From scrap to skilled trades.

Ropes for Riggers turns donated wire rope and rigging into scholarships for the next generation of heavy lift professionals.

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For Industry

Turn retired wire rope and rigging into scholarships. We arrange pickup, recycle the material, and publish every donation publicly.

For Applicants

Heavy-lift and rigging trades fund your training. Applications open Fall 2026 — sign up to be notified the moment they do.

Funding for people entering

CRANE OPERATORS

RIGGERS

IRONWORKERS

RIGGING INSPECTORS

RIGGING FABRICATORS

How it works

From scrap to skilled trades

YOU DONATE

When your crane swaps a rope or your inspector retires a piece of rigging, we arrange the pickup.

WE RECYCLE

Your scrap goes to a partnered recycler. Every ticket is weighed, tracked, and receipted.

STUDENTS TRAIN

Proceeds fund scholarships for heavy-lift trades. Donor companies join a preferred-hiring list shared with graduates.

Donating purpose-built training materials

Ben-Mor Cables · Van Beest

We are applying for CRA charity status. Tax receipts will be issued once status is granted, and early donors will be supported retroactively.

Early Supporters

Industry donors already turning scrap into training

Sterling Crane

BC · 40,000 LBS

RKM Crane Services

BC · 2,600 LBS

Baydo Construction

BC · 1,620 LBS

Cambie Forming

BC · 1,000 LBS

Founder Story

Why Ropes for Riggers exists

I started in wire rope and rigging 15 years ago with zero experience and zero industry connections. A shop took a chance on me, and next thing I knew I was fabricating slings rated for hundreds of thousands of pounds.

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From scrap to skilled trades.

For Industry

For Applicants

DONATE SCRAP

SPONSOR A STUDENT