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Crane hire in Kent

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Crane hire firms near Kent

12 crane hire and lifting firms listed on Google Maps within 25 km of Kent centre, nearest first. 5 more firms appear within 25 km; the 12 closest are shown. Of the 12 firms shown, 11 list a website and 10 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.

  • R Stephens hiab hire & haulage

    Transportation service · about 1 km from the centreGranville Rd, Maidstone ME14 2BJ5.0out of 5 from 7 Google reviews07761 414368 hiabhirehaulage.co.uk

  • Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd - Maidstone Depot

    Crane Rental Agency · about 4 km from the centreOld Mill La, Aylesford ME20 7DT3.8out of 5 from 4 Google reviews01622 716500 www.ainscough.co.uk

  • MJR Crane Services Ltd

    Crane service · about 11 km from the centre19B, Hopewell Business Centre, 105 Hopewell Dr, Chatham ME5 7DXNo Google reviews yet01634 553059 www.mjrcraneservices.com

  • Savage Cranes Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 12 km from the centreHomefields Yard/Marden Rd, Tonbridge TN12 0PE4.3out of 5 from 6 Google reviews01580 890112 www.savagecranes.com

  • Thanet Crane Hire

    Crane service · about 12 km from the centreBusiness Park, Unit 1 Stonestile Rd, Headcorn, Ashford TN27 9PG4.2out of 5 from 20 Google reviews01622 858200 www.thanetcranehire.co.uk

  • Kent Hiab Hire - RK Lorry Cranes

    Crane service · about 14 km from the centreMaidstone Rd, Tonbridge TN12 6QFNo Google reviews yet07533 252002 hiabhire-kent.co.uk

  • Liftec Crane Hire

    Crane Rental Agency · about 18 km from the centre56 Town Rd, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8JJ5.0out of 5 from 1 Google review01634 294567

  • Total Crane Services Ltd

    Crane service · about 18 km from the centreStadium Business Park, Unit 1, Castle Rd, Sittingbourne ME10 3BG3.7out of 5 from 6 Google reviews01795 425101 www.totalcraneservices.co.uk

  • Gem West Cranes Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 19 km from the centre41 Upper Ave, Istead Rise, Gravesend DA13 9DA5.0out of 5 from 1 Google review01474 832133 www.gemwest.co.uk

  • Lift Assist Ltd

    Crane service · about 19 km from the centreYard 15, Nuralite industrial estate, Higham, Shorne, Rochester ME3 7JA5.0out of 5 from 2 Google reviews08001 701010 liftassistltd.co.uk

  • Hiab Hire UK

    Transportation service · about 19 km from the centreUnit 1, Willow Bank Industrial Estate, Old Ferry Rd, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8SW5.0out of 5 from 2 Google reviews08002 465948 www.lifting-longreach-haulage.com

  • Hiab Hire uk

    Crane service · about 21 km from the centreA249, Sittingbourne ME9 8SS5.0out of 5 from 1 Google review08002 465948 www.lifting-longreach-haulage.com

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

Crane hire in Kent: 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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