There is nothing more important than the safety of our staff and our customers
At Thackray Crane Rental, there is nothing more important than the safety of our staff and our customers. We ensure safety by consistently training our team through implementing a company policy with safety regimens, procedures, and seminars. Most recently, our company hosted a safety and wellness fair, led by our Operations Safety Director Mark W. Thackray, with many of our employees in attendance.
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Mentoring And Its Importance in the Construction Industry
Mentoring and its connection to construction is something that is not often spoken about out in the field where there is typically a group of experienced journeymen and a foreman in charge of the crew. However, on occasion, you may have an apprentice or two on the job site who are at the beginning journey of their career. The foreman is usually a qualified and competent person along with fellow competent journeymen. That being said, a qualified person is a professional with the training credentials, diversified experience, and knowledge in his or her craft and authority to address any safety-related issues. This skill set is often acquired over time through work experience.
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Preventing Heat Illness
Summer is here and with the temperature and humidity rising, it's more critical than ever to take preventative measures to avoid heat illness, which can affect anyone of any age as it can occur indoors or outdoors during any season. It's crucial to build up the tolerance to have the ability to work in high heat conditions. Common symptoms of heat illness include: headache, nausea, dizziness, weakness, irritability, sweating, confusion and a body temperature of 100.4 or higher.
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Thackray is named a 2022 ACT100 North American Crane Company
Thackray Crane Rental, Inc. proudly announces it has been recognized by American Cranes & Transport (ACT) as an ACT100 North American crane company. ACT, a subsidiary of KHL Group, is revered as a leading authority on construction industry information in the world, and annually indexes only the top 100 crane rental companies in North America.
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THACKRAY CRANE – PHILADELPHIA’S HEAVY HAULING EXPERTS
At Thackray Crane, we’re often thought of as the go-to crane and equipment rental company in the tri-state area. But we’re more than just heavy equipment rentals. Thackray Crane is also the Philadelphia area’s most dependable 24/7 trucking and transport company. We service all needs from small jobs to oversized hauls requiring the closest attention to logistics, permitting, and routing through both tight city terrain and rural and suburban areas. Thackray’s trucking and transport services are available to our customers 24/7, 365 days a year, allowing us to meet any time-of-day requirement.
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Honoring Anna Cassalia Thackray
This week in March is recognized as Women in Construction week, and there has never been a more vital time to build an inclusive, equitable and diverse workforce. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women account for less than 11% of all people working in the construction industry. Not only was Thackray Crane Rental co-founded by a young woman entrepreneur, but it has and continues to proudly employ a growing number of women both in the office and out in the field.
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