Hiab Lifting Crane Christchurch Canterbury

Lift smarter, not harder with Smartlift Cranes

Proudly 100% local family owned and operated

Coming from a rural and trade sales background, and conversing with commercial and trade customers, it became obvious that we needed a better solution for lifting items in tricky situations.
And so, SmartLift Cranes was born!
Our idea for a custom-built crane modified onto a 4wd vehicle originated from seeing a gap in the market for smaller cranes with easier manoeuvrability on sites or private properties that larger machines, such as HIAB trucks, cannot access.

SmartLift Cranes offer a cost-effective lifting solution for our customers, compared to hiring oversized (and overpriced!) access equipment for small lifting jobs.
SmartLift Cranes is a fully insured operation with a site specific health and safety plan for every job. We’re also a member of Site Safe with Environmental Health and Safety experience, and NZQA Unit standard licenses 30072 & 16617.

About the owner

Coming from a rural background, born and bred in Christchurch, Stu loves the outdoors. As a kid, he played rugby, cricket, and tennis. Still to this day, he loves to get outdoors and explore the backcountry of Canterbury for a spot of hunting and jet boating with mates.

These days, Stu is also very much a family man, having just recently welcoming their second daughter into the world. One of his proudest moments to date.

Devoted to customer satisfaction and service

SmartLift Cranes is fully committed to customer satisfaction, quality service, and providing excellent Health and Safety. We pride ourselves on providing you with an easy, fun, and safe experience.
We’re incredibly respectful of our customers and their properties, taking care to create as little disturbance and mess as possible. You’ll find Stu very approachable and easy to get along with. Give us a call today to find out for yourself why we’re the best in town.

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