Fortis was contracted by a client to complete their rope-up and skip change out during their summer shutdown. The first phase of the scope of work included removing the existing balance ropes and head ropes and the removal of the existing 30 ton skips in the production shaft. Once de-rope was complete, the second phase of work included the install of new balance ropes, head ropes and the install of 2 new 50 ton skips. The winches and all rigging that were required for the project were supplied by Fortis. The banking beams that were necessary for the balance ropes were also engineered and fabricated by Fortis. This project was completed safely and successfully in the scheduled shutdown period.