Market-leading crane hire and contract lifting services in Bristol. As the only one able to offer a truly national service, Ainscough Crane Hire operates the UK’s largest fleet of mobile cranes from 30 strategic locations across the country. This allows us to make our cranes available in any location, alongside unrivalled expertise from industry-leading experts. Whether you need ad-hoc mobile crane hire in Bristol for a specific task, or longer-term, larger-scale projects, you can rely on Ainscough Crane Hire to provide all the knowledge, availability and capability you need.
Get A Free QuoteWe have numerous accreditations & awards for outstanding QHSE, including ISO 9001, 14001 & 18001.
Learn MoreFrom John O’ Groats to Lands End with the UK’s largest fleet of 400+ cranes across 30 locations.
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Our safety culture ‘Make the Safe Choice’ is of paramount importance to our team. Our guiding principles centre on the idea that we all share a collective responsibility for the safety of everybody engaged in our operations, as well as anyone surrounding them – including our people, our customers, and members of the public.
Ainscough Crane Hire holds numerous accreditations in recognition of our commitment to safety, and ensuring a safe system of work is a key priority in everything we do.
Safety
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 accredited.
RISQS 5 star rating by the Rail Industry.
ROSPA Silver Award.
Safety measures regularly evaluated, tested, inspected and audited to uphold our impressive safety record.
Health and safety procedures communicated and reinforced through training programmes, regular bulletins, and MAAP (the Ainscough smartphone APP).
Reliability
Best-in-class Liebherr mobile cranes.
Stringent fleet maintenance schedules to increase availability and reliability.
Scale, infrastructure and in-house services to make cranes available for any purpose, at any time and location.
Extensive planning, experienced personnel and flawless execution to guarantee jobs will be completed on-schedule.
Availability
Largest fleet in the UK, with over 400 mobile, crawler, mobile tower and heavy cranes.
Nationwide 30 depot network to cover any location in the UK.
Fleet capabilities of up to 1000 tonnes.
Experience
Experience on all aspects of a lift, from consultation through to execution.
Extensive industry experience and highly trained personnel.
Sector-specific expertise for the most complex lifts.
Highest standards of customer service, lift design and operation.
We have been operating for over 40 years in the infrastructure, petrochemical, oil and gas, industrial, power generation and construction projects and sectors, and our team comprises some of the most experienced, knowledgeable and trusted experts in the lifting industry.
Our diverse range of lifting services are defined by our hallmarks of precision, diligence and efficiency. Whether you require one-off mobile crane hire, industry-leading project management, or comprehensive contract lifting solutions in Bristol, you can rely on Ainscough Crane Hire to provide all the planning, engineering and in-depth expertise required, deployed alongside fleet capabilities of up to 1000 tonnes. With this, we can guarantee flawless execution on even the most complex lift projects.
Our contract lifting solutions cover a comprehensive range of services, in which our experts can undertake all aspects of the lift. Cutting-edge CAD software or BIM Modelling is used to scope the exact requirements of the project and the initial risk assessment, and we also handle method statement provision, QHSE analysis, road closure management, transport logistics and round-the-clock management. This way, you can always ‘Make the Safe Choice’ with our contract lifting services in Bristol, which allow you to choose anything from one-off crane hire all the way up to a bespoke turnkey package, tailored to your specific requirements and schedule.
Ainscough Crane Hire is proud of our regularly renewed industry accreditations
