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Crane hire in Essex

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Crane hire firms near Essex

12 crane hire and lifting firms listed on Google Maps within 25 km of Essex centre, nearest first. 14 more firms appear within 25 km; the 12 closest are shown. Of the 12 firms shown, 10 list a website and 7 have Google reviews.

Listed for information from Google Maps search results on 10 October 2026. These firms are not our partners, we have not checked them, and a listing here is not a recommendation. Ratings are Google ratings on that date.

  • PJ Downs Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 13 km from the centre5, Little Hills, 4 Langford Rd, Maldon CM9 4SU3.9out of 5 from 9 Google reviews07546 911415 www.pjdownsandsons.co.uk

  • Eastern Crane Hire Limited

    Crane service · about 14 km from the centre5.0out of 5 from 10 Google reviews01621 730910 www.easterncranehire.co.uk

  • DLH Lifting Services

    Crane service · about 14 km from the centre3.7out of 5 from 3 Google reviews08005 677972 www.dlhliftingservices.com

  • Spider Lifting & Movement Ltd.

    Crane service · about 15 km from the centreShot Farm, Southend Rd, Wickford SS11 8RZNo Google reviews yet01268 204784 www.spiderlifting.co.uk

  • AMS Lifting

    Crane Rental Agency · about 15 km from the centreBromfords Farm, Nevendon Rd, Wickford SS12 0QBNo Google reviews yet01268 769796 amslifting.co.uk

  • Spider Cranes Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 15 km from the centre5.0out of 5 from 2 Google reviews07377 888848 spider-cranes.co.uk

  • Independent contract lifting services

    Crane Rental Agency · about 15 km from the centreUnit 1 matching airfeild, Ongar CM5 0JRNo Google reviews yet01279 876544 icls-ltd.co.uk

  • UP1 Hiab Hire Crane Transport Lifting

    Crane service · about 17 km from the centre5 Notley Rd, Braintree CM7 1HANo Google reviews yet07380 909124

  • Nationwide Crane Hire

    Construction Company · about 17 km from the centre20 Harvey Rd, Basildon SS13 1FHNo Google reviews yet

  • Nationwide Lifting Solutions Ltd

    Crane service · about 17 km from the centreNationwide House, Unit 5 Harvey Rd, Basildon SS13 1ES4.8out of 5 from 19 Google reviews01702 840035 www.nationwidelifting.co.uk

  • Nationwide Plant Solutions Ltd

    Crane service · about 17 km from the centreUnit 5 Harvey Rd, Basildon SS13 1ES5.0out of 5 from 41 Google reviews01245 403208 www.nps-uk.com

  • Emerson Crane Hire Ltd - Basildon Depot

    Crane Rental Agency · about 17 km from the centreJosselin Rd, Basildon SS13 1QE5.0out of 5 from 2 Google reviews020 8548 3900 emersoncranes.com

Source: Google Maps search results for crane hire, mobile crane hire and HIAB hire around Essex, collected through the DataForSEO API on 10 October 2026. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.

Crane hire in Essex: what to have ready

Whichever firm you use, these details make a quote faster and more accurate.

  • The site address and postcode, and where the crane could stand.
  • What is being lifted: its weight if you know it, its size, and whether it has lifting points.
  • How far and how high: the distance from where the crane stands to where the load lands (the radius), and the height it has to clear.
  • Access: gateway and door widths, overhead cables, trees, and whether the crane needs to set up on a road or pavement.
  • Ground conditions: soft ground, cellars, drains and recent backfill all matter, because outriggers put a lot of load through a small area.
  • Dates, and whether you want a contract lift or crane hire with operator.

Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), every lifting operation has to be properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised and carried out safely. BS 7121, the British Standard code of practice for the safe use of cranes, sets out how that is usually done. Who does that depends on whether you book a contract lift or crane hire with operator.

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