Lifting the world's biggest lion cake

We lift the world’s biggest lion cake!

See how we use a Manitou mobile crane to lift the world's biggest lion cake into position at the Waterfront in Cape Town.
Mobile crane installing a large water tank

Mobile cranes lifting water tanks in Cape Town drought

Everybody in the Western Cape wants a water tank installed so they can beat the drought. But what happens if you have a huge tank that has to be carried up a hill or lifted over a wall? That's when you need a mobile crane.
Mobile crane lifting furniture to apartment

Speedy furniture delivery – straight through the upstairs window!

This client couldn't get his furniture upstairs using the lift - so he called us in to help. See how we lifted his furniture in through the upstairs balcony.
Mobile crane towing a generator

Towing a heavy generator down a steep road

In this job we tow a heavy generator down a steep road, showing that mobile cranes aren't good only for lifting things - they're great at pushing and pulling too.
Lifting glass panes with a mobile crane

Lifting glass panels in a narrow space

See how we used two mobile cranes to replace heavy glass panes on a building right next to a highway flyover. When there isn't much space to manoeuvre, that's when you need a mobile crane.
Mobile crane lifting heavy glass

Putting our glass vacuum lifter to the test

Need to lift heavy glass panes onto a building? Our new glass vacuum lifter attaches to a mobile crane and can lift up to 800 kg. See it in action on a building site.
Mobile crane moving filtration unit

Moving a filtration plant with a mobile crane

See how we used a Manitou MT 1740 with hook attachment to move a filtration plant into a shed with a low, restricting roof.
Mobile crane lifting giant elephant cake

We lift The World’s Biggest Elephant Cake

The star attraction at this year's Good Food and Wine Show in Cape Town was The World's Biggest Elephant Cake. This incredible piece of baking was part of a project to raise funds for saving the African Elephant. See how we used a mobile crane to carry the giant cake into the hall.
Mobile crane fixing cracked window

Lifting heavy window panes up a hill

Some window panes are just so heavy you can't lift them by hand. That's when you need to call in a mobile crane to do the work. See how we lift these heavy panes up a steep hill.
Mobile cranes carrying green screens on movie set

Telehandlers for lifting green screens and shade screens on movie sets

Green screens and shade screens are an essential part of just about any movie shoot, and what better way to lift and move them than using a mobile crane telehandler. See our cranes in action.