For a young man, Lachlan Stinson, Managing Director of Superior Cranes, is level-headed and wise beyond his years. Putting the wellbeing of his team and the service they provide to customers first, has stood the business in good stead.Read More
Scott and Cathy Goode, owners of Sarina Crane Hire, started the business in 2007 with a single 12-tonne Franna. They weren’t aiming to just hire out equipment – they wanted to build a company that delivered complete lifting solutions, backed by a strong safety culture, skilled people, and a commitment to doing the job right the first time.Read More
Height 4 Hire and Global Hire took delivery of the SJ45 AJE+ and SJ60 AJE+ in late-January making the Queensland hire group the launch customer for Skyjack’s all-electric knuckle-boom range in Australia. The zero-emission booms are already earning their keep from Brisbane to Cairns – and Sales Director Global Hire Ryan Creighton said the move was driven squarely by customer demand.Read More
A 3,100-tonne dragline has been successfully relocated 27 kilometres across BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Peak Downs coal mine in Queensland, setting a new benchmark for such moves in Australia.Read More
Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift and East Coast Cranes recently removed a dry dock gate weighing more than 300 tonnes at a historic World War II – era dry dock on behalf of Cairncross Dockyard in Brisbane.Read More
Tammy Haug has been financing cars, construction equipment, trucks and trailers for the best part of 20 years. She and her eCARZ team are turning their attention to the crane industry, Tammy explains more. Read More
In November 2024, Universal Cranes continued its expansion in Queensland by increasing its shareholding in Gold Coast Cranes from 50 per cent to 100 per cent, leading to the rebranding of Gold Coast Cranes as Universal Cranes Gold Coast. Ian Bourner, retired Managing Director and partner in Gold Coast Cranes and Sam Crompton, son of company founder Phil, revisit the company’s rich heritage. Read More
Over the past eight years, husband and wife team Ben and Jess Fitzgerald have put their hearts and souls into the family business, Queensland Rigging Hire. Financially, they continue to put everything on the line, firstly to develop and now to maintain their reputation as a successful, highly driven ‘customer service’ business. Ben discusses recent developments, how he and Jess have never forgotten their roots and how they continue to support local communities and initiatives. Read More
