Abstract: In a beam clamp having a pair of arms suspended from a lifting ring, the ring is formed of two parts -- a rod portion, and a plate portion with notched ends receiving corresponding ends of the rod portion and welded thereto. The rod portion, which has circular cross-section, is bent to form a circular arc and is inserted through holes in the arms. The plate portion, which has rectangular cross-section, follows a different curvature to render the ring self-centering when suspended from a chain, the ends of the plate portion being too large to enter the holes in the arms. The arms have replaceable jaws which are fixed to the arms by screws.