Ainscough Crane Hire

28/08/2026

Ever wondered what that crane you can see in the distance looks like from the operator’s point of view?

From the shoreline, it looks impressive enough. But step inside the cab and you get a very different perspective on the scale of the job.

This is the view from Crane Operator Ian Greer’s CC2500.

Quite a view. And quite an office.

Thanks to Ian Greer for sending these in and giving us a glimpse of a working day from a perspective most of us never get to see.

28/08/2026

Your engineering skills could take you further.

We’re looking for Crane Mechanics / Heavy Plant Engineers to join our teams across the South East, including our West and East London depots.

Whether your background is in mobile cranes, agricultural machinery, heavy plant, construction equipment, HGVs, military vehicles or other heavy machinery, your skills could have a future with Ainscough Crane Hire.
You’ll work on a modern fleet, tackle genuine engineering challenges and get the specialist training and development to build your career in the crane industry.

Average earnings up to £57k.

If you're ready for a new challenge and want to work somewhere that invests in its engineers, we want to hear from you.

Make the Safe Choice. Join Our Team.

https://careers.ainscough.co.uk/jobs/engineering

26/08/2026

You know how to get things moving. Now do it with the UK’s leading crane hire company.

We’re looking for a confident, commercially driven Hire Controller to join our Leeds depot.
If you’re great with customers, comfortable negotiating and thrive when things get busy, this could be your next move.

Make the Safe Choice. Join Our Team.

Full for details and to apply https://careers.ainscough.co.uk/job/hire-controller/3945

25/08/2026

Impressive is the crane that can stand toe-to-toe with a wind turbine…

Our LTM 1500-8.1 on site and if that wasn’t enough to put the scale into perspective, it even manages to overshadow two of our LGVs.

We bet it’s not often your vehicle gets made to look like a sports car!

25/08/2026

Sometimes the scale of what we do speaks for itself.

An incredible view of our team at work in the east of Scotland. Big machines, complex lifting and a view that certainly puts the scale of the job into perspective.

Thanks to Stuart Patterson, Heavy Cranes Technical Manager, for sending this one in. Thankfully, Stuart sent us a few more too, so we'll be sharing some of those over the coming weeks.

07/08/2026

A fun one for Friday...

Thanks to Matthew Bennett for capturing this brilliant moment of our MK140 hard at work in Manchester.

There are just too many caption possibilities, so we'll open the floor on this one...

What's your best caption? 👇

06/08/2026

You already have the skills. The question is, are they being recognised?

If you can diagnose, repair and maintain heavy machinery, you already have the foundations we're looking for. Whether your experience is in heavy plant, agricultural machinery, HGVs or similar equipment, we'll give you the opportunity to build a rewarding career working on one of the UK's largest crane fleets.

Your next challenge could be closer than you think.

📩 Confidential conversations always available.

careers.ainscough.co.uk

From our ongoing career development to company benefits, at Ainscough Crane Hire we want to ensure our people have rewarding careers, and hard work and commitment is recognised.

06/08/2026

Every project starts with a conversation, not just an order. At Ainscough, it's an end-to-end customer journey.

This great photo was shared by Emma Parks, our Area Sales Manager for Maidstone, during a recent project in London involving one of our 500T cranes.

At Ainscough, our Area Sales Managers stay involved throughout the customer journey. Working closely with our specialist planning, operational and support teams, they help ensure the lifting solution agreed with the customer is delivered exactly as intended.

Being on site is all part of that commitment, seeing the expertise, teamwork and careful planning come together to deliver another successful project.

Thank you, Emma, for sharing this great photo, and well done to everyone involved.

05/08/2026

It's rare that one of our cranes has to compete for top spot on the cool-o-meter in any lifting solution... but this just might be one of those occasions.

We're happy to share the limelight every now and then 😉

Captured at Farnborough. Thanks to Joe Callaghan for the great photo.

04/08/2026

Every. Lift. Matters.

It takes skill, judgement and experience to do the job safely.

If you're looking for a company that values that experience, respects its operators and gives you the opportunity to build a long-term career, we'd like to hear from you.

You don't need to be looking for a new job. You just need to be open to a better opportunity.

Confidential conversations always available.

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