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The survey provides crane owners with an opportunity to let customers know exactly what cranes they have available, and the range of jobs they can take on.  Uniquely, the survey is free and open to all, with a simple online entry form that most fleet managers will be able to complete in minutes.

The survey, published as part of a standalone supplement in the magazine’s December issue, regularly features responses from hundreds of companies around the world.  Crane owners who want to be included should complete the online form, at www.cranestodaymagazine.com/fleetfile, by Monday 14 November.

Cranes Today editor Will North has been working over recent years to develop the survey so that it provides an accurate guide to the types of work a crane company can take on.

North says, “We’ve made a lot of changes over the years. These were all aimed at better describing the jobs fleets can handle.

“In the past, our tower crane survey was split up by crane type. Now, like our mobile crane categories, it is split up by capacity. We chose these categories based on discussion with tower crane manufacturers and users. While it's impossible to have each capacity correspond to a specific job type, and there will undoubtedly be some overlap, I think these new bands are more useful than our previous classification by type.

“The smallest tower cranes, under 8t, correspond roughly to cranes for housebuilding, including both self erectors and traditional tower cranes. The next category, from 8t–25t, include cranes for high rise construction, and for sites where more reach is required. Above that, from 25t–40t are cranes for infrastructure projects. Finally, cranes over 40t cover special applications.”

The survey has also seen refinements to the categories for compact cranes and telecrawlers.  This ensures it is the only global crane fleet survey, open-to-all with no fee for taking part, that truly describes companies’ fleets and capabilities.