ACT's exclusive SpecializedLifting50
18 March 2019
From oil and gas refineries to petrochemical facilities, nuclear power plants to wind farms, whether large- or small-scale projects, there appears to be no shortage or work for the specialized lifting sector.
Over the last year, the ACT SpecializedLifting50 list has seen a slight increase in almost every category. While remaining steady, it appears that the market for specialized lifting is experiencing another year of quiet growth. With several minor increases, the indicators have remained stable without any notable surges since our 2018 survey. As the market continues to stabilize, the SpecializedLifting50 index should continue to see modest increases.
The SpecializedLifting50 posted an index of 1,457,799, gaining 29,927 tons over the 2018 index.
With the exception of a few flat years, its easy to see that each year brings with it slight progress across the board. Acquisitions have accounted for some of the jumps on the list as the larger companies continue to expand, while smaller companies show little growth.
This year’s SpecializedLifting50 employs some 14,847 people, increasing by 198 employees over 2018. As the industry continues to combat the work force gap, the availability of jobs is increasing alongside a declining number of employees interested in filling them. In hopes of bridging this gap, the future of the industry will rely on a growing awareness in more blue collar job opportunities to keep this number steady and growing.
ACT began distributing survey forms for the SpecializedLifting50 list via email in January 2019 and followed up with phone calls and more emails in February. The companies that completed and returned these surveys over the course of the last two months were included in this year’s list.
For some companies we were forced to use their data from our 2018 list. In these cases, an asterisk will appear next to that company’s name. As a result, the SpecializedLifting50 is an estimate.
While every effort was made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information in this list, ACT, and its editors and its publishers do not assume responsibility for any errors or omissions. We strive to improve this list, as well as our other annual lists, every year.
Rank | 2018 Rank | Name of company | Location | Number of depots | Scope of operation | Number of employees | Senior contact | Website | Number of rubber tired gantries | Number of gantries | Number of other specialized lifting units | Number of strand jack units | Make and model of largest lifting unit | Capacity of largest lifting unit (US tons) | Specialized Lifting Index (US tons) |
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1 | 1 | Mammoet Americas | USA | 25 | Worldwide | 1,300 | Bill Ambrose, president, Americas | www.mammoet.com | 0 | 20 | 305 | 157 | Mammoet Lift System | 350,000 | 372,800 |
2 | 2 | Fagioli, Inc. | USA | 2 | Worldwide | 142 | Edoardo Ascione, president | www.fagioli.com | 0 | 20 | 146 | 596 | Fagioli Self-Propelled Skid System | 70,000 | 288,000 |
3 | 3 | Barnhart Crane & Rigging | USA | 51 | National | 1,450 | Alan Barnhart, CEO | www.barnhartcrane.com | 0 | 87 | 770 | 25 | Barnhart Modular Lift Tower | 5,000 | 285,850 |
4 | 4 | Bigge Crane & Rigging | USA | 17 | National | 1,065 | Weston Settlemier, president & CEO | www.bigge.com | 0 | 22 | 236 | 74 | Bigge Lift Tower System | 4,000 | 91,862 |
5 | 5 | Emmert International | USA | 3 | Worldwide | 110 | Terry W. Emmert, president | www.emmertintl.com | 1 | 4 | 1,049 | 4 | Emmert Lift System | 3,250 | 80,850 |
