Proud to be Novocastrian
Structural Cranes is the largest privately owned crane company in Newcastle. Proudly Novocastrian, we service businesses in the NSW Hunter Region. Famous for its picturesque beaches, Newcastle is the home of the mighty Knights rugby league team, the onetime resting place of the Pasha Bulker and one of the largest coal mining and steel manufacturing cities in Australia. Our iconic lime green cranes are commonly seen hard at work throughout the city serving the construction, mining, port, industrial, utility and transport sectors.
History
Established in 1971, Structural Cranes has provided crane services to the Hunter Region for over 40 years and has become one of the foremost authorities on mobile cranes and crane lifting expertise in the area. Our mobile crane service extends south to the Central Coast, north to Port Macquarie and west to the Hunter Valley. Here we are proud to serve some of the region’s most prestigious industrial, mining and utility based corporations.
Our growing fleet of 25 cranes ranges from our smallest crane, the 3t Mini Crawler, to our largest, the 200t all terrain mobile crane. We have a varied range of mobile cranes suited to almost any lifting activity. With a further eight cranes of the most modern and capable cranes earmarked for delivery early next year, we're gearing up to provide our customer base with increased service options and a stronger, more diverse fleet. Our larger cranes are predominantly the European made Demag – Terex cranes. We have a strong fleet of home grown Frannas, a number of Japanese work horses from Tadano, Kato and Maeda that give us a very well rounded crane offering.
Our Safety Commitment
We are proud of our crane fleet but we are not complacent regarding the dangers these machines can present under an incapable operator. For this reason every crane operator on our books is required to undertake a 'Heavy Plant Induction' before they are deemed qualified to use our cranes. In addition the larger of our cranes are only operated by our most senior crane operators. Our stipulations are over and above the WorkCover National Certificate of Competency (NCC) which all our operators must have prior to entering our cranes. The WorkCover NCC determines the size of crane an operator can operate and is required by all crane operators. At Structural Cranes our Heavy Plant Induction' determines the crane operator’s ability and understanding of the crane they are responsible for. It is an extra step which we feel demonstrates our commitment to a safer service.
The safety of our personnel and the community is of the highest importance to us. Subsequently we have implemented what we believe is one of the most robust OHS&E Systems in use by a crane company today. Our HSEC (Health, Safety, Environment and Community) System is a live process that constantly seeks to improve and adapt to the many needs of our customers. We do not fear the need for increased safety systems but embrace the opportunity to keep our people and those who work with us from harm. For a more in-depth look at our approach to safety visit our Safety Page.
With a strong focus on safety, we put our cranes through a rigorous inspection and maintenance process to ensure they're are among the safest cranes available in Newcastle. We also have our lifting gear inspected by a third party company.
At Structural Cranes, we continually work to maintain our reputation as one of Newcastle’s most experienced and capable crane services.
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