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SureLift Crane Hire are available 24/7 to cover all your lifting and transport needs. Its fleet of modern, well-maintained cranes and trucks can be sourced to complete any job safely and on time.

The SureLift team is setting the standard for other companies, with its meticulously maintained fleet and the highest level of professionalism and attendance in the Bowen Basin and greater Queensland.

SureLift Crane Hire has provided and maintained a high quality of service and professionalism since its commencement in 2006, striving to maintain an unblemished safety and work record throughout the mining sector and general crane operations in the region.

Safety is the number one priority at SureLift. Maintenance of all equipment is upheld to the highest standard to ensure personnel and client safety. Each operator and driver employed by SureLift is licensed and qualified to complete their job, bringing many years of experience in their field of expertise.

Caval Ridge

With its strategic location in the Bowen Basin, SureLift has been a service provider for BMA at its Caval Ridge mine. SureLift first did work for Caval Ridge in the early days of construction of the mine and have continued with ongoing shutdown work and scheduled work year after year.

As a local provider, SureLift has been able to deliver where others can’t — supplying cranes in a moment’s notice for urgent breakdowns.

With its crane hire services, SureLift has carried out dragline maintenance and shutdown; CHPP maintenance, outages and shutdowns and mobile machinery maintenance and shutdown projects at Caval Ridge.

Through its services, SureLift assisted BMA in achieving availability and production targets while executing safe shutdowns in a timely manner.

SureLift will continue to work on weekly and major outages for CHPP, mobile and dragline shutdown work at Caval Ridge.

Hire

SureLift Crane Hire is your premier crane hire and transport service in the Bowen Basin for mining, construction, industrial and other use.

All cranes and light vehicles are site compliant for BMA, Anglo & Fitzroy and Stanmore mines. Maintaining compliance for all equipment means no delays for our customers as projects are completed on time.

The SureLift fleet features 17 cranes, each manned with licensed and extensively experienced personnel to complete your job safely and on time.?

The SureLift crane fleet includes:

Franna’s

  • 20T 
  • 25T 
  • 25T SL 
  • 40T 

Slew Cranes

  • 60T 
  • 100T 
  • 140T 
  • 220T 
  • 300T 
  • 450T 

Crawler Cranes

  • 280T

The use of specialist equipment assists in completing a job safely and efficiently. If required, SureLift offers a full range of auxiliary lifting equipment.

If you are unsure which crane you require for your project, SureLift can send out an expert crane operator to survey the area and help make an informed decision. If you are already aware of the major details, based on the weight and dimensions of the load, environment and placement needs, SureLift can allocate the right crane and provide a quote.

Transport

Need a delivery made? SureLift relocates and delivers industrial, construction, mining and other related machinery, as well as materials and site facilities such as portable buildings and amenities. Non-mobile or non-road registered machinery requires transportation from site to site, and SureLift can load and deliver to your destination safely and reliably.

SureLift machinery transport includes:

  • Generators 
  • Rollers 
  • Forklifts 
  • Elevated work platforms 
  • Excavators 
  • Telehandlers? 
  • Lighting Towers 
  • Compressors 

Employing only professional drivers, your high-value machinery loads are in capable hands. SureLift insures the goods it carries, while in its possession, to ensure protection for clients.

There are five vehicles partnered with professional and experienced drivers in the SureLift fleet. By accounting for the weight and dimensions of the load, SureLift can advise of the best transport option.

SureLift’s transport fleet includes:

  • Step deck extendable 
  • Step deck widener 
  • Quad Axle Supertilt 
  • Twin Steer Tilt Slide? 
  • Semi Trailer 
  • B Double 
  • Road Train 

The SureLift team

SureLift employs 53 full time team members, of which most are multiskilled and can work flexibly within the company. Long serving employees are the backbone of the business, mentoring the younger generation to grow further in their careers.

SureLift continually offers additional training to upskill and further employee knowledge to ensure their expertise in the crane industry. With decades of combined knowledge and firsthand experience in crane operations, truck driving and working in the mining and construction industries, the SureLift team are the best crew in the Bowen Basin.