IN FOCUS / TADANO DEMAG ALL TERRAINS
TOWNSVILLE STEPS UP IN CAPACITY WITH NEW TADANO DEMAG Townsville Cranes recently took delivery of a new Tadano Demag AC 300-6. In terms of capacity, it a is a big step up for the family owned and run business. General manager, Sam Millar explains more about the 300t capacity all terrain and the reasons behind its purchase.
The purchase of a 300t capacity crane is based on the work Townsville Cranes can see in the pipeline for the Townsville. 60 / CAL November 2021
ALTHOUGH TOWNSVILLE CRANES HAS been operating for 16 years, it was started as a secondary business by Sam’s father. He had already started NQ Mining Services which was focused on civil construction works in and around the mining sector of North Queensland. “NQ Mining Services was started by my father 16 years ago. He was focused on civil construction in the North Queensland mining sector. He was successful in building vent shafts and securing other types of civil construction projects in the sector. Rather than continuing to hire in cranes, he decided to create a crane business to service the lifting requirements for NQ Mining Services,” said Millar. Wayne bought Townsville Cranes in 2016. But like all good plans, they changed as the crane business became busy very quickly. Townsville Cranes now runs as a general hire business out of Townsville and works right across North Queensland. Sam explains why the plans changed. “The crane side of the business got busy very quickly and the focus moved from civil construction and mining to cranes and lifting. As a business, our www.cranesandlifting.com.au
