Lifting Slings, Rigging Hardware, and Service—Right in the Heart of Downtown Cleveland!

Mazzella’s Downtown Cleveland Service Center is Ready to Help Your Material Handling Needs!

Whether you work in the construction, steel, manufacturing, or maritime industry, Mazzella’s Downtown Cleveland Service Center offers riggers and operators with an extensive hardware inventory and state-of-the-art training opportunities. 

Conveniently located along the Cuyahoga River, right next to BrewDog Brewery, we offer all styles of lifting slings, rigging hardware, wire rope, overhead cranes, overhead crane service, hoists, and industry-leading training for your organization.  

Wide Range of Lifting and Rigging Hardware

Mazzella is a direct distributor for some of the largest brands and manufacturers in the country, including Crosby, Colombus McKinnon, Peerless Industrial Group, Inc., and many more. Some of the products we stock at our Downtown Cleveland Service Center include: 

• Shackles—all types, sizes, and finishes from ¼ ton to over 1,000 tons 

• Hoist rings—standard and metric 

• Lifting slings—wire rope, synthetic lifting slings, synthetic roundslings, alloy chain slings 

• Eyebolts—forged, metric, and stainless steel 

• Hooks—swivel, eye, choker, self-locking, and weld-on 

• Master rings / links—all sizes, types and finishes 

• Turnbuckles 

Our team can also work with you on custom rigging and lifting hardware solutions. All our hardware products meet the ASME B30.26 Rigging Hardware specification, too.  

Mooring Lines for Cleveland’s Maritime Operations

Cleveland has been a hub for marine and shipping operations for generations, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean through the St. Lawrence River and Seaway.  

Our Cleveland facility always keeps high-quality Plasma® Synthetic Ropes in stock, which can be used as a reliable replacement for wire rope. Made from High Modulus Polyethylene (HMPE) fibers, they are incredibly resistant to corrosion and can work well in almost any outdoor environment. 

Because of their versatility, strength, flexibility, and water buoyancy, our Plasma Ropes can be used in a wide range of marine work, including:  

• Salvage and recovery efforts  

• Deepwater mooring 

• Oceanographic lifting 

• Ship assistance and escorting  

• Marine geology and meteorology projects  

• Commercial fishing operations  

Wire Rope and Cable, Wire Rope Slings, Chain Slings, Web Slings, and Rigging Products … In Stock and Ready for Immediate Delivery!

The Mazzella name is synonymous with quality slings—from the customer favorite Mazzella 7-Part™ to the high performance synthetic Twin-Path® product line. We can manufacture any sling to meet your needs, including:

• Alloy Chain
• Wire Rope
• Nylon and Polyester Web
• Cordage
• Tie-Down
• Metal Mesh
• High-Performance Synthetic

Additionally, our Brook Park office stocks well over 26 million feet of wire rope for bridge cables, crane cables, steel mill cables, and OEM assemblies.

All standard wire rope, rigging products, and heavy lift assemblies are in stock and available to ship within 24 hours. For emergency situations, we can deliver right to your facility or job site.

Home to World-Class Training With Industrial Training International (ITI)

Mazzella has been a leader in lifting and rigging training for decades, employing a team of experts that help you comply with OSHA, ASME, and ANSI standards.  

Mazzella’s in-house training department covers the basics of the material handling discipline, offering courses in four key departments:  

• Lifting and rigging  

• Fall protection 

• Overhead crane operating 

• Signalperson 

In addition to our in-house training, we work with our partner Industrial Training International (ITI) to provide a more rigorous, hands-on education to individuals seeking higher-level roles.  

Our Downtown Cleveland Service Center is home to one of the two state-of-the-art Mazzella / ITI training facilities. Consequently, we offer: 

In-Person Training Courses  

Several times a year, we host in-person training courses at our Downtown Cleveland Service Center. These courses cover a variety of topics and are led by certified instructors with years of both hands-on and teaching experience.  

We can also arrange for ITI training to be done at your facility to limit your travel expenses and workers being away from their jobs, 

VR Crane Simulations 

ITI’s Virtual Reality Crane and Equipment Training suite is a one-of-a-kind tool designed to replicate real-world experiences for crane operators. This simulation includes:  

• Nine unique crane types 

• Thousands of scenarios  

• Safe practice techniques 

ITI Simulations 

In addition to crane simulations, ITI offers other long-form simulation training, which covers: 

• Construction safety 

• Construction hazard and identification training  

• Overhead crane technician training 

• Overhead crane inspections 

All ITI simulation courses can be delivered either through a VR headset or the ITI Learning Hub on a web browser.  

