Lift N Shift Ltd

What Lift N Shift Ltd does

Lift N Shift Ltd is a privately held, family-owned crane, transport, and heavy-lift service provider based in Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand, acquired by Steve and Kate Eggers in 2008 and now led by Steve alongside his sons including Director Reuben Eggers. The company operates a modern fleet of 16 trucks and 3 mobile cranes, including the Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 (110 tonnes, the largest crane in the Top of the South Island), the Grove GMK3060 (60T), the Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 (50T), seven Palfinger Hiab cranes across the PK12001 to PK92002 range, JCB telehandlers, tractor units, transporter trailers, and a TIDD WJ2 house trailer for whole-building relocations. Services span mobile crane hire, Hiab truck-mounted crane work, heavy machinery and oversized-load transport, building and modular-structure relocations, plant hire with operators (forklifts and telehandlers), Class 1 and 2 piloting for overdimension loads, and 24/7 emergency vehicle recovery.

The business serves a primarily Top-of-the-South Island catchment (Nelson, Richmond, Motueka, Takaka, Golden Bay, West Coast, Blenheim, Picton, Marlborough) with named customers including Fulton Hogan, Nelson Pine Industries, Delta, Anchor Engineering/Talleys, Cosy Cabins, Brightwater Engineering, Cohesive Construction, Taylors Contracting, Thelin Construction, Porter Mechanical, and Habitat for Humanity. Lift N Shift holds SiteWise Gold accreditation and an unusually broad set of operator certifications (NZQA Units 16617/30072, Class 1 and 2 Pilot, EWP, Crawler Crane, Dogman/Rigging, Live Line, Dangerous Goods, BESS) that function as an entry barrier in the regional market.

Revenue is generated on a quote-based, per-project transaction model across five streams (crane and lifting services, heavy transport and haulage, plant hire, piloting, and vehicle recovery); no prices are publicly listed. Go-to-market is direct: website quote forms, a 24/7 phone line (03 547 0670), and dispatch email, supplemented by organic social (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and community sponsorships. The company added functional leadership in early 2025 (Shelby as HR & Finance Manager, Chris as Operations Manager) and completed the asset acquisition of Waimea Heavy Haulage on 1 July 2026, broadening its heavy-haulage offering with a widening trailer and an expanded team.

Name

Lift N Shift Ltd

Legal name

Lift N Shift Ltd

Website

https://liftnshift.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lift N Shift Ltd is a family-owned Nelson, New Zealand crane, heavy haulage, and lifting services provider operating 16 trucks and 3 cranes (including the region's largest 110T unit) for construction, forestry, marine, utilities, and residential customers across the Top of the South Island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Haulage and Crane Services

NAICS

Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53241), Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532412)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Cranes & Heavy Lifting Equipment Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses) (TLACAIAH), Mobile & Crawler Cranes (IMAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Mobile crane hire
• Heavy haulage transport
• Oversize load piloting
• Plant equipment hire
• Building relocation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stoke, Nelson

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

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. Crane and Lifting Services: Revenue from providing mobile crane hire, Hiab truck crane services, and specialised lifting solutions. Services include precision lifting, heavy-duty lifting, and tight-space operations.
2. Heavy Transport and Haulage: Revenue from transporting heavy machinery, buildings, concrete panels, containers, and oversized loads using specialised trailers including lowbeds, semi-trailers, trombone trailers, and house trailers.
3. Plant Hire: Revenue from hiring out forklifts, telehandlers, and other lifting equipment with trained operators.
4. Piloting Services: Revenue from load piloting for overdimension loads, including route planning, public safety management, and NZTA compliance.
5. Vehicle Recovery: 24/7 emergency recovery services for breakdowns or accidents on road, site, or paddock locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lift N Shift provides mobile crane hire, heavy haulage/transport, oversize-load piloting, plant (forklift and telehandler) hire with trained operators, and 24/7 vehicle recovery services across the Top of the South Island of New Zealand. The company operates a fleet of 16 trucks and 3 mobile cranes — including the 110-tonne Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 (the largest crane in the region) — to move machinery, buildings, concrete panels, containers, and oversized loads for construction, forestry, marine, infrastructure, and residential clients. Every job is delivered with SiteWise Gold-accredited safety standards, certified operators, and detailed lift planning and Job Safety Analyses.

