About us
We’re a local, family-owned company that provide reliable crane hire to the Coffs Harbour Region and Mid North Coast
Coffs City Cranes is a family owned and operated business located in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. As our name suggests, we’re Coffs Harbour born and bred, and have been serving the same local community we began in for over 20 years. Our founders and owners, Phillip and Jenny Makinson, established Coffs City Cranes in 1999 after previously running two other crane hire businesses for over 15 years!
We provide crane hire services to both smaller local builders and large Tier One construction companies. Our entire fleet of machinery is modern and top of the line and our safety record has been impeccable for over 15 years now.
When you work with Coffs City Cranes, you’ll receive a level of expertise, dedication, and peace of mind that’s hard to find anywhere else.
If you need crane hire services in Coffs Harbour, work with Coffs City Cranes today
What we believe in
At Coffs City Cranes, we aim to always demonstrate our team values in our work. Here are some of the ways in which we demonstrate our dedication to what we believe in.
When you hire us, we'll help you develop and execute the right lifting solutions with a focus on safety, productivity, efficiency, and customer service. We also liaise with current customers on a regular basis to check they are getting the highest quality and service from our products and employees.
As a local business, good word of mouth from our customers to other companies, suppliers, family, and friends is really the greatest type of advertising around.
We've always greatly valued our employees who've assisted in the success of our company. Their loyalty, honesty, and patience never goes unrecognised by us.
We believe in the importance of generational changes and implementation. We encourage change within our workplace to keep up with the latest technology, regulations, industry trends, and standards.
We feel that the local knowledge, experience, and positive attitudes from our team, towards the industry and working environments assists with the success of our business.
What we aim to achieve
In our long-term work, Coffs City Cranes will always endeavour to:
- Continually Grow Our Family Owned and Operated Business
- Ensure Our Customers Are Satisfied With Our Work
- Maintain and Utilise Other Local Businesses for the Benefit of the Community
- Provide Opportunities for Growth, Knowledge, and Personal Development to Each of Our Loyal and Professional Employees
- Continue to Achieve Accident-Free Workplaces
- Be Open and Honest in Our Relationships and Communications With Employees, Customers, Suppliers, and Consistently Deliver on Commitments
- Regularly Service and Maintain Our Cranes and Equipment for the Safety of Everyone and to Ensure That Projects Remain on Track Without Interruptions
Coffs City Transport
Our companion company called Coffs City Transport is dedicated to servicing long-term and short-term haulage projects across Australia. Using our diverse range of trucks and trailers in our fleet, we can safely transport all types of bulk material. Our experienced transport team are dedicated to providing customers with on-time delivery and affordable solutions no matter where they're located.
Our clients
Over the past two decades of providing crane hire services to civil construction projects in the Coffs Harbour region, we’ve been privileged to work with a variety of local and national companies including:
Our team
The success that Coffs City Cranes has achieved has only been possible with the continued dedication of our hard working and loyal staff. Learn more about them and what they do for the company here.
Andrew Foulkes
Position: Crane Operator
Commencement date: 09/02/2009
Qualifications: DG, RA, SA, CV, CN, C6, WP, LF, HR, R
Brooke Angthony
Position: Dogman
Commencement date: 01/08/2022
Qualifications: DG, CN, LF
Christopher Rowlandson
Position: Crane Operator/Truck Driver
Commencement date: 20/06/2023
Qualifications: LF, DG, C6, MC
David Lovell
Position Title: Crane Operator
Commencement date: 10/2024
Qualifications: HC,CO, DG,WP,C1,RB,LF
Douglas Collins
Position Title: Dogman/Rigger
Commencement date: 13/08/2018
Qualifications: LF, DG, RB, C6, RB, EWP
Emma Makinson
Position Title: Operations
Commencement date: 01/06/2012
Qualifications: DG, C6
Garry McLaughlin
Position: Dogman/Rigger
Commencement date: 12/08/2013
Qualifications: DG, HM, WP, HP, RB
Gerrad Bruce
Position: Mechanic/Dogman
Commencement date: 21/11/2022
Qualifications: DG, CN, LF, EWP, C6
Joe Black
Position: Crane Operator
Commencement date: 27/08/2015
Qualifications: C2, RI, DG, RA, RB, CO, HR, R
Mark Thompson
Position: Crane Operator/Truck Driver
Time With Our Company: 12/02/2015
Qualifications: C6, DG, RI, CO, WP, LF, MC, R
Miles Darbin
Position: Hiab Operator, Dogman
Commencement date: 31/01/2024
Qualifications: DG, C6, WP, LF, RI, RB, HR
Phillip Makinson
Position: Crane Operator/Truck Driver
Commencement date: 02/05/2004
Qualifications: DG, PB, CO, RI, WP, CN, LF, C1, HC
Sam Russo
Position: Crane Operator
Commencement date: 19/11/2018
Qualifications: DG, CO, C6, RB, HR
Samuel Smith
Position: Allocator, Crane Operator, Truck Driver
Commencement date: 25/11/2015
Qualifications: WP, C1, DG, CO, MC
Sandra Makinson
Position: Account/Admin
Commencement date: 10/01/2013
Qualifications: Cert IV Accounting & Book Keeping, CN, C6, LF, DG, EWP
Thomas Mitchell
Position: Dogman
Commencement date: 02/02/2023
Qualifications: DG, CN, LF, EWP, C6
Tom Jones
Position Title: Trainee
Commencement date: 22/11/2023
Qualifications: DG
Tony Hayes
Position: Crane Operator
Commencement date: 13/09/2009
Qualitifications: C6, DG, RB, WP, HP, CO, HR, R
Our locations
Here are some of our regular work locations.
