically demanding challenges faced by the construction, mining, oil, gas, telecommunication and automotive industries. With sales offices located around the world, the company has the capabilities to offer a comprehensive service to clients worldwide.
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