6 | 6 | Edwards Moving & Rigging | USA | 9 | Worldwide | 106 | Mark Edwards, CEO | www.edwardsmoving.com | 0 | 16 | 560 | 4 | Hydrospex Strand Jack System | 800 | 60,957 |
7 | 7 | Deep South Crane & Rigging | USA | 8 | Worldwide | 630 | Mitch Landry, president | www.deepsouthcrane.com | 2 | 3 | 50 | 6 | Deep South Specialized Jack System | 16,000 | 29,800 |
8 | 9 | Burkhalter | USA | 4 | Worldwide | 91 | Delynn Burkhalter, CEO | www.burkhalter.net | 0 | 5 | 60 | 14 | BPU-750 | 3,527 | 22,700 |
9 | 8 | Doral Equipment | USA | 3 | National | 50 | Rob Keelan, vice president | www.doralequipmentrental.com | 0 | 6 | 58 | 0 | Riggers 604 | 600 | 21,800 |
10 | 10 | Wolfe House Movers | USA | 2 | Worldwide | 45 | Jamin Buckingham, president | www.wolfehousebuildingmovers.com | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | Buckingham Synchronized Lifting System | 12,000 | 16,905 |
11 | 12 | Lampson International | USA | 8 | Worldwide | 300 | Kate Lampson, PR & marketing | www.lampsoncrane.com | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | E-Z Lift | 2,400 | 13,500 |
12 | 11 | Rigging Gear Sales, Inc. | USA | 1 | Worldwide | 15 | Ben Forster, vice president | www.rgsinc.net | 0 | 118 | 219 | 0 | Lift Systems HH1000 | 1,000 | 13,246 |
13 | 17 | Taylor Crane & Rigging | USA | 2 | National | 86 | Jim C. Taylor, Jr., president | www.taylorcrane.com | 0 | 9 | 210 | 0 | Enerpac EVO Sync Lift System | 2,400 | 12,998 |
14 | 13 | Erickson’s* | USA | 3 | Regional | 70 | Steve Erickson, president | www.Ericksonsgr.com | 0 | 5 | 80 | 0 | Enerpac SBL 1100 | 1,176 | 12,676 |
15 | 15 | Berard Transportation | USA | 5 | National | 75 | Brett Berard, Vice President of Operations | www.berardtrans.com | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Enerpac Syncrolift | 4,000 | 12,600 |
16 | 14 | Transport Bellemare* | Canada | 4 | Worldwide | 1,100 | Daniel Provost, transport operations manager | www.groupebellemare.com | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Goldhofer | 2,872 | 12,000 |
17 | NEW | Global Rigging & Transport | USA | 1 | Worldwide | 30 | Dan Close | www.globalrigging.com | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | CTTS | 2,000 | 10,000 |
18 | 16 | International Industrial Contracting Corporation* | USA | 4 | National | 300 | Randall L. Goddard, vice president | www.iiccusa.com | 0 | 36 | 525 | 0 | Riggers Manufacturing EZ604 | 600 | 9,660 |
19 | 18 | Omega Morgan | USA | 4 | Worldwide | 325 | Troy Tallent, vice president specialized | www.omegamorgan.com | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | Heavy Slide System | 6,000 | 8,150 |
20 | 22 | IRM Industry Movers | Mexico | 2 | Worldwide | 130 | David Gonzalez, president/CEO | www.irmindustrial.com | 0 | 3 | 103 | 0 | J&R Engineering Lift N Lock Gantry | 500 | 7,530 |
21 | 19 | TNT Crane & Rigging | USA | 42 | National | 1,700 | Mike Appling, CEO | www.tntcrane.com | 0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | Enerpac SBL 1100 | 1,100 | 7,200 |
22 | 20 | Norris Brothers Co.* | USA | 1 | Regional | 65 | Bernard E. Weir Jr., chairman | www.norrisbr.com | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 125 | 6,695 | |
23 | 21 | PSC Crane & Rigging | USA | 4 | National | 175 | Randy Sever, executive vice president | www.pscind.com | 0 | 3 | 103 | 1 | Hydra-Slide JS250 Up N Go | 1,000 | 6,210 |
24 | 29 | Maxim Crane Works | USA | 50 | National | 3,000 | Frank Bardonaro, COO | www.maximcrane.com | 0 | 12 | 124 | 4 | J&R Lift N Lock Gantry | 700 | 5,750 |
