Claxton International is a diverse engineering company specialising in the Heavy Lift and Nuclear Industries.

The company has been trading since 1969 and has built an excellent reputation serving a diverse range of clients including aerospace, nuclear, cranes, construction and as expert witness to loss adjusters and lawyers.

Our activities include Heavy Lift Hydraulic Gantries sales and repair, Gottwald Cranes, Harbour, Lattice and Telescopic – upgrades, service, rebuilds and spares, Crane Test and Certification, Nuclear Cask Transporters both tracked and wheel versions, Self Propelled Modular Transport, Special High Radiation Tolerant Nuclear Cameras and deployment systems and High Integrity Nuclear Cranes.

We provide an expert witness service to Loss Adjusters and Lawyers in incidents involving mechanical handling equipment and shipping incidents.

We also manufacture Lift Beams fully certified to 500te capacity, load bearing crane mats, and various fabrications for offshore utilisation. We have access to stocks of new crane spares for Manitowoc, P&H, Grove, American, Link Belt, NCK, Sumitomo, Krupp and Gottwald Cranes.

Our Head Office is located in Chester UK.