Spider Crane Poling & Long Reach Crane Specialists

Our spider crane poling teams handle the lifts others walk away from. When the pole position is over the fence, down the bank or forty metres from hard standing, we put it exactly where it needs to be.

What our spider crane poling covers

  • Spider crane poling for restricted-access and soft-ground sites
  • Long reach crane work for set-back and over-obstacle installations
  • Trained, ticketed operators with lift plans as standard
  • Contract lifts or crane-and-operator support for your crews
  • Combined hard-to-reach poling and crane solutions for mixed-access routes

Lift plans included.

Every lift is planned, documented and executed to LOLER requirements — because that's the only way cranes get hired twice.

Small footprint, big reach.

Spider cranes fit through garden gates and work off matting on soft ground.

One assessment, best method.

We survey the site and recommend suitable specialist machinery, crane options, manual techniques or a combination. You pay for the right answer, not the expensive one.

How a crane poling job runs

1. Access & ground assessment.

Photos and postcode first; site visit where the lift is tight. Crane selected for reach, footprint and ground pressure.

2. Lift plan.

Every lift planned and documented, with ground protection specified.

3. Lift.

Crane in, matted where needed, pole set precisely — often in minutes once the planning's done properly.

4. Complete.

Stayed and dressed, site cleared, evidence pack completed.

Typical crane poling jobs we take on

  • Poles beyond fences, walls and outbuildings
  • Soft-ground sites where lorry cranes would sink or scar
  • Long reach sets over gardens, ditches and obstructions
  • Programme support: the crane-only poles within larger routes
  • Heavy or oversized poles beyond manual limits

Spider

Restricted access

Reach

Over-obstacle lifts

Plan

Lift plans

Finish

Staying & dressing

FAQs

Anywhere with roughly a metre of access width — gardens, courtyards, embankments — and ground a lorry crane can’t touch.

Yes. Every lift comes fully planned and documented

Roughly a metre of access width to walk in, and a modest working footprint — far less than people expect.

If we’re doing the job, it’s a contract lift and the responsibility is ours. We’ll explain the difference honestly before you choose.

Need crane poling for your project?

Send the route details. Price within 24 hours, crews in as little as two weeks.