MyCrane launches US operations

Online crane rental platform MyCrane has launched its own operations in the USA rather than appoint a franchisee to roll out its services as it has done in other locations. It has appointed Houston-based Scott Wilkes as director of business development, reporting directly to the senior management team in the United Arab Emirates.

MyCrane launched its online crane rental platform in autumn 2021 and it offers a suite of other digital tools and services to the construction industry.

Pointing to recent legislation such as the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and the largest infrastructure bill for more than a decade, MyCrane founder and CEO Andrei Geikalo said the time was right for his company’s expansion into the USA.

“According to reports, the construction industry in the USA is expected to have expanded by 4.5% in real terms in 2022, supported by investments in transport, renewable energy, water, and housing projects,” he said. “One of the biggest markets for construction spend and a leader in digitalisation, the USA is a territory where MyCrane simply has to be present.

“Against that backdrop, the timing of our launch is perfect to help all those working in cranes and construction – whether you want to hire a crane, buy or sell equipment, find a new job or identify the right crane for your next lift, we do it all.”

MyCrane’s USA launch also marks the introduction of the company’s ‘MyCrane Agents’. MyCrane describes it as ‘a flexible partnership programme for sales professionals around the world who can contribute to our success’.

Independent professionals who have customer connections, such as those working in construction, oil and gas, petrochemical, energy, mining and other industries where cranes are being used, are invited to help to market MyCrane’s services and products to their professional network, on ‘mutually-beneficial’ terms.

“We recognise that the crane industry is a people business and we welcome those who share our vision of a digital future to join us as a partner, so we can benefit from the digitalisation of the industry together,” concluded Geikalo.