ALL Crane News

“Short of turning off gravity and letting men float to the job, there hasn’t been an ideal or easy way to get guys up over 180 feet in the air to do work — until now,” said Scott Jerome, senior branch manager at Dawes, a member of the ALL Family in Kaukauna, WI. Jerome is talking about the new JLG 1850SJ telescopic boom lift that boasts an industry-topping platform height of 185 feet 7 inches — that’s more than 18 stories high.

Everyone knows what a boomerang is — you throw it, and it turns around and returns to you. Central Rent-A-Crane has had its share of “boomerangs” as well: people who work for the company and then leave for a time, only to return later in their careers.

Fort Wayne is Indiana’s second-largest city. While the state is a key part of the Grain Belt and Corn Belt, Indiana boasts a wide variety of thriving industries. In 2015, Chief Executive magazine ranked Indiana sixth in the country and the only Midwest state in the top 10 in a list of “Best States for Business.”

ALL Aerials, a division of the ALL Family of Companies, has added Custom Equipment's HB-1030 and HB-1430 scissor lifts to its fleet.

Brian Meek has always been fascinated with heavy machinery. He seemed destined for a career in the lifting industry. “When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike to construction sites. This business — it’s been a passion for me since I was little.

Fall is beautiful. Leaves change colors, and summer heat changes to crisp, cool air. Nobody wants to think about the coming snow, ice and freezing winds that can come on fast. But denial and avoidance leave you unprepared for what’s sure to come.

From the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States to the sleek steel pedestrian bridge at the Art Institute of Chicago, the ALL Family of Companies’ expertise spans every type of bridge construction and a multitude of difficult geographic conditions.

When people think of the construction industry, they generally think of hard hats, illuminated vests and work boots — maybe flaggers on the highway or folks who operate heavy machinery.