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Crane hire in Plymouth

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Crane hire firms near Plymouth

8 crane hire and lifting firms listed on Google Maps within 25 km of Plymouth centre, nearest first. Of the 8 firms shown, 7 list a website and 5 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.

  • IMES International - Plymouth

    Crane service · about 2 km from the centreUnit 1, Ocean Quay, IMES, Richmond Walk, Plymouth PL1 4LLNo Google reviews yet01752 841430 www.imesint.co.uk

  • Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 3 km from the centreH M Dockyard, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4SGNo Google reviews yet01752 608923 www.ainscough.co.uk

  • RHC Lifting Limited Plymouth

    Crane service · about 3 km from the centreUnit 8, Endurance Court, Vivid Approach, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4RW5.0out of 5 from 2 Google reviews01752 250501 www.rhclifting.com

  • Sparrow Crane Hire Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 3 km from the centreBreakwater Rd, Plymouth PL9 7HJ4.2out of 5 from 10 Google reviews01752 268239 www.sparrowcrane.co.uk

  • Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 3 km from the centrePC1310 Internal, Slip Jetty,, South Yard,, HM Naval Base Devonport, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4SG4.3out of 5 from 3 Google reviews01752 608920 www.ainscough.co.uk

  • Ainscough Crane Hire - Plymouth Depot

    Crane Rental Agency · about 3 km from the centrePC1210 Internal Slip Jetty South Yard HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4SGNo Google reviews yet08451 130492 www.ainscough.co.uk

  • Lift-It Ltd

    Crane Rental Agency · about 5 km from the centreSendall's Way, Plymouth PL6 5JT5.0out of 5 from 2 Google reviews01752 771311

  • Ash Lifting Solutions Ltd

    Crane service · about 5 km from the centre1 Trengrouse Ave, Torpoint PL11 2DN5.0out of 5 from 1 Google reviewashliftingsolutions.co.uk

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

Crane hire in Plymouth: 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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