IN FOCUS / TADANO TRUCK CRANE
GODS SMILE ON TADANO He is no stranger to cranes but Kurt Mckenzie is a relatively new crane owner, and explains why he started Zeus Cranes and why his first crane is a Tadano GT300EL truck crane. KURT MCKENZIE’S CAREER STARTED IN the Royal Australian Navy as a junior sailor. “This is where I obtained my riggers tickets and a basic awareness of cranes which were being used for general lifts around the naval base. “I left the navy and worked for Boom
Logistics where I quickly got moved onto the Heavy Lift Crew working with the 450t & 350t all terrains based in the Brisbane depot. I then moved around with a couple of different crane companies working with various cranes over the years. “I moved into a supervisor role in a Kurt McKenzie, Zeus Cranes with his Tadano GT300EL truck crane.
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dynamic crane business, and it is here that I gained an understanding for what was needed at the ‘back end’ of a crane business. It was an amazing learning experience to work in a rapidly growing business which started with one 80t capacity crane and grew to 18 cranes in approximately four years,” he said. McKenzie goes on to explain why he started Zeus Cranes and the reasoning behind the name of the business. “For some years, it has been a passion of mine to own a business. I get a thrill from winning the work and looking after my customers, but most of all I love getting things right. I felt I had the skills to run a business in what is a highly demanding and challenging industry. Every job has issues and I love finding a way to make a job happen and finding the right solution to a customer’s problem. “I also love the challenge of a job that most would think is too hard or in too tight a spot for a crane to operate. I have a can-do attitude towards the work and I have carried myself this way for many years now. There is a solution to every problem, it just takes the right minds to figure it out,” he said. “In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus is the father of all gods and the God of Sky and Thunder. When I was thinking about a name for the business, I looked at the nature of the work we do, which is lifting loads skywards. Once the name came to me it stuck. I believe it stands out and is easy to remember which is half the battle,” said McKenzie. McKenzie explains why he picked a Tadano GT300EL to start his business with. “Truck mounted cranes have come a long way in recent years and the Tadano GT300EL is a perfect example of this. www.cranesandlifting.com.au
