What Hennes Services does

Hennes Services, Inc. is a 119-year-old, privately held industrial services company headquartered at 4100 W Lincoln Ave, West Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1906 as John Hennes Trucking Company, the business has evolved into a multi-trade industrial services contractor serving southeastern Wisconsin as its primary market and executing project work globally in China, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company operates three core service divisions: Machinery Moving and Crane Rental (the founding line, covering installation, removal, leveling, alignment, rigging, heavy hauling, warehousing, welding/fabrication, and millwright services); Commercial/Industrial HVAC (installation, repair, preventive maintenance, and design/build, including sheet metal fabrication), built via the 2008 acquisition of Air Mechanical of Milwaukee and the 2014 acquisition of Mechanical Concepts of Big Bend; and Printing Equipment Installation/Repair (web and offset press, bindery, and finishing equipment services), added with the 2001 acquisition of Printing Equipment Services of West Milwaukee. On 2025-06-05, Hennes acquired Interstate Eructing, continuing its serial acquisition strategy.

The company generates revenue through project-based industrial service contracts and 24/7 emergency response work, with no emergency surcharges. Customers include Fortune 500 manufacturers, utilities such as WE Energies, government agencies including the Army Corps of Engineers, and printing operations such as Quad Graphics and the historical Milwaukee Journal web press install. Service delivery relies on a unionized, certified workforce across eight trade categories (millwrights, ironworkers, steam fitters, operating engineers, teamsters, tinners, HVAC technicians, sheet metal workers) and an owned equipment fleet that includes a 75-ton Mobilift crane, 40-ton forklift with riggers boom, 250-ton trailer, and 500,000 lbs GVWR tractor, plus heated industrial warehousing. Hennes is in its fourth and fifth generation of family ownership; Michael Lang serves as CEO (transitioned from President in 2025) and Joshua Lang as President.

There is no disclosed revenue figure. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via dedicated estimator teams across rigging and HVAC divisions, supported by case-study marketing and regional business recognition (2015/2016 West Allis/West Milwaukee Business of the Year). The company maintains a multi-decade safety record (19 of 23 years winning the Eastern Wisconsin Erectors Association safety trophy through 2008) and runs in-house certification, pre-job planning, and on-site audit programs.

Name

Hennes Services

Legal name

Hennes Services, Inc.

Website

https://hennes.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hennes Services is a 119-year-old, family-owned industrial services firm in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, providing machinery moving, crane rental, rigging, HVAC, fabrication, and printing equipment services to Fortune 500 manufacturers, utilities, and government clients in southeastern Wisconsin and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Services: Hennes generates revenue through providing paid industrial services including machinery moving, crane rental, rigging, heavy hauling, precision alignment, welding/fabrication, warehousing, HVAC installation and repair, and printing equipment services. Revenue is generated through project-based work and service contracts. The company offers 24/7 emergency service with no emergency surcharges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hennes Services provides industrial machinery moving, crane rental, rigging/erecting, heavy hauling, precision alignment, welding and fabrication, industrial warehousing, commercial/industrial HVAC installation-repair-maintenance, and printing equipment installation/repair/decommissioning. Services are sold through direct field sales and dedicated estimator teams to industrial, commercial, utility, and government customers, primarily in southeastern Wisconsin with selected worldwide project work.

Product overview

Hennes Services, Inc. is a traditional industrial service company offering a portfolio of physical services rather than a unified software platform. The company operates through three core divisions: (1) Machinery Moving & Crane Rental, the original and foundational service since 1906 covering installation, removal, leveling, and alignment; (2) Commercial/Industrial HVAC encompassing installation, repair, preventive maintenance, and design/build capabilities; and (3) Printing Equipment Services for press, bindery, and finishing installation and service. These core divisions are supported by sub-services including Rigging/Erecting, Warehousing, Precision Alignment, Welding Fabricating, Mobile Crane Service and Rental, and Heavy Hauling. The company serves southeastern Wisconsin and international customers including operations in China, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Machinery Moving & Crane Rental Core industrial service offering machinery installation, removal, leveling, and alignment, along with crane rental services. Targeted at manufacturing plants, industrial facilities, and commercial operations in southeastern Wisconsin and worldwide project sites.
• Commercial/Industrial HVAC Full-service HVAC offering including installation, repair, preventive maintenance, sheet metal fabrication, and design/build services for commercial and industrial facilities, with in-house licensed design engineering.
• Printing Equipment Installation/Repair Installation, repair, and decommissioning services for web and offset presses, bindery equipment, and other print shop equipment including full plant relocations; serves as Wisconsin's premier installer of Heidelberg, Komori, Hewlett Packard, and other printing systems.
• Rigging/Erecting

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Printing Equipment Services of West MilwaukeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Hennes purchased Printing Equipment Services of West Milwaukee in 2001, a company specializing in installation, repair, and decommissioning of web and offset printers, as well as bindery and print shop equipment. This acquisition gave Hennes significant capabilities in print-related services and expanded their service offerings beyond traditional rigging and machinery moving.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BrandSafway: Industrial services company providing scaffolding, insulation, access, and specialty services to industrial customers. Broader industrial services platform comparable to Hennes' diversified service model at much larger scale.
• Comfort Systems USA: National publicly traded commercial HVAC and mechanical services provider. Comparable to Hennes' HVAC division at much larger scale, representing the larger-incumbent view of the same service line.

Direct peers

• ALL Erection & Crane Rental: Crane rental and rigging services with extensive fleet across multiple US markets. Comparable machinery moving and heavy lifting capability profile.
• Maxim Crane Works: Crane rental company serving industrial, infrastructure, and energy customers across the US. Comparable fleet ownership and rigging service model to Hennes' crane operations.
• Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co. Major US machinery moving, crane, and rigging company offering the same core services as Hennes (heavy lifting, millwright work, transport) at national scale. Closest direct peer for Hennes' foundational machinery moving and rigging division.
• TNT Crane & Rigging: Crane rental and rigging services for industrial, infrastructure, and energy markets. Directly comparable in crane fleet ownership model and rigging project delivery.
• Bigge Crane and Rigging: Heavy lifting, crane rental, and rigging services company with similar industrial customer base and project profile to Hennes, including specialized heavy-haul moves comparable to Hennes' 200-ton transformer work.
• Sterling Crane: Industrial crane rental and rigging services company. Comparable fleet ownership and crane service model with overlapping customer base in industrial and energy markets.
• Emmert International: Specialized heavy rigging and industrial equipment transport company. Closely matches Hennes' specialized move capability (e.g., 200-ton transformer, 75-ton bull gear) for high-capacity one-off projects.
• Limbach Holdings: Commercial HVAC services and design-build firm, directly comparable to Hennes' HVAC division (Air Mechanical / Mechanical Concepts) with similar design/build capabilities and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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