NCI Coastwatch Wells-next-the-Sea

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Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | August 14th, 2017

With many thanks to Alwyn for sending through this image of some 28mm blue polypropylene rope we supplied them with for their walkway. We put a soft eye splice in to one end of both ropes with a metal ring inserted. See more about their work at http://www.coastwatchwells.org.uk/  

Bespoke Reels of Blue Polypropylene Rope

Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | May 7th, 2017

We have just completed an order for bulk reels of blue polypropylene rope in 4mm, 10mm & 14mm. Each reel needed to be a continuous length of 2,500m without any knots, splices or joins. The order was for 20,000m and as such was sufficient for us to approach one of our manufacturers. Production took around […]

The Beginners’ Guide to Climbing Knots

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Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | April 1st, 2017

If you’re looking to get into climbing or mountaineering, you’ll need some good rope and will need to know how to tie a range of knots depending upon the specific activities you will be taking part in. It really isn’t an exaggeration to say that the ability to tie a safe, secure and reliable knot […]

The Beginners’ Guide To Sailing Knots

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Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | March 24th, 2017

If you’re looking to take up sailing, two of the things you will need is some good rope for mooring and rigging, among other things, and the ability to tie a variety of knots for different purposes while sailing. Below I’ll outline the types of knots you’ll need while sailing, the purpose of each knot, […]

Rope for a Coffee Table

Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | March 6th, 2017

Many thanks to Ray for sending through this image of a coffee table he made from on old cable drum and some of our 20mm sisal rope

Stairhead Barrier Ropes

Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | December 1st, 2016

Many thanks for Howard for sending us this picture of his stairhead barrier rope project. The ropes are just intended as a visible barrier and we think they have come up really well. Howard supplied us with detailed measurements allowing us to fit the ropes to the brass brackets before sending them out. The items […]

Garden Swing Rope

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Posted in rope diy | No Comments » | September 16th, 2016

With many thanks to Anthony for sending through this image. For this project Anthony already had a seat he wanted to use and just wanted a pair of swing ropes but these had to hang from two existing eyelets in his frame. 20mm synthetic hemp was chosen as it is strong, durable, comfortable to grip […]

Rope Handrail on Spiral Staircase

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Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | September 6th, 2016

With many thanks to Elizabeth for supplying the pictures and below is a copy of the email she sent us after finishing the project; Hi, Some months ago you helped me with a project. I wanted to bind rope around the metal handrail on a spiral staircase and came to you for advice and supply […]

A Brief History of Rope: 8 Times Rope has Shaped the World

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Posted in Uncategorised | No Comments » | July 29th, 2016

Over the years, rope has played a vital part in helping to achieve some wonderful and memorable things. In this blog post, we run down some amazing (and some fun) things that couldn’t have been achieved without the use of rope.   Building the pyramids of Giza – The building of the pyramids in Egypt […]

Bespoke Garden Swing Ropes

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Posted in rope diy | No Comments » | July 7th, 2016

Many thanks to David for the following pictures. We supplied him with some metal J Hooks (set into the top beam) and lengths of synthetic hemp rope with both soft splices and hard splices. He already had the seat and the end result looks really impressive.
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