Ainscough Crane Hire

Name: Ainscough Crane Hire
Address: Bradley Hall, Bradley Lane, Standish, WN60XQ, GB
Telephone: 01257 473423

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The UK’s trusted and leading lifting solutions provider for 50 years. The company was founded in Wigan in 1976 and now operates nationally from 30 depots.

Ainscough Crane Hire is the market leader for lifting solutions and services to the infrastructure, construction, power generation, and industrial markets. Our offering is unique: with the most experienced team in the industry operating the country’s largest fleet of cranes, and capacity of up to 1000 tonnes across our specialist teams, safety is at the heart of everything we do. Our knowledge and experience allow us to bring innovative lifting solutions to our customers’ projects. For further information about our individual divisions and our management team, please visit www.ainscough.co.uk

06/11/2026

Every day, our cranes, lifting equipment and service teams are travelling the country to get your lift done safely.�

Behind every journey are our people, who often spend long hours on the road, working alone and far from friends and family. That’s why our team is taking part in a charity football match for Andy’s Man Club, with a target of raising £1,000.

To learn more about the charity match or to donate, visit the link in the comments.

05/11/2026

Full contract lift for our customer in Glasgow, lifting a 17 t freeze dryer into place.

We used our Liebherr LTM 1500, rigged with 105 t of counterweight, to place the unit at a 45 m radius. As a contract lift, we managed everything from planning and rigging through to the lift itself, so the operation was carried out safely and efficiently.

If you are planning a lift, speak to our team via the link in the comments or drop us a direct message.

04/11/2026

We’re looking for an experienced Transport Manager to take ownership of our Operating Licence and play a key role in the continued success of our Transport Division.

This is a nationally focused position where your expertise will directly influence safety, compliance, operational performance and standards across the business. If you’re a CPC-qualified transport professional ready for a role where your decisions genuinely matter, this could be your next move.

Make the Safe Choice. Join our team via the link in the comments or head to our website.

03/11/2026

Complex lifts come down to experienced people who can plan and carry out the whole operation safely. Our Heavy Cranes Technical Manager, Graeme Harrison, has more than 1,000 lifts to his name.

Here is what he had to say about working with Foyle & Marine Dredging. Read our full case study to learn more about the operation via the link in the comments or head to our website.

02/11/2026

Thinking of a career move?

At Ainscough, you’ll join a team with 50 years of lifting experience, the largest fleet in the UK and work with the best in the industry. You’ll also get access to training and opportunities to help you progress.

View our jobs via the link in the comments or go to our website.

29/10/2026

We’re looking for an Area Sales Manager who knows how to keep up and, more importantly, knows how to stay one step ahead.

This is a role for someone who enjoys the chase. Someone who can turn a conversation into an opportunity, an opportunity into a contract, and a customer into a long-term partner. You’ll be out there building relationships, developing new business and growing our presence across the West London region.

We’ll give you the platform. You bring the commercial instinct.

If you’re ready to make things happen rather than wait for them to happen, this could be your next move.

Make the Safe Choice. Join Our Team.

For full details and to apply click the link in our comments.

28/10/2026

New case study: Foyle & Marine Dredging needed two bought 27 m vessels lifted out of the water at Sharpness Docks and onto a coaster bound for the North West of England.

With no drawings or designated lifting points from the manufacturer, our heavy cranes technical manager planned each lift from scratch:

- A Liebherr LG 1550 with a 42 m boom and 140 t in the Superlift tray
- A seven-spreader-beam arrangement to spread the load across each vessel
- An allowable wind speed set lower than the manufacturer’s maximums
- Life jackets for everyone working at the quay edge

Both vessels were landed safely on the coaster with zero incidents.

Read the case study which is linked in the comments to see how we planned and executed it.

26/10/2026

The Ainscough team is taking to the pitch in a charity football tournament in aid of Andy’s Man Club, and we’re aiming to raise £1,000.

Why Andy’s Man Club? Many of our people spend long hours on the road, often working alone and far from friends and family. Mental health is an issue we want to raise awareness of across our industry, and one where we want to make a real difference.

This tournament is also part of something bigger. To mark 50 years in business, we set out to raise £50,000 for good causes. Thanks to the incredible dedication of our employees throughout the year, we’re now close to that target, but we need your help to get over the line.

To learn more about Andy's Man club and the great work they do or to donate to our team taking part in the event, visit the links in the comment.

23/10/2026

This is your territory. What will you do with it?

Cumbria. Sellafield. Ainscough Crane Hire.

We’re looking for an Area Sales Manager who sees a territory as more than a patch on a map but instead someone who can spot the opportunity, open the door, build the relationship and turn it into lasting business.

This is a chance to own your region, grow your network and make your mark across one of the UK’s most important industrial areas.

If you’re commercially driven, confident in front of customers and hungry to deliver results, we want to hear from you.

You can find the job via our website or the link in the comments.

22/10/2026

We were proud to support BBC’s DIY SOS in Freckleton, helping to bring Dan home to be with his family.

The lift wasn’t straightforward. The house sits almost at the end of the runway at Warton Aerodrome, so it took careful planning and a reduced crane boom to get permission to lift. Our team delivered it safely and without incident, getting the roof trusses into place on a tight schedule.

We’re incredibly proud of everyone involved, and it’s been great to hear that the family are now thriving.

Links to the DIY SOS episode and our blog post on the operation, can be found in the comments.

Address

Bradley Hall, Bradley Lane
Standish
WN60XQ

Telephone

01257 473423

Website

http://www.ainscough.co.uk/

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