Expert Heavy Lifting Services

For over 50 years, our engineering teams and fleet of heavy lift cranes have been delivering some of the heaviest and most complex lift projects across the UK. Across a range of diverse sectors, Ainscough leads the way in organisation, efficiency and safety, whatever the scale of the project.

Across our five decades, we’ve gained extensive experience in carefully planning every detail of heavy lifts, from providing the right equipment to lifting the heavy objects themselves. Our deep understanding of every element of heavy lift equipment allows us to deliver for our clients every time.

Key Benefits and Features of Heavy Lift Cranes

Our extensive fleet of heavy lift cranes, partnered with our deeply experienced engineering teams, allows us to deliver safe, efficient and fully managed lifting solutions for some of the UK’s most demanding projects. From bridge installations and industrial machinery installation and relocation to rail possessions and major infrastructure works, we provide the heavy lift equipment needed to complete complex operations safely and on schedule. It’s what we do, and we’ve been doing it for over 50 years.

Our heavy lift mobile cranes combine lifting power with operational flexibility, making them ideal equipment to lift heavy objects across complex environments and restricted-access sites. 

Our fleet capabilities range from 300T to 800T heavy cranes and 300T to 700T crawler cranes, all supported by our experienced operators, contract lift managers, appointed persons and CAD and BIM technicians. This allows us to carefully plan lifts with safety always at their core, delivering cost-effective lifting solutions tailored to your site and exact project requirements. With Ainscough, nothing is left to chance. To learn more about our capabilities, please explore our heavy crane services.

Accreditations

Ainscough Crane Hire is proud of our regularly renewed industry accreditations

Heavy Contract Lifting Equipment for Your Sector

Whatever your sector, our experience, range of cranes and dedicated team can work to your exact heavy lifting requirements. Every project is approached with a bespoke mindset, allowing us to develop safe, efficient and carefully planned lifting solutions tailored to your site, schedule and specific operational challenges.

Over the last 50 years, we have delivered heavy lifting projects across sectors as diverse as infrastructure, power generation, industrial, construction and petrochemical. Whether your project involves complex engineering logistics, restricted-access environments or substantial lifting requirements, our heavy lift equipment and engineering expertise help ensure your lifting operations run safely and efficiently from start to finish.

With nationwide coverage from 30 locations and one of the UK’s most extensive fleets, we will scale our support to your project requirements, whether you need a single heavy lift crane or a fully managed multi-crane contract lifting solution.

Heavy Lifting Cranes Available

With our extensive fleet of over 300 cranes, many of which are heavy lift cranes, we can support complex lifting projects across many sectors and industries. We can safely handle demanding loads, restricted-access environments and substantial lifting heights thanks to our range of heavy lift equipment types. Whatever your lifting requirements, our experienced teams will identify the safest and most efficient crane configuration for your exact project needs.

What Our Clients Say

Our heavy lift equipment and expertise have helped thousands of clients with their lifting requirements over the last five decades. Here’s some of the recent feedback we’ve received about our team and our heavy lift mobile crane services.

Why Choose Ainscough Crane Hire?

Ainscough has a long and proud track record in delivering safe, efficient and expertly managed heavy lifting solutions across the UK. Our Make the Safe Choice culture ensures safety remains at the centre of every lift we deliver. With one of the industry’s largest crane fleets, nationwide coverage and a deeply experienced team, we deliver managed lifting support that’s always tailored to your exact needs, every time.

QSHE

We have numerous accreditations & awards for outstanding QHSE, including ISO 9001, 14001 & 18001.

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Availability

From John O’ Groats to Lands End with the UK’s largest fleet of 400+ cranes across 30 locations.

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Reliability

Stringent fleet maintenance schedules to increase availability & reliability.

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Experience

Expertise on all aspects of a lift; from the initial consultation stage through to execution.

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Contact The Experts in Heavy Lifting

Whether you need a single heavy lift crane or fully managed contract lifting, Ainscough has the experience, fleet and engineering expertise to support your project safely and efficiently from beginning to end.

To discuss your lifting requirements, request a free quote or learn more about our heavy lifting capabilities, get in touch with our team today.

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