Product overview

Lift N Shift Ltd is a transportation and lifting services company based in Nelson, New Zealand, offering a unified suite of heavy haulage and crane services. The core portfolio includes Hiab (truck-mounted) crane services, specialized transport services, and three mobile cranes (Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1, Grove GMK3060, and Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1). Supporting these are a fleet of Palfinger knuckleboom cranes (PK12001 through PK92002 series), tractor units, transporter trailers, a TIDD WJ2 house trailer for building relocations, and JCB telehandlers. The company also provides piloting services for oversized loads and plant hire with trained operators. Services span machinery transport, house/building relocation, concrete panel delivery, container handling, and recovery operations across the Top of the South Island and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hiab Truck-Mounted Crane Services Truck-mounted crane (Hiab) service using both cab-mounted and rear-mounted Palfinger cranes to deliver specialised lifting for cargo, materials, and equipment for construction, industrial, and residential customers across the Top of the South Island of New Zealand.
• Heavy Transport & Haulage Services Transport and heavy haulage of machinery, buildings, concrete panels of all shapes and sizes, containers, and oversized loads using specialised lowbeds, semi-trailers, trombone trailers, and a TIDD WJ2 house trailer for building relocations.
• Mobile Crane Hire Mobile crane hire with three cranes: a 110-tonne Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 (with optional panel jib), a 60-tonne Grove GMK3060, and a 50-tonne Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1, including the largest crane in the Top of the South Island for heavy-duty and precision lifting operations.
• Oversize Load Piloting Services Load piloting for overdimension loads (over 3.1m wide) using three vehicles set up for Class 1 and Class 2 piloting, with qualified staff handling route planning, public safety management, and NZTA compliance for heavy machinery, houses, and oversized cargo.
• Plant Hire (Forklifts & Telehandlers) Hire of road-legal 3-tonne and 10-tonne forklifts and an All Terrain JCB Telehandler with trained operators for construction, industrial, agricultural, and logistics projects across the Top of the South Island.
• 24/7 Vehicle Recovery Services 24/7 emergency vehicle recovery for breakdowns or accidents on road, site, or paddock locations, delivered by fully licensed recovery specialists across the Top of the South Island service area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully relocated three houses in a single day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waimea Heavy HaulagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Lift N Shift acquired the assets of Waimea Heavy Haulage as of 1st July 2026. The acquisition brings together two businesses with complementary strengths, enabling Lift N Shift to provide an even broader range of transport and heavy haulage solutions including a widening trailer. Mark will remain at the helm managing day-to-day operations, and the Waimea Heavy Haulage team joins Lift N Shift.
• Habitat for HumanitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2025Lift N Shift partnered with Habitat for Humanity to relocate three houses in a single day from Bird Lane to Wakefield. The partnership combined Lift N Shift's house-moving capabilities and Liebherr LTM 1100-5.1 crane with Habitat for Humanity's housing initiative. Lift N Shift provided technical expertise and specialised equipment for the community housing project.
• Specialised Concrete Products (SCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCP is Lift N Shift's sister company based in Nelson, creating an integrated network for precast and prestressed concrete products from design through to delivery and placement. Lift N Shift transports SCP's concrete products, providing seamless supply chain integration for infrastructure projects such as safety barriers for Fulton Hogan.
• Fulton HogancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLift N Shift partnered with Fulton Hogan to install safety barriers on State Highway 6 in Whakatu. The project involved overnight work to minimise traffic disruption, with Lift N Shift deploying their newest and most powerful gear including the 2024 R620 Scania and 2024 Hino 700 fitted with PK58002 crane. Concrete barriers were manufactured by sister company Specialised Concrete Products.
• Taylors Contracting Co. LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLift N Shift has worked with Taylors Contracting on multiple projects including installing a temporary bridge at Waimea River using the Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 crane, and hauling rock from Lee Valley Limestone.
• Porter HireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLift N Shift has completed multiple transport jobs for Porter Hire, including transporting a Hyundai 235 digger from Nelson yard to Port Nelson for export to a customer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ALL Erection & Crane Rental: Major North American crane rental specialist with a deep fleet of all-terrain and crawler cranes; comparable business model as a focused crane rental operator serving construction, infrastructure and industrial customers.
• Maxim Crane Works: One of the largest crane rental specialists in North America, operating a fleet that includes 110T+ all-terrain cranes comparable to Lift N Shift's Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1; closest pure-play crane rental peer.
• Babcock (NZ): Industrial services provider operating in NZ with lifting, rigging and equipment handling capabilities for infrastructure, energy and marine clients; comparable specialist scope though operating at much larger corporate scale.

Broad incumbents

• United Rentals: World's largest equipment rental company with extensive aerial, crane and material handling fleet and operator dispatch; serves as the scale benchmark for crane-and-heavy-equipment rental businesses globally.
• H&E Equipment Services: One of the largest US equipment rental providers, offering aerial lifts, cranes, earthmoving and material handling equipment with operator services; comparable equipment-rental-with-operator business model but at materially larger scale.
• Downer Group (NZ): Large Australian/NZ infrastructure services group with extensive transport, plant and lifting capability for road, rail, utilities and energy projects; operates broadly across the same end markets as Lift N Shift but at materially larger scale.
• Fulton Hogan (NZ): One of New Zealand's largest civil contractors with significant in-house plant, transport and crane capability; Lift N Shift is also a Fulton Hogan subcontractor (e.g., SH6 Whakatu barrier installation), illustrating overlapping capabilities and customer relationship.
• CPB Contractors (NZ): Major Australasian construction contractor delivering large infrastructure projects in NZ; routinely self-performs or contracts heavy lifting, transport and plant services similar to Lift N Shift's offerings.

Others

• BrandSafway: Global industrial services company providing scaffolding, access, forming, shoring and crane/lifting solutions to construction and infrastructure markets; adjacent peer via shared end markets and lifting-related services.

Regional players

• Waimea Heavy Haulage: Recently acquired by Lift N Shift; was a Nelson/Top of the South heavy haulage operator providing oversize transport with widening trailer capability. Directly comparable regional peer now part of the same group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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