Business South August 2021

Canterbury’s premium crane and transport hire company A & K Cranes is a fast growing family owned and operated Canterbury business, delivering crane hire and transport services from depots in Christchurch and Timaru. Founded in 2018 by Adam and Kirsty Trezise, the business has quickly grown a reputation for premium service and competitive pricing. Clients know they can trust A & K Cranes to ind innovative solutions to meet their needs. Services on o er include hire of mobile cranes, Pal inger truck crane, and transport logistics, backed up with operational expertise, quality project planning, engineering and repair services for design and fabrication of lifting equipment. “We are also able to assist in recognised training and assessing for the mobile crane industry,” says Adam, who had 19 years’ industry experience driving cranes in New Zealand and Australia before starting A & K Cranes. From small beginnings just a few years ago, A & K Cranes is today a sought after operator with a proven health and safety culture and a highly capable in-house leet of all terrain mobile cranes, truck cranes, heavy trucks and trailers, excavator and associated machinery. A & K Cranes are Canterbury’s experts when it comes to mobile cranes and lifting, installing, extracting and relocating machinery and industrial plant, oversize piloting and transport logistics. “We can lift and transport oversize loads, building materials, industrial structural steel, erect and install precast concrete structures and panels and meet other crane hire needs. We truly can lift anything, from excavators, houses, shipping containers, silos, tanks, boats, , industrial chimneys and boilers, and much more.” One recent project for A & K Cranes involved suppling structural steel lifting services to the Bayleys Canterbury and Mike Greer Homes upgrade project (Peebles Group Ltd) on Christchurch’s Deans Ave/Moorhouse Ave corner. The company has also been busy in 2021 installing the Nor’West Express at Mt Hutt, New Zealand’s irst 8-seater detachable express lift. “Worksites don’t get more remote than up a mountain! It was quite a challenge to do the job, but very rewarding to be part of this landmark project that will be a real feature for Canterbury.” Another exciting development for A & K Cranes has been the launch of new partnerships with two sister companies, further extending the range of solutions on o er: Nelson Stud Welding and Tray-Dec NZ are world leaders in their ield, specializing respectively in the supply of Nelson shear studs and threaded Nelson studs; and composite looring systems backed with industry experience of more than 30 years. A&KCranes CraneHire&Transport BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES adam@craneandmechanical.com Adam (Chch & Timaru) 027 480 1657 Ralph (Timaru) 027 323 8844 A range of All Terrain Mobile Cranes, Trucks and Trailer and Machinery General crane hire Installation, extraction and relocation of various machinery and industrial plant No obligation site & consultation service 24-hour/7 days service anywhere Lift plans, procedures, drawings and calculations available on request Project planning and consultation Large selection of lifting equipment available including slings, spreader bars, man-cages, load skates, concrete lifters, snatch blocks and specialist rigging equipment We are able to design and manufacture certified lifting equipment for your specific tasks Fully trained, licensed and experienced supervisors, operators, riggers & dog-men CHRISTCHURCH 790 Maddison Rd, Rolleston adam@craneandmechanical.com 027 74 801 657 TIMARU - SOUTH CANTERBURY 78 Hilton Hwy, Washdyke adam@craneandmechanical.com 027 323 8844 or 03 684 33 88