Olsen Chain and Cable

OSHA’s standards for rigging equipment and material handling are in place to protect employees, and they require attention from employers, managers, and supervisors on a daily - and even hourly - basis. For those working in industries like ours - those that involve material handling of any sort - these standards can be the difference between life and death.

For 70 years, Olsen Chain & Cable has been the premier supplier of overhead lifting equipment for operations across the country. But success isn't just about selling equipment.

When it comes to the lifting equipment that Olsen Chain & Cable provides to operations around the country, it’s about buying the right equipment for the job you have in front of you. The right equipment makes it possible to do the job right. And…the wrong equipment makes it likely you'll do the job wrong.

At Olsen Chain & Cable, we do more than sell strong, reliable lifting equipment. We also support our customers as they install that equipment, use it, inspect it, and keep it operational.

The launch of our online store is helping us maintain the values of safety, reliability, and service that we’ve had since the day we opened our doors nearly 70 years ago.

In 1949, Gene Olsen started splicing wire rope slings in his garage for Twin Cities-based contractors and construction companies. He saw that people needed reliable materials for their demanding work and he was innovative and hardworking enough to give them a solution that would work for them.