Southwest Industrial Rigging

What Southwest Industrial Rigging does

Southwest Industrial Rigging is a privately held, founder-owned heavy rigging and industrial services contractor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with additional facilities in Tucson, Flagstaff (AZ), and Farmington (NM). Founded in 1986 by Harry K. Baker in Casa Grande, AZ, the company operates across five integrated service lines — Crane, Machinery Moving, Heavy Transport, Heavy Rigging, and Warehousing — and has added a Welding/Fabrication capability, serving construction, power/energy, medical equipment installation, food & beverage, and aerospace (NASA) customers across the Southwest United States. The firm has been in operation for more than 35 years and employs between 101 and 250 people.

The company operates one of the largest heavy-lift fleets in Arizona, anchored by a 650-ton Liebherr LTM 1650 (the largest hydraulic crane in the state) and extending to a 770-ton class, with Goldhofer hydraulic platforms rated to 600,000 lbs and jack-and-roll capability up to 500 tons. Western Star has been a 45-year fleet partner, with the Western Star 49X in the active rotation. Complementing the equipment base is 130,000 sq ft of indoor and 500,000 sq ft of outdoor warehousing, supporting both project staging and recurring storage revenue.

The business model is project-based heavy industrial services: customers contract Southwest Industrial Rigging for crane lifts, machinery moving, oversize transport, rigging, warehousing, and custom fabrication, with pricing tied to equipment class, crew composition, lift complexity, and project duration. Long-tenured OEM partnerships and cross-selling across integrated divisions (rigging, transport, warehousing, fabrication) support utilization and incremental revenue per project. The company is privately held under founder ownership, with no disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures.

Name

Southwest Industrial Rigging

Legal name

Southwest Industrial Rigging

Website

https://swirusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Southwest Industrial Rigging is a Phoenix-based, founder-owned heavy rigging contractor operating Arizona's largest hydraulic crane fleet alongside machinery moving, heavy transport, warehousing, and welding/fabrication services for construction, energy, medical, food & beverage, and aerospace customers across the Southwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Industrial Rigging and Crane Rental Services

NAICS

Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53241), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Cranes & Heavy Lifting Equipment Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial/Commercial Equipment & Machinery Moving (Rigging-Light) (HSAKAKAI), Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses) (TLACAIAH)

Keywords

• Heavy crane rental
• Machinery moving services
• Heavy haul transport
• Industrial rigging services
• Equipment warehousing storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Crane Rental Services: Rental of various crane types including all-terrain cranes (up to 770 tons), hydraulic truck cranes (40-120 tons), boom trucks (18-40 tons), rough terrain cranes (30-160 tons), and crawler cranes (200-250 tons). Services include crane rental with operators.
2. Machinery Moving Services: Equipment removal, relocation, and installation services including dismantling, transportation, storage, rigging, and re-installation. Specialized services for power industry (turbines, switchgear), medical equipment, and food/beverage plant machinery.
3. Heavy Transport Services: Heavy haul transportation using Goldhofer hydraulic platforms, step-decks, multi-axle, removable gooseneck, dual lane, and flatbed trailers. Capable of handling loads up to 600,000 lbs.
4. Heavy Rigging Services: Special rigging services including jack and roll systems (up to 500 tons), beams, stands, and hydraulic slide systems for loading/unloading over-dimensional complex loads. Includes marine and barge capabilities.
5. Warehousing Services: Indoor and outdoor storage solutions with crating and palletizing services. 130,000 sq ft indoor storage and 500,000 sq ft outdoor storage with multiple shipping/receiving options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Southwest Industrial Rigging provides integrated heavy industrial lifting, transport, rigging, machinery moving, and warehousing services to industrial, construction, power, medical, and food/beverage customers across the Southwest US. The company operates its own fleet of cranes (up to 770 tons, including Arizona's largest hydraulic crane), heavy-haul trailers (loads up to 600,000 lbs), and rigging equipment, executing projects from planning through completion as a single-vendor provider. Services are delivered through five divisions—Crane, Machinery Moving, Heavy Transport, Heavy Rigging, and Warehousing—supplemented by welding and fabrication.

