Lifting range
20kg to 1,000t
Small items to heavy plant
Coverage
Derby
And nationwide
Quotes
Same day
Usually, from a desktop survey
Overview
Cranes for Derby and the county
We supply cranes with operators and carry out contract lifts across Derby and Derbyshire, for loads from 20kg up to 1,000 tonnes.
Much of the lifting in Derby happens inside working engineering plants, where the placing tolerance counts for more than the weight. Tell us what the job needs and we will plan the crane and the method together.
Which areas do we cover?
Every DE postcode, the rest of Derbyshire, and the rest of the UK when the job calls for it.
Which cranes do we supply?
All-terrain mobile cranes, city cranes, light truck cranes and our electric pick and carry cranes, chosen for the load and the space.
No lift planner on site?
Then it is a contract lift. We survey, plan and run it, fully insured.
Need a figure first?
Send the details and photos. We can usually quote from a desktop survey the same day.
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Crane hire or contract lift?
If there is no appointed person or lifting insurance on your side, book a contract lift. We will help if you are not sure.
| What is included | Crane hire | Contract lift |
|---|---|---|
| Crane with operator | ||
| Method statement and risk assessment | ||
| Qualified appointed person to plan the lift | ||
| Qualified slinger signaller | ||
| Qualified lift supervisor | ||
| Insurance for damage to the crane | ||
| Insurance for damage to goods lifted | ||
| Legal responsibility for damage or injury |
Get a quote
Tell us about your lift
Tell us the load, the site and the timing. We reply by phone or email, with a quote the same day in most cases.
Or call 01332 408 863
How it works
Booking a crane in Derby
Send us the job
Weight and size of the load, the address, where it goes and photos of the route in. A drawing helps on precision work.
We quote
We price from what you send, and visit first where the access, the floor or the tolerance needs a look.
We plan
Our appointed person writes the lift plan and RAMS for a contract lift, including any tolerance or vibration limits, and sends them before the day.
Derby
Where we lift around Derby
We cover the city, Pride Park and the estates round it, the towns up the Derwent valley and south to Swadlincote and Burton.
Where we lift
The city
The centre and the Cathedral Quarter, Darley Abbey, Allestree, Mickleover and Littleover
East and south
Pride Park, Spondon, Chaddesden, Alvaston and Sinfin
North up the Derwent
Belper, Ripley, Heanor and Wirksworth
South and beyond
Swadlincote and Burton-on-Trent, and across to Ilkeston and Nottingham
What we plan for
The way in
Junctions 24 and 25 of the M1 sit east of the city, with the A38, A50 and A52 spreading out from it. Large cranes are routed round low bridges and weight limits.
Inside working plants
On live manufacturing sites the lift fits the shutdown window, with inductions, permits and exclusion zones agreed first.
Tolerance and vibration
On aerospace and rail work the placing tolerance and the vibration limits shape the method as much as the lift.
Low ground by the Derwent
The land along the river is low-lying, and many sites pair good roads with rough ground at the work face. The bearing is checked and mats go down to suit.
Questions
Common questions
Can you move a machine across a factory floor?
Yes. Inside the building it goes on skates or jacking, with the crane handling the way in and out. Floor loading and the route between columns get checked first.
Can you place equipment to a fine tolerance?
Yes. Tell us the tolerance and whether vibration matters, and we write the method to suit.
Can you work inside a possession or a shutdown?
Yes. Give us the times and the lift details and we plan the crane, the route and the set-up to fit, out of hours where the site needs it.
What size crane do I need?
That depends on the weight at radius, the distance from the crane’s centre to the landing point, plus the hook block and slings.
Why book with us
What comes with a Derby booking
Plans from our own appointed persons
Each contract lift plan is written in house, with a site visit when the lift needs one.
Same-day quotes
Send the weight, the reach and photos, and a desktop quote normally follows the same day.
Engineering work
Machine tool moves, test equipment installs and plant changes inside working factories are a large part of what we lift here.
Road closures
When the crane needs part of the road or pavement, we apply to Derby City Council and provide the traffic management.
Accredited
Certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, SSIP approved, a Constructionline Gold Member and a CPA member. Operators hold CPCS or NPORS cards.
More than a crane
Transport, riggers, labour and machine movers can be booked on the crane order.
