Green Pin #1099

Green Pin is a Dutch brand of premium rigging and lifting hardware (shackles, turnbuckles, hooks, swivels, links) widely used in rigging for rental and event applications. It is a brand of the family-owned Royal Van Beest Group.

The brand traces its origins to 1922, when Dirk van Beest began forging shackles in Sliedrecht near Rotterdam, initially as a supplier of metal hardware to the Dutch dredging industry. The company grew alongside the international expansion of the Dutch dredging and maritime sector. In the 1970s, the Green Pin trademark was launched to emphasize quality and worldwide recognition. In 2018, the Tycan and Excel brands were merged under the Green Pin name; products are manufactured in Sliedrecht ("Made in Holland") and supplied through distributors in more than 90 countries.