NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Aquires Doug's Crane

November 25, 2013 - NC Services Group Ltd., parent company to NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Ltd., has has acquired the assets of Prince Rupert, British Columbia-based Doug's Crane from Broadwater Industries.

 

Doug's Crane was founded in 1984 by Doug Mackereth Sr. and currently offers crane services in Prince Rupert, a booming west coast port and the location of a number of proposed LNG facilities.

 

"Doug's Crane has a 29-year history of providing crane and lifting solutions to its many customers in the Prince Rupert region, and we are thrilled to be partnering with Doug Mackereth and the rest of the Broadwater management team" said Ted Redmond, president of NCSG. “We will continue to provide crane services to the Prince Rupert market and plan to grow our crane and heavy haul fleet in this market to meet the needs of current customers and the proposed LNG and other projects in the region."

 

As a part of the transaction, Mackereth and the other owners of Broadwater have taken an equity interest in NCSG, and will work closely with NCSG to grow the business in the region.

 

"NCSG - Doug's Crane will continue to provide our long-term customers with fully operated and maintained crane and lifting services, and we will enhance these services with additional equipment from NCSG's crane and heavy haul operations," said Mackereth, "With access to the NCSG safety and engineering team and a combined fleet of over 295 cranes, 200 lines of hydraulic platform trailers, 190 conventional trailers and 65 tractors, NCSG - Doug's Crane will be able to meet all of our customers' construction and maintenance crane rental, and heavy haul needs."