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Crane hire firms near Preston

12 crane hire and lifting firms listed on Google Maps within 25 km of Preston 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.

  • JR Plant Crane Hire

    Crane service · in the centre5.0out of 5 from 3 Google reviews07776 494744 www.jrplantcranehire.co.uk

  • Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd- Preston Depot

    Crane service · about 6 km from the centreUnit C, Leyland Business Park, Leyland PR25 3RJ4.7out of 5 from 29 Google reviews01772 450401 www.ainscough.co.uk

  • Ainscough Crane Hire - Heavy Crane Division

    Crane service · about 6 km from the centreUnit U, Leyland Business Park, Centurion Way, Lancashire, Leyland PR25 3GR5.0out of 5 from 6 Google reviews01772 450400 www.ainscough.co.uk

  • SG-Arbworx

    Crane service · about 6 km from the centreWoodside, Farington, Leyland PR25 4GT5.0out of 5 from 26 Google reviews07903 512828 uk-cranes.com

  • Ainscough Crane Hire - Transport Division

    Crane service · about 6 km from the centreLeyland Business Park, Unit U, Centurion Way, Leyland PR25 3GR5.0out of 5 from 6 Google reviews08451 130508 www.ainscough.co.uk

  • Lifting Projects UK

    Contractor · about 6 km from the centreUnit D3, Leyland Business Park, Centurion Way, Farington, Leyland PR25 3GR5.0out of 5 from 1 Google review01772 699880 liftingprojects.com

  • North West Concrete & Crane Hire

    Construction material wholesaler · about 8 km from the centreUnit 6 Balfour St, Leyland PR25 2TFNo Google reviews yet07923 460235

  • Lift Rigg UK

    Crane service · about 8 km from the centreGill Ln, Preston PR4 4SR5.0out of 5 from 7 Google reviews07903 512828 uk-cranes.com

  • TC Harrison JCB Preston

    Crane Rental Agency · about 9 km from the centreShay Ln, Longridge, Preston PR3 3BT5.0out of 5 from 4 Google reviews01772 368593 www.gunnjcb.com

  • Great Harwood Crane Hire

    Crane service · about 12 km from the centreNo Google reviews yet01254 777526 www.frank-barnes.com

  • Marsden Crane Services Ltd

    Crane service · about 16 km from the centre38 Church Ln, Wrightington, Wigan WN6 9SL5.0out of 5 from 22 Google reviews01257 450633 www.marsdencraneservices.com

  • The Frank Barnes Group

    Crane service · about 17 km from the centreRobin Bank Works, Frederick St, Darwen BB3 1DY4.6out of 5 from 10 Google reviews01254 777526 frank-barnes.com

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

Crane hire in Preston: 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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