About us | Services | Equipment | Key personnel

Botany Cranes had been established for around thirty years when John and Ann Bradstreet purchased it in 1997. Coming from a similar business involvement in Canberra, they saw Botany Cranes as an opportunity to apply their knowledge and experience of the crane industry.

Since then, under the guidance of Managing Director John Medland, the business has increased dramatically, going from a fleet of 7 cranes and 20 staff, to a fleet of 20 cranes and 50+ staff. The dry hire side of the business has recently been established as a separate entity trading as Botany Access who provide a range of equipment including boom lifts, scissor lifts, scaffolding and other specialised machinery for all your aerial access needs.

Business has mainly increased through word of mouth, combined with improved service delivery through hard work and a determination and motivation to be a leading Sydney crane yard.

Botany Cranes is a true family business, Ann Bradstreet is one of the Company Directors and John Medland's mum. Peter Medland is our Quality Management Representative, managing the OHS&R, and Quality Management Systems. Julian Eyers, Darren Pearce and Tony Smith are our Site Supervisors / Sales Consultants.

Botany Cranes employs approximately 40 full time Crane Operators and Dogmen and has a small team of regular casuals to assist during the busiest times. Botany Cranes has an excellent relationship with the CFMEU and in consultation with the Union has recently implemented a new EBA. The company has a supportive and co-operative culture and is known throughout the industry as a 'great yard to work in', in fact, several members of our team have been with the company for over 20 years.

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Botany Cranes & Forklift Service provides mobile crane hire services throughout the greater Sydney region. Traditionally the company also provided a dry hire service of access equipment (scissor and tele-lifts) and Forklifts.

Botany Cranes services an extraordinary variety of clients and performs an amazing range of lifting tasks. From lifting huge industrial plant components down to hoisting large screen TV's over balconies in apartment buildings. Our large and diverse fleet ensures that Botany Cranes is able to provide you with the right crane for your particular application.

Collectively we have over 250,000 hours of experience under our belt, and we put it to work for each and every customer. For 40 years, Botany Cranes has been assisting people with their lifting equipment demands, and now, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we are ready to help you.

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Botany Cranes provides mobile crane hire services in the Botany area, Eastern Suburbs, CBD and the Outer areas of Sydney.

To ensure we have what you're looking for, the fleet at Botany Cranes ranging from 3 Tonnes to 100 Tonnes, including Frannas, Rough Terrain Crane's, City Cranes and Crawlers. Botany Cranes has additional purchase of major plant & equipment in the pipeline and these will ensure the continued growth in market share and business wealth.

At Botany Cranes we go to great lengths to ensure the safety of our clients and our employees. When we use our cranes the health & safety of people is our first consideration. Part of that process is using equipment that exceeds the recommended standard and then ensuring the regular testing of the equipment. All our chains, synthetic slings, hooks & shackles, hook blocks, wire rope, spreader bars, cages and platforms are manufactured to Australian standards and regularly stress tested and certified.

All Crane Operators and Dogman are licensed by Workcover, have undergone construction industry OH&S induction training (Green Card), and have years of practical experience in their field. We are continually training all our staff in Safe work practices including sending them to site specific OH&S inductions and hazard specific training courses such as Electrical Awareness for the Crane & Plant Industry.

Our supervisors are trained in Site Risk Analysis and create a job plan based on their initial inspection. Clients are provide with a detailed report before starting the job. The Crane Operators and Dogmen then setup according to our supervisors instructions, and follow our detailed Safe Work Method Statement to carry out the task.

Botany Cranes & forklift Services operate by an integrated safety management programme, utilising our accident reduction programme, continuous improvement processes and a consultative work practice management scheme to provide a competent, consistent crew of crane Dogmen and Operators. We maintain all of our cranes, trucks, motor vehicles, plant & equipment here on site. Our workshop is fitted with all the equipment necessary to ensure all of our vehicles comply with all statutory requirements.

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General Manager - John Medland - Responsible for ensuring that competent and fully trained staff are employed and that the appropriate OHS&R agenda is implemented. Maintains the company's safety plan, and conducts regular reviews to ensure that the plan is operating correctly and any necessary amendments or changes are implemented.

Allocator - Russell Wildman - Responsible for the overall planning and co-ordination of equipment, machinery and personnel for each specific project. Ensures operations are conducted safely and in accordance with statutory requirements. Monitors personnel skills to ensure the crews are matched to the tasks to be performed.

Supervisors - Julian Eyers, Tony Smith and Darren Pearce - Provide advice, assistance and direction to project managers and site Supervisors. Maintain regular contact with client site personnel to ensure safe, efficient crane on the sites. Liaise with QMR to ensure all necessary insurances and certificates of competency, and other OH&S documentation are provided to site and are current. Co-ordinates the works to ensure they are carried out in a safe manner. Responsible for ensuring that site safely plans and polices are adhered to, and that all employees maintain their awareness through site inductions. Prepares work method statements to facilitate the removal of risks identified with employees in the Risk Assessment. Investigates and reports on all incidents and injuries. Implements and verifies preventative and corrective actions. Monitors the operations of the safety plan and recommends any necessary changes to be made.

Quality Management Representative - Peter Medland- Maintains the OHS&R Safety Plan and ensures its acceptance and implementation by all employees, subcontractors and supplies through consultation and training. Implements polices, programmes and procedures in consultation with employee work teams, Is to conduct on site inductions and procedural reviews. Assists in the identification and recording of problems relating to OHS&R. Participates in compliance and follow-up audits on OH&S Systems and safety inspections. Collects, co-ordinates, evaluates and stores all OHS&R records.

Rehabilitations Officer - Ann Bradstreet - Facilitates a rehabilitation management plan for injured employees to ensure an injured worker returns to the workplace as soon as is practical. Ensures that plan is specific to the employee's needs with input from the treatment doctor, Occupational therapist, supervisor and the employee. Liaises with insurance complies to ensure timely notification of injuries.

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