Online, On-Demand Content 

ITI has one of the largest catalogues of on-demand crane, rigging, and load handling content in the industry. Some of this content covers: 

• Crane and rigging fundamentals  

• Certification preparation  

• Rigging engineering  

• Regulatory compliance  

• Interactive workshops 

• Technical lectures 

Overhead Cranes for Cleveland and Akron’s Industrial, Manufacturing, Fabrication, and Steel Industries

With manufacturing continuing to drive much of the economic growth in the Cleveland, Akron / Canton, and Columbus markets, Ohio business owners understand that investing in reliable equipment is crucial to their production and business growth.  

Partnering with a proven overhead crane manufacturer is a big decision and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Designing, manufacturing, and installing an overhead crane is a big project and can be a substantial investment—but a necessary one if you want to improve your company’s efficiency and workflows. 

Today, there are thousands of our crane systems throughout the United States and abroad—all done in full compliance with CMAA, NEC, OSHA, and ASME standards. Since every business is unique, and no two cranes are alike, we offer free quotes and consultations for overhead crane and material lifting projects. 

Our team of local and highly-experienced Crane Specialists, Engineers, and Estimators can help you design and specify a cost-effective crane system for your facility, production or budgetary needs. 

We specialize in the design and installation of: 

• Overhead Bridge Cranes 

• Gantry Cranes 

• Jib Cranes 

• Workstation Cranes 

• Monorail Cranes

Cleveland’s Source for Overhead Crane Inspections and Crane Service

From Westlake to Fairport Harbor, Mazzella’s FHS provides scheduled or emergency overhead crane service all over the Cleveland metropolitan area and across Ohio.

We offer our automotive, steel, and manufacturing customers the following services:

• Crane and hoist maintenance
• Crane and hoist repair and replacement parts
• Overhead crane installation
• OSHA inspections
• Rigging training and crane operator training

Our service technicians are independently trained and certified for expert maintenance and repair to keep your overhead crane equipment running. Our techs specialize in solving complex problems in emergency situations. We strive to minimize your downtime and our technicians are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Mazzella FHS sets the standard in inspection documentation management. Our online reporting system continuously archives your OSHA inspection reports and allows you to instantly access them through our website. Our Inspection Division works daily to keep your investment safe.

Fall Protection Solutions: Engineered Lifelines, Rigid Track Systems, Harnesses, Shock Absorbers, and Lanyards

Whether you are working with a temporary or permanent, vertical or horizontal, or an engineered or pre-engineered system, Mazzella has in-house Fall Protection Specialists who have inspected and installed fall protection systems in facilities across the country. 

Our team’s decades of experience mixed with close partnerships with major fall protection suppliers makes us the ideal company to keep Ohio workers safe at heights, regardless of their industry!  

Some of our key partners include:  

• Tractel 

• Metreel 

• Ultra-Safe 

• Miller 

• Elk River 

• DBI Sala 

• RUD  

Fall Protection Training

We offer on-site fall protection training for your workers who are exposed to height hazards. Our training meets all of the requirements of OSHA and is performed by an experienced and knowledgeable safety professional.

We offer three fall protection course, including a Basic (4-hours), Intermediate (6-8 hours), and Advanced (two days / 8 hours each) curriculum. Contact us today to schedule your OSHA-mandated fall protection training!

Mazzella’s Steel Mill Program

Our 40 plus years of steel mill experience and expertise has taught us that delivery of the right product, to the right specs, at the right time makes a huge difference for our customers.  

Mazzella’s Downtown Cleveland Service Center is a short drive from some of the largest steel mills and processing plants in Ohio, including Cleveland-Cliffs, which is one of the oldest steel enterprises in North America.    

This is why we carry a significant amount of customer-specific inventory to meet the unique wire rope applications for individual cranes and equipment in each of our steel customers’ facilities. When critical equipment goes down, we offer 24/7 emergency responsiveness for critical crane cables. 

We also offer the following services to our steel customers: 

Exact & Matched Crane Cables – a documented ISO procedure allows us to provide exact and matched crane cables to our steel customers with guaranteed accuracy for ease of installation. 

Mazzella Ready Stock™ Program – our Ready Stock™ program eliminates the need for our customers to purchase replacement wire rope inventory prior to a specific need. This process improves cash flow, eliminates damage to ropes during storage, and reduces overall and inventory carrying costs. 