Product overview

Southwest Industrial Rigging is a full-service heavy equipment rental and transportation company offering a unified platform of integrated services. The core offering spans five divisions: Crane Division (renting and operating all-terrain, hydraulic truck, boom truck, rough terrain, and crawler cranes ranging from 18 to 770 tons, including Arizona's largest Liebherr LTM 1650), Machinery Moving Division (equipment removal, relocation, and installation for power, medical, and food/beverage industries), Heavy Transport Division (Goldhofer hydraulic platforms, step decks, multi-axle, and flatbed trailers handling loads up to 600,000 lbs), Heavy Rigging Division (jack & roll systems for up to 500 tons, plus marine/barge capabilities), and Warehousing Services (130,000 sq ft indoor and 500,000 sq ft outdoor storage with crating/palletizing). The divisions work together to provide complete seamless solutions from start to finish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crane Division (Crane Rental Services) Rental and operation of a diverse crane fleet for industrial and construction customers, including all-terrain cranes (up to 770 tons), hydraulic truck cranes (40-120 tons), boom trucks (18-40 tons), rough terrain cranes (30-160 tons), crawler cranes (200-250 tons), and the Liebherr LTM 1650 (Arizona's largest hydraulic crane at 650 tons). Services include crane selection consultation, on-site operation by NCCCO-certified operators, and job planning.
• Machinery Moving Division
• Heavy Transport Division
• Heavy Rigging Division
• Warehousing Services
• Welding and Fabrication Division

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 years of successful operations in the Southwest
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Western Star TruckscoreOthers · 17 October 2025Western Star has been a long-term equipment partner for Southwest Industrial Rigging for over 45 years. The company uses Western Star 49X heavy-haul trucks as part of their fleet for complex logistics and transport operations. This relationship was demonstrated in the historic transport of a Philippine Mars aircraft from water to a museum in Arizona.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Barnhart Crane & Rigging: National heavy lifting and rigging firm offering crane rental, heavy rigging, machinery moving, and heavy haul transport — directly overlapping SWIR's five integrated divisions, though at much larger national scale.
• Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. Crane rental and rigging operator serving industrial, energy, and construction customers with similar mix of crane fleet, transport, and turnkey machinery moves as SWIR.
• Maxim Crane Works: One of the largest crane rental operators in North America with an extensive all-terrain, hydraulic, and crawler fleet — directly comparable to SWIR's crane division fleet composition.
• TNT Crane & Rigging: Crane rental and rigging services firm operating in Texas and the broader Southwest — overlapping SWIR's territory and target end markets with similar equipment.
• Lampson International: Specialized heavy lift and crane rental company focused on industrial and energy projects with very large tonnage cranes, comparable to SWIR's high-capacity Liebherr and crawler fleet.
• All Erection & Crane Rental: Crane rental and rigging firm serving industrial and heavy construction customers; similar fleet-breadth business model to SWIR.

Emerging players

• Sterett Crane & Rigging: Regional Midwest crane and rigging firm overlapping SWIR in machinery moving and heavy haul capability, but operating in a different geography.
• Marmont Enterprises / Custom Movers (Industrial Relocation Specialists): Independent machinery moving and industrial relocation specialist comparable to SWIR's machinery moving division — focused on plant installations, relocations, and project rigging.

Broad incumbents

• H&E Equipment Services: Large public equipment rental company that, while focused on broader construction equipment, competes with SWIR on crane rentals and aerial lifts for industrial customers.
• United Rentals: Largest equipment rental company in North America; competes with SWIR in industrial and heavy equipment rentals at the high end of tonnage, though SWIR is more specialized in rigging and machinery moving.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/southwestriggin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwest-industrial-rigging-ab54b219

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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