Founded in 1993, United Offshore Services is a privately owned Dutch company which, together with carefully selected partners, is a European Technology Leader in the design, production, and supply of large diameter high performance steel-wire ropes, hoisting equipment, and associated products intended for the marine, industrial, and offshore markets. With ISO 9001 LRQA certification, the company has grown to meet the ever increasing demands dictated by its customers with a strong reputation for quality, expertise, and service. The office, production and storage facilities are situated in Moerdijk, the Netherlands in a fast growing industrial area located just 30km south of Rotterdam (Euro Port) & 60km north of Antwerp (Belgium) with local deep water harbour facilities for loading / discharging of barges & other sea going vessels making it an ideal location for handling heavy lifting equipment etc. The production hall is equipped with a 2500 Mt swaging press for the production of single laid slings terminated with Flemish soft / hard eyes from 44mm up to 102mm diameter & two large diameter splicing units capable of splicing cable laid wire ropes up to 520mm diameter with a separate hall for the production of cable laid grommets. In May 2014, Samson and United Offshore Services (UOS) are pleased to announce their recent partnership to supply Samson high-performance synthetic ropes to Europe. This expansion of the UOS product offering is driven by the increasing demand from their customers who recognize and value the advantages of heavy lift slings made with synthetic rope. Samson manufactures high-performance synthetic rope from its production facilities in the United States. Samson has more experience replacing steel-wire rope than any other synthetic rope producer in the world. Custom-engineered solutions for unique applications are Samson’s focus in industries as diverse as vessel mooring, tug assist/escort, mining, cranes, and offshore oil and gas.