Crane Rental

By Mike Larson Manufacturer Rental Fleet

Depending on their particular needs, a potential Wolffkran user can buy a Wolff tower crane from a dealer, buy or rent them from a typical crane rental fleet or rent them directly from Wolffkran Inc.

Likewise, rental fleet owners can book cranes from Wolffkran’ s fleet to help meet peak demand if all of their own tower cranes are already in use.

Wolffkran Inc. is the U. S. branch of Wolffkran GmbH, a tower crane manufacturer that is headquartered in Switzerland and produces its cranes in Germany.

An online search indicates that Wolffkran is the only tower crane maker that offers direct-from-the-manufacturer rentals in the United States.

Proven Model

“ We started a U. S. rental fleet for several reasons,” said Michael Herget, president of Wolffkran Inc., whose headquarters are in Houston, Texas.

“ One is that our parent company, Wolffkran, has seen proven success with its rental fleet in Europe,” Herget added.

He noted that by offering both sales and rentals, Wolffkran Inc. is aligning North American operations with a system that has been tested and shown to work effectively.

“ It is working just as well here,” said Herget.“ So far, customer response has been overwhelmingly positive.”

Builds Relationships

Wolffkran Inc. Sales Manager Tony Cappellaro added that renting cranes helps the manufacturer build even stronger relationships with customers.

“ Renting cranes in addition to selling them directly helps us maintain long-term relationships with contractors and stay involved throughout the crane’ s life cycle,” Cappellaro said.

He noted that running its own rental fleet gives Wolffkran Inc. control over the quality of the equipment and enables the company to ensure proper maintenance and service are performed so the cranes give users consistently strong performance

This 40-ton capacity Wolffkran Model 8095.40 Compact is one of several in Wolffkran Inc.’ s U. S. direct-rental fleet.

and maximum reliability.

“ Users benefit from well-maintained machines, consistent quality and direct technical support,” said Cody Good, regional sales manager, who spends much of his time supporting Wolffkran Inc.’ s U. S. rental fleet.

Helps Rental Fleets, Too

“ Our rental program doesn’ t just serve end users,” Good said.“ It also strengthens relationships with rental-fleet operators by being a backup resource when their own fleets are in full use.”

Good explained that Wolffkran rental allows fleet operators to add more cranes when they need them without making a long-term financial commitment.

“ Our fleet partners can scale up or down depending on project needs without the financial burden of purchasing new equipment,” Good said.

He noted that the minimum rental is six months and that a typical deployment lasts about a year— though some go 48 months, and one rental now in the works could go as long as 72 months.

One- or two-crane rentals are most

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May 2026 • www. cranehotline. com