AME

What AME does

AME, Inc. is a privately held, third-generation family-owned industrial contracting company headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, founded in 1960. The company provides a comprehensive suite of heavy industrial services including operated crane rental, rigging and heavy lifting, millwright and optical alignment, equipment installation, machinery moving, plant relocation, and precision concrete foundation work. Its primary customers are enterprises in heavy manufacturing — tire production, paper mills, oil and gas, aerospace, steel and mining, and power generation — as well as public infrastructure projects. Project scope ranges from $100,000 engagements to multi-million-dollar capital projects for Fortune 500 companies, executed across the Carolinas, Southeast US, and internationally (US-wide, Canada, Mexico, Europe, China).

The company's technical capabilities rest on a capital-intensive fleet of boom truck cranes, truck-mounted cranes, all-terrain cranes (up to 550-ton capacity with 220,000 lbs counterweight), Versa Lifts and Tri-lifters (for 80-100 ton indoor lifts), and specialty rigging gear. All crane operators are NCCCO-certified, and millwright crews employ optical alignment technology for precision machinery installation. Notable technical achievements include a 100,000-lb rotor lift and management of a 600+ truck GPS-tracked relocation project for international security compliance. Four service locations (Fort Mill HQ, Spartanburg, Columbia, Charlotte) form the operational backbone.

AME operates a project-based, quote-driven professional services revenue model. Pricing is bespoke per project, initiated through free site visits, and billed per project with multi-year contract cadences on larger engagements. GTM motion is enterprise field sales — direct outreach to industrial customers with turnkey delivery bundling equipment, certified labor, project management, and value engineering. All revenue streams (crane rental, rigging, millwright, precision concrete, equipment installation) are classified as professional services. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed and no external funding, M&A, or institutional ownership has been recorded.

Name

AME

Legal name

AME, Inc.

Website

https://ameonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

AME, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned industrial contracting company based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, providing operated crane rental, rigging, millwright, equipment installation, and precision concrete services to heavy manufacturing and infrastructure customers across the Carolinas, US, and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Mill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Crane Rental with Operator Services: Rental of operated cranes including boom truck cranes, truck-mounted cranes, and all-terrain cranes with certified operators. Customers get dedicated project managers and complete crane services.
2. Rigging and Heavy Lifting Services: Professional rigging services for moving heavy equipment and machinery with proper rigging equipment and hand signalers
3. Equipment Installation and Plant Relocation: Complete installation, relocation, and dismantling of industrial equipment and entire plant facilities
4. Precision Concrete Foundations: Specialty concrete work including specialty foundations, deep excavations, structural demolition, tank farms, and machinery foundations
5. Millwright and Optical Alignment Services: Skilled tradespeople for installing, relocating, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery with precision optical alignment

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AME, Inc. is a third-generation family-owned industrial contracting company that provides operated crane rentals, rigging and heavy lifting, equipment installation, plant relocation, millwright and optical alignment, and precision concrete foundation services. The company delivers these capabilities with NCCCO-certified crane operators, specialty heavy-lift equipment (including lifts capable of 80-to-100-ton indoor travel and 550-ton cranes), and dedicated project managers for each engagement. Projects range from $100,000 engagements to million-dollar capital projects executed across the Carolinas, Southeast US, and internationally.

Product overview

AME, Inc. is a third-generation family-owned industrial contracting and general contracting company headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, operating since 1960. The company provides a comprehensive suite of heavy industrial services centered around crane rentals with operators, rigging and heavy lifting, millwright and optical alignment services, equipment installation and machinery moving, plant relocation, and precision concrete foundations. Their primary service portfolio operates under a unified industrial contracting umbrella, with operated crane rental services being a core offering complemented by specialized technical services for machinery installation, alignment, and concrete foundation work. The company serves clients throughout the Carolinas, Southeast USA, and has completed projects across the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero recordable accidents or incidents on major projects (e.g., turbine overhaul with 1,000+ crane hours)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maxim Crane Works: Maxim operates one of the largest US operated and bare crane rental fleets, plus rigging and heavy haul services for industrial and infrastructure customers — competing head-to-head with AME for industrial crane and rigging contracts.
• All Erection & Crane Rental: All Crane is a major US crane rental group operating lattice boom crawlers, all-terrain hydraulic cranes, and specialty rigging services — a direct competitor for AME's heavy lift and industrial installation business.
• Barnhart Crane & Rigging: Barnhart is a national crane rental and heavy rigging provider offering operated cranes, specialized rigging, and heavy lifting for industrial customers across the US — directly comparable to AME's core services but with substantially larger national footprint.
• Bigge Crane and Rigging: Bigge is one of the largest US crane rental and rigging firms with operated heavy-lift crane services, transportation, and installation serving industrial, power, and construction markets — overlapping directly with AME's boom/all-terrain crane and heavy lifting offerings.
• Buckner Heavy Lift Cranes: Buckner provides heavy lift crane rental and rigging services in the Southeastern US, including operated cranes for industrial, power, and infrastructure projects — overlapping with AME's Southeast service center footprint.
• Lee Industrial Contracting: Lee Industrial is a Midwest-based industrial contractor providing equipment installation, plant relocation, rigging, and millwright services for manufacturers — closely comparable to AME's equipment installation and machinery moving core.

Broad incumbents

• H&E Equipment Services: H&E Equipment is a publicly-traded equipment rental company with a national aerial, earthmoving, and material handling fleet including aerial work platforms and cranes — competes for parts of AME's market with broader industrial rental scale.
• BrandSafway: BrandSafway is a large industrial services provider offering scaffolding, insulation, coatings, and access solutions alongside rigging and lifting for industrial plants and refineries — adjacent to AME's millwright and installation work but operating at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Cooper Equipment Rentals: Cooper Equipment provides heavy equipment rental, crane services, and industrial contracting across the US with a strong Southeastern US presence — overlapping with AME in crane rental and industrial project execution.

Emerging players

• ESI (Engineering Services, Inc.): ESI provides industrial contracting including mechanical, electrical, millwright, rigging, and concrete services for manufacturers — overlapping with AME's millwright, rigging, and concrete foundation offerings, though ESI is more focused on automotive/metalworking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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