IN FOCUS / TEREX FRANNA
NEW AT40 FRANNA TO GENERAL CRANE SERVICES General Crane Service Western Australia (GCSWA) recently took delivery of the new Franna AT40. Tony Bucciarelli talks about the reason why the company bought the machine. GCSWA IS A THIRD GENERATION CRANE hire business with a heritage that dates back to the 1970s. GCSWA operates throughout the Perth metropolitan area as well as regional Western Australia providing crane, rigging, transport and logistics expertise for the mining, construction and infrastructure sectors across the state. The business started in 1989 when Tony Bucciarelli and his wife purchased their first crane, a 12t Franna, “Our relationship with Terex began with that first 12t Franna and it’s been great ever since,” said Bucciarelli. “We have always found Terex to be flexible and very easy to do business with. It’s a customer-focussed organisation which aligns their team and company resources to meet our specific needs. The relationship helps ensure we meet the requirements of our customers on time, every time.” Over the years, GCSWA has relied on the high level of product and technical support it has received from Terex. “Terex has provided immense supported throughout the growth of our family business and we are proud to align with them. It’s a major reason we have remained 100 per cent loyal to Terex,” said Bucciarelli. “With Terex service and product support on hand, 24 hours per day seven days a week, we have total confidence we are supported on any project. The company has always been available for after-hours repairs and maintenance to support our workload. With our machines in high demand, this service doesn’t interrupt the 48 / CAL May 2019
operation of our machines and and helps keep us fully operational.” Since starting the business, Bucciarelli has operated Terex Frannas of all sizes. “In terms of size, we’ve always had a
good mix of Frannas. Then in 2011, we decided to pursue other opportunities by diversifying the business to support our customers in a greater capacity. At that time, we were operating over 20 Franna Cranes, but we decided to make
