360 Load Testing Services was established in 2017 as a professional load testing company and prides itself on consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations.  The company aims to provide safe and healthy work environments in compliance with all relevant legal requirements.

Based at The Oval, Northmead, Benoni, South Africa, 360 Load Testing Services conducts inspection and load testing of lifting machinery and lifting tackle according to the Driven Machinery Regulations and relevant South African National Standards
(SANS) benchmarks.

360 Load Testing services include: 

• Chain block and lever hoists
• Forklifts
• Telehandlers
• Mobile and loader cranes
• Aerial platforms (MEWPS)
• Overhead and gantry cranes
• Tower cranes
• Reach stackers and container handlers
• Lifting beams and crawl beams
• Lifting tackle

360 Load Testing Services has recently expanded to open a branch in Walvis Bay, Namibia, based at 2 Nossob Street, Meersig. The company’s main shareholders are Willem Laurens in South Africa and Willem Laurens and Ferdi Gertsner as joint shareholders in the Namibian branch. 

With a current staff complement of nine employees, the company maintains a small office as all its lifting machinery inspectors conduct load testing on site. 

360 Load Testing Services is a Lifting Machinery Entity, LME 460 company registered with the Department of Labour. All the company’s Lifting Machine Inspectors (LMIs) are registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa to conduct compulsory inspections and load tests of lifting machines and lifting tackle.  

Load tests are conducted by LMIs using solid weights or water bags. This is in accordance with the requirements of SANS standards to ensure that all safety systems on machines are in good working condition. The inspections and load tests should be done according to the Driven Machinery Regulations, DMR 18.

360 Load Testing Services has recently conducted inspection and load testing of equipment at Menzies Aviation, BidAir and Swissport, all within Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport.