Polysteel is the perfect replacement rope for farmyard dairy scrapers. And RopesDirect has the best stocks at the best prices!   Why Polysteel for scrapers? Our Polysteel rope is super strong and can withstand the wet, dirty conditions of slurry in a dairy barn. Made of polypropylene and polyethylene, it is 25-30% stronger than its […]

Preparing to bring your cattle inside for the winter? Time to make sure your rope scraper is in the best possible condition. Livestock shed scrapers are one of the most effective ways to keep cubicles and feed passages clean – safeguarding the hygiene, safety and welfare of your herd. And generally speaking, they’re easy to […]

32 kilometres off the North Norfolk coast is the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. It generates green, clean energy to power more than 430,000 UK homes. And powering its way between coast and turbines is “Green Storm”, a crew transfer vessel operated by Green Marine, based in the Orkney Islands. They kindly sent us some great […]

Blue Polypropylene rope is cheap, strong and versatile. We supply it to industry in huge quantities, for building sites, utilities work, farms, forestry and fisheries. It’s also great at home, for example for tarpaulin sheets, tying things down in the garden, on trailers, in sheds and on lorries. It’s so good we’ve made a video […]

Ready to say hello to delicious spring veg? Us too! Time to sample some of the delicious mangetout/ sugar snap peas currently on the go at Whippletree Farm. That’s our jute string holding up the pea netting! Whippletree Farm is an amazing agroecological producer based on the edge of Dartmoor. Their impressive market garden was […]

We often ask customers for photos showing how our ropes are used. It helps us understand their needs and helps other customers choose rope from us. So we’re grateful to Gareth Browning at Forestry England for explaining to us how they use our blue Polypropylene rope… for some high flying heavy lifting. These posts needed […]

RopesDirect has quite a few pig farming customers who buy our sisal ropes as toys for their pigs. To the layman, this might sound quite cute – but it’s the law that pigs on farms should be provided with stimulation and “environmental enrichment”. Pigs are intelligent animals and love to investigate, chew, pull apart and […]

Whether you’re the owner of an industrial rope work company or you just like to rock climb in your spare time, the chances are, you’re going to need carbine hooks. These simple rope fittings are a quick and easy way to connect different components, offering reliable support and ensuring your safety. But the question is, […]

Need a rope that’s suitable for outdoors? Perhaps one that can handle water? Our polypropylene ropes could be an excellent choice. At RopesDirect, we currently stock the traditional bestseller – blue polypropylene – as well as polypropylene ropes and cords in a range of other colours. These are classed as ‘general purpose’ ropes, suitable for […]