A new lifting beam that enables forklifts to more efficiently carry longer loads is now in service.
LGH, the largest lifting and rigging rental company in North America, approached Caldwell with a challenge it saw across several customers. Together the companies created the Caldwell Telescoping Forklift Beam, now exclusively available from LGH.
“We noticed a recurring challenge in the field: customers needed a way to lift and transport longer materials like rebar bundles and piping without the overhead clearance or access for cranes,” said Chris Hyatte, product manager at LGH. “Traditional forklift attachments just weren’t cutting it in terms of reach, adaptability, or safety. We saw an opportunity to create something better—an all-in-one solution that would bridge this gap and maximize on-site efficiency.”
The Caldwell Telescoping Forklift Beam is designed for lifting applications on construction sites, industrial warehouses, or other environments requiring the lifting and placement of long or bulky materials. It improves the versatility of forklifts and enables lifts without the need for a crane. Designed for durability and adaptability, this attachment provides a safer and more efficient way to lift and transport long, heavy loads.
The beam is already in use on several customer job sites, and LGH says that the response has been overwhelmingly positive. “Customers love the versatility and how quickly they can adapt it to different lifting needs,” added Hyatte. “Many have commented on how it’s increased their material handling efficiency while keeping operations safe and streamlined.”
Key features include:
• A spread range of 12 to 20 feet, with nine 1-foot increment settings.
• 10,000-pound load capacity.
• Low headroom profile of just 14.7 inches.
• Dual 5-ton swivel hooks and an optional center hook.
• Easy adjustment using removable hitch pins.
• Balanced adjustments on both sides for enhanced safety.
“Caldwell has been a fantastic partner throughout this project,” concluded Hyatte. “From the earliest design discussions to final production, their team was responsive, innovative, and genuinely interested in solving our customers’ challenges. We worked together to prototype, test, and fine-tune the beam until it met our exacting standards—and the result speaks for itself.”
Caldwell brings more than 70 years of lifting equipment expertise to the table, offering a comprehensive range of solutions including jib and gantry cranes, below-the-hook attachments, slings, and tie-downs. Caldwell also partners with the RUD Group to unify sales and marketing activities in North America for RUD material handling and lifting devices within a common organization. The RUD portfolio includes slings, hoist rings, and lifting points for the most complex tasks for integration into almost any application.
LGH maintains the largest rental inventory of lifting and rigging equipment in North America, with over 70,000-line items. With 24 locations across the U.S. and Canada and more than 60 rental representatives, LGH provides expert rigging solutions for industries including construction, energy, marine, transportation, and industrial sectors.
To find out more about the Caldwell Telescoping Forklift Beam, visit https://rentlgh.com/. For further information on Caldwell and its products,
visit https://www.caldwellinc.com/.
About the Author
Michael Roth
Editor
Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.