Crane hire services in the Whitsundays
From a pool shell in a Cannonvale backyard to steel on a mine site, we supply the crane, the crew and the lift plan for jobs right across the Whitsundays.
Crane hire for every kind of job
Five areas of work, one local crew. Every job includes a licensed operator, and we plan the lift before we arrive.
Building and infrastructure
Cranes for builders, civil contractors and council: steel, trusses, panels and precast on building sites, and culverts and pipes on roadworks.
- Steel frames, trusses and wall panels
- Culverts, pipes and precast
- Commercial and council projects
Industrial, commercial and marine
Plant and machinery for sugar mills and industry, resort and commercial lifts, and boats, pontoons and yacht masts at the marinas and ramps.
- Machinery and plant installs
- Boats, pontoons and yacht masts
- Resorts and commercial sites
Residential crane hire
Pools, spas, excavators and building materials onto house blocks, including the steep and tight sites Airlie Beach is known for.
- Pool shells and spas
- Excavators and machinery onto blocks
- Trusses, steel and materials for new homes
Mining crane hire
Crane hire for mine sites west of the Whitsundays, from Coppabella to Collinsville, backed by an ISO 45001 certified safety system.
- Maintenance and shutdown lifts
- Structural steel and equipment
- Lift plans and SWMS for site
Rigging, dogman and transport
Every crane comes with a licensed operator, and we supply dogmen and riggers to sling, guide and land the load. Our Hino crane truck carries smaller loads and lifts them into place, plus a larger truck to carry equipment to site.
- Licensed dogmen and riggers
- Lift planning and SWMS
- Hino 300 crane truck for smaller lifts and deliveries
Which crane for which job
A rough guide to what we usually send. Weight, reach and access decide the final pick, so Lofty confirms the crane for every job.
Full specs and load charts for every crane: Our fleet
How a crane job runs
The same four steps whether it's a spa or a mine site shutdown.
Send us the job
Call Lofty or Casey, or use the quote form. Tell us what you're lifting, the weight and where it's going.
Lift plan and SWMS
We pick the crane and prepare the lift plan and Safe Work Method Statement.
Lift day
A licensed operator and dogman arrive on time and land the load where you need it.
What to have ready before you call: Plan your lift
The Whitsundays and the islands
Every service runs from our Cannon Valley yard across the Whitsunday region and the islands, with mining work on the western sites from Coppabella to Collinsville.
Whitsunday Islands
Lifts on the resort islands.
Airlie Beach
Our home patch, close to the yard.
Proserpine to Bowen
Across the rest of the region.
Western mine sites
Mine and industrial work out west.
Tell us about your lift
Call Lofty or Casey with what you're lifting and where. Free, no-obligation quotes and on-site assessments anywhere in the Whitsundays.