25 | 23 | Transtell SA de CV* | Mexico | 1 | Worldwide | 120 | Guillermo Arce, general manager | www.transtell.com.mx | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Hydrospex HSL2000 Lifting | 2,040 | 5,340 |
26 | 24 | Advanced Rigging & Machinery Movers | USA | 1 | Regional | 30 | Matthew Hinty, president | www.advanced-rigging.com | 1 | 10 | 130 | 0 | Hydratech FS 404 270 | 400 | 5,300 |
27 | 25 | Duffy Crane & Hauling* | USA | 1 | Regional | 50 | Jeffrey L. Cummings, president | www.duffycrane.com | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5,000 | ||
28 | NEW | Engineered Riggin | USA | 3 | Worldwide | 10 | Christopher Cox, president | www.EngineeredRigging.com | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Enerpac SBL 1100 | 1,200 | 5,000 |
29 | 27 | Atlas Industrial Contractors* | USA | 7 | Worldwide | 350 | Randy Goddard, executive vice president | www.atlascos.com | 0 | 3 | 89 | 4 | Atlas Tower Lifting System | 800 | 4,400 |
30 | 30 | Riggers Group | Mexico | 3 | Worldwide | 65 | Hector R. Tores, Da Vila, vice president | www.riggers.mx | 0 | 4 | 19 | 38 | J&R Engineering Lift N Lock Gantry L1200 | 600 | 3,850 |
31 | 31 | Mid-Atlantic Lift Systems* | USA | 1 | National | 4 | Travis Hall, president | www.midatlanticlift.com | 0 | 38 | 28 | 0 | Lift Systems 34PT5400WT | 500 | 3,258 |
32 | 33 | Williams Steel Erection Company* | USA | 1 | Regional | 100 | Marianne Pastor, vice presient | www.wmsi.com | 21 | 24 | 6 | 0 | Link-Belt HC 278 | 300 | 2,200 |
33 | 34 | Process Group Inc. | Canada | 3 | Canada | 275 | Bryan Snyder, VP construction | www.processgroup.ca | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lifting Tower | 1,000 | 2,130 |
34 | 35 | CSE Inc. * | USA | 5 | National | 250 | Lisa Moon Stinnette, CEO | www.cseonline.net | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | J&R Engineering Lift & Lock Gantry | 900 | 2,000 |
35 | 37 | Intermountain Rigging & Heavy Haul | USA | 2 | National | 95 | Ron Montgomery, president, heavy haul | www.irhusa.com | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | J&R Model L903-4-34-Gantry | 450 | 2,000 |
36 | 36 | Holland Moving & Rigging* | USA | 1 | Worldwide | 20 | Chris Holland, president | www.hmrsupplies.com | 50 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Holland Power Dolly | 55 | 1,990 |
37 | 39 | Mountain Crane Service | USA | 4 | National | 122 | Paul Belcher, chief executive officer | www.mountaincrane.com | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | J&R Engineering Lift-N-Lock Gantry | 700 | 1,400 |
38 | 38 | Southwest Industrial Rigging* | USA | 4 | National | 170 | Mike Madge, Vice President | www.swirusa.com | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | Lift Systems 850 | 850 | 1,332 |
39 | 26 | Cropac Equipment* | Canada | 4 | National | 75 | Johnathan Vieira, marketing & communications manager | www.cropac.com | 5 | 5 | 45 | 0 | Taylor X360M | 50 | 1,000 |
40 | 40 | AME Inc.* | USA | 4 | Worldwide | 158 | Scottt Walken, director of preconstruction | www.ameonline.com | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | Lift Systems 75 Ton Twin-Lift | 75 | 755 |
41 | NEW | Crane Service Inc. | USA | 14 | National | 587 | Scott Wilson, President MLHCCG | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | Enerpac SBL-500 | 500 | 760 | |
42 | NEW | HMS Lift Inc. | Canada | 1 | Worldwide | 8 | Eric Lavigne, manager | www.brutelift.com | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | BruteLift | 200 | 345 |
315 | 14,847 | 81 | 501 | 5248 | 951 | 1,457,454 |
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