Wire Rope Surveys – our team will come on-site and work with your team to assess the critical ropes and cables you’re using on your cranes and machinery. We’ll help identify opportunities to: 

• Improve wire rope service life 

• Reduce labor time during installation 

• Reduce on-site inventory of backup wire rope 

• Assure proper inventory levels 

Inspection Services – OSHA overhead crane inspections, OSHA sling inspections, and inspections of fall protection equipment and below-the-hook lifting devices 

One-Stop-Shop – traditional rigging products, engineered lifting devices, overhead cranes, overhead crane service, parts, training, and more! 

At the Forefront of Steel Mill Technology

We know that our steel mill customers have been trying to stay ahead of evolving industry standards and best practices, with one of them being adapting no touch technology in their processes.  

Thankfully, Mazzella offers several no touch tools to keep your workers away from pinch points and loads in general. Some of our more popular options include the: 

Elebia Automatic Crane Hook 

The Elebia auto hook is a lithium ion battery-powered, automatic crane hook that allows for the remote attachment and release of loads. 

Whether it’s the melt shop, hot mills, pickling lines, roll mills, pig lines, or shipping, Elebia hooks are now found in every stage of the steelmaking process. Some of the more common applications include lifting: 

• Electrodes 

• Furnace components 

• Raw materials 

• Tundish and scrap buckets 

• Aluminum beams 

• Heavy bags  

And thanks to the Elebia hook’s remote control options, operators can now lift loads from over 450 feet away, eliminating repetitive and grueling manual labor. 

Electrode Recovery Tongs 

This heavy-duty tong is designed for the recovery of a broken electrode column. The unit is held open by a bump link and will grip the column from true horizontal to semi-vertical. 

Graphite Lift Plugs 

Graphite lift plugs are designed for vertical transportation of electrodes to and from the furnace. These devices enable the operator to leave the device on the column during furnace operation. 

Cleveland Certified Rigging Inspections

Not keeping up with your rigging inspections is not only a violation of OSHA and ASME standards, but it also creates a serious safety risk for your workers.  

Thankfully, Mazzella employs certified inspectors that can provide documented rigging inspections that meet or exceed OSHA and ASME requirements. We also provide personal fall protection inspections, inspections of below-the-hook lifting devices, and basic level NDT inspections to support our visual inspections. 

About Mazzella

Founded by Jim Mazzella, Sr. in 1954, we began with a vision to provide the highest quality hand-braided wire rope slings, supporting construction sites, ports, and steel mills across Northeast Ohio.  
 
Today, thanks to our loyal customers, we have grown from a single location in Cleveland’s Linndale neighborhood, to employing over 1,000 team members at dozens of locations across the country—growing through a mix of organic expansion, long-standing partnerships, and acquisitions.  

The business is now ran by Jim Mazzella, Sr.’s son, and Mazzella Companies’ CEO, Tony Mazzella. Tony’s two sons, Matt Mazzella and Adam Mazzella, are now the third generation involved and act as Presidents of Mazzella’s Lifting and Metals businesses, respectively. 

Beyond traditional rigging products, Mazzella has evolved into a leader in the design and manufacturing of overhead cranes, engineered lifting devices, electrode handling equipment, and fall protection systems. Additional services include wire rope socketing and spooling, crane upgrades and modernizations, rigging inspections, crane inspections and repair, warehouse rack inspections, and end-user training 

Mazzella is headquartered right next to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport and provides local and national customers with all of our product and service offerings.

Some of our capabilities include:

• In-house engineering and fabrication of light-duty to heavy-duty overhead crane systems and custom below-the-hook lifting devices
• Overhead crane service and emergency repairs—local service techs and fully-stocked service vehicles for 24/7 service needs
• Full rigging shop, including chain sling, wire rope sling, and synthetic web sling fabrication, testing, and repair
• Hoist block repair and hoist parts center—complete line of parts for all makes and models of hoists
• Over 2 million feet of wire inventory—complete with reels of ropes in all sizes and configurations—from every major manufacturer—for any overhead crane, hoist, mobile crane, or specialty application
• Full inventory of distributed products, including: rigging hardware, fall protection products, hoists, and more
• OSHA-mandated rigging inspection, below-the-hook inspection, and fall protection inspection services

For more information about our products and services, or to schedule a consultation, call us or stop by to speak with a specialist:

Mazzella Cleveland Service Center
1948 Carter Road
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 440-239-7000
Fax: 440-239-7010