Hanchard Crane Hire

What Hanchard Crane Hire does

Mighty Cranes is a privately held mobile crane hire operator headquartered in Rocklea, Queensland, Australia, founded in 2015. The company runs a fleet of six or more cranes spanning 15–25 tonne Franna pick-and-carry units, Kato rough terrain cranes, and a Demag all terrain crane with capacity up to 55 tonnes. It is staffed by a five-person team that the company describes as carrying more than 73 years of combined operator experience across certified crane operation, rigging, and dogging.

The company's service offering combines wet and dry crane hire with bundled rigging, dogging, and complimentary lift planning, and it advertises 24/7 availability including emergency callouts. It markets exclusively to the Greater Brisbane catchment, with named coverage of the Logan, Redlands, and Ipswich corridors. The customer base, as evidenced by referenced logos, is concentrated in South East Queensland and spans structural steel fabrication, residential construction, HVAC installation, property styling, and peer-to-peer crane rental partnerships.

The business model is asset-based service revenue: day-rate and project-rate hire of cranes, with operators supplied on wet hire and bare machine dry hire as the alternate. Lift planning and rigging services are positioned as value-additive differentiators rather than separately priced line items. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships beyond operational customer relationships, or external investors are disclosed, and the company has not provided revenue, headcount growth, or utilization metrics.

Name

Hanchard Crane Hire

Legal name

Mighty Cranes

Website

https://hanchardcranes.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mighty Cranes is a Brisbane-based mobile crane hire company operating 6+ cranes from 15 to 55 tonnes. Founded in 2015, it provides wet and dry hire, rigging, dogging, and lift planning to construction, residential, and HVAC clients across Greater Brisbane.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Crane Hire

NAICS

Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532412)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile & Crawler Cranes (IMAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Mobile crane hire
• Franna crane rental
• Rigging dogging services
• Crane lift planning
• Heavy lifting equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Capalaba

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile Crane Hire Services: Revenue from renting mobile cranes with operators (wet hire) or without operators (dry hire). Services include lift planning, rigging, and dogging services. Operating 24/7 with 24-hour service availability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hanchard Crane Hire is a mobile crane hire company operating a fleet of more than six cranes ranging from 15-tonne Franna pick-and-carry cranes to 55-tonne Demag all-terrain slewing cranes. The company provides wet hire (with operators), dry hire (equipment only), emergency crane services, comprehensive lift planning, and rigging and dogging services across the greater Brisbane area on a 24/7 basis.

Product overview

Mighty Cranes is a Brisbane-based mobile crane hire company established in 2015, operating a fleet of over six cranes available 24/7 for the greater Brisbane area. The fleet ranges from 15-tonne Franna pick-and-carry cranes to 55-tonne Demag all terrain slewing cranes. The core product is mobile crane hire supplemented by complementary services including emergency crane hire, dry hire (equipment-only), wet hire (with operators), comprehensive lift planning, and rigging and dogging services. The company specializes in Shutdown work, Sensitive loads, Building materials, and Air Conditioning plant lifts across commercial, industrial, construction, and residential projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Franna AT15 A 15-tonne pick-and-carry/taxi Franna crane offering high lifting capacity with compact size and excellent maneuverability for quick and efficient lifts across commercial and residential job sites.
• Franna AT20 A 20-tonne Franna pick-and-carry crane with compact design and superior maneuverability, suitable for tight access lifts and emergency call-outs.
• Franna MAC25 A 25-tonne capacity Franna pick-and-carry crane featuring high road travel speeds and excellent maneuverability for efficient lifts and emergency deployments.
• KATO KR22H A rough terrain crane designed for heavy-duty construction projects with large, heavy-duty tires and four-wheel drive system for stable operation on challenging terrain.
• KATO CR130 A rough terrain crane with heavy-duty tires and versatile four-wheel drive system, ideal for job sites with limited road access and challenging conditions.
• Demag AC40L A 40-tonne all terrain slewing crane equipped with off-road tires, all-wheel drive suspension, and front/rear crane stabilizers for safe and stable lifts on slopes and uneven ground.
• Demag AC55 A 55-tonne all terrain slewing crane with off-road tires, all-wheel drive suspension, and crane stabilizers providing heavy lifting capability with versatility across various environments.
• Emergency Crane Hire 24/7 emergency crane hire service for urgent lifting needs and after-hours crane deployments.
• Crane Dry Hire Equipment-only crane rental service where customers operate the crane themselves.
• Safe Lifting & Planning Comprehensive lift planning service including on-site assessment and free quotes, ensuring proper crane selection, equipment positioning, and compliance with WorkSafe Queensland and Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2024.
• Rigging & Dogging Services Lifting gear, rigging setup, and certified doggers to safely secure, balance, control, and land loads during crane operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Each lift completed on time and within budget

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hawkesbury Cranes: Mobile crane hire business operating in the Sydney/Hawkesbury region of New South Wales. Comparable business model to Mighty Cranes — small-to-mid fleet, regional focus, wet and dry hire, construction and residential customers — but serving a different Australian metropolitan catchment.
• Cootes Transport & Crane Hire: Australian mobile crane and heavy haulage hire operator offering wet and dry hire across multiple states. Closely comparable to Mighty Cranes in service model and customer mix (construction, industrial), though with a larger fleet and broader geographic footprint.
• Marr Contracting: Australian crane hire specialist known for heavy-lift and crawler crane solutions to construction and infrastructure projects. Comparable to Mighty Cranes through shared wet-hire, rigging and lift-planning services, though Marr operates at the larger heavy-lift end of the market.
• King Cranes: Mobile crane hire operator serving Queensland and northern New South Wales with a fleet ranging from Franna pick-and-carry through to larger all-terrain units. Directly comparable to Mighty Cranes in equipment mix, customer segments and regional focus on Brisbane/South East Queensland.
• Total Crane Services: Australian mobile crane hire provider offering Franna, rough-terrain and all-terrain units with operator and rigging services. Closely aligned to Mighty Cranes on equipment type, service model (wet/dry hire, rigging, lift planning) and construction/HVAC customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Tutt Bryant Equipment: National heavy equipment sales, service and rental business in Australia with substantial crane and lifting capability. Comparable to Mighty Cranes through its mobile crane hire and rigging services, but operates across multiple product categories (earthmoving, access, materials handling) and geographies.
• Boom Logistics: Australia's largest crane hire company operating a national fleet of mobile, crawler and tower cranes. Direct competitor to Mighty Cranes on commercial and industrial lift work across the country, but with materially greater fleet depth, geographic reach and infrastructure-project bidding capacity.

Regional players

• AWH Pty Ltd: Equipment and crane hire group operating across eastern Australia with mobile crane and lifting services. Comparable to Mighty Cranes in core offering but larger and active across multiple states, including overlap in Queensland industrial and construction markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 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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