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Smithbridge Group wins QLD Excellence Award for Family Business Australia
11 August 2022Announcing the Queensland 2022 Family Business Excellence Award winner for the Large Business Category – Congratulations to the Smithbridge Group. In June 2022 the Smith...
Versatility and stellar service: A spotlight on Universal Cranes North QLD
19 April 2022 From Mackay and the central Queensland coal fields of Moranbah and Dysart, to the Torres Straits, to the mineral region around Mt Isa, and the Gulf country of Kar...
RUNNING/WALKING FOR BREAST CANCER
24 March 2022UNIVERSAL CRANES SUPPORTS MATER FOUNDATION IN 31st INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FUN RUN! Universal Cranes is proud to support the Mater Foundation and International Women’s...
Dismantling tower crane in South Brisbane
03 March 2022UNIVERSAL CRANES WERE ENGAGED TO DISMANTLE A TOWER CRANE AND IMPLEMENT DUAL LIFTS TO TAIL COMPONENTS. Universal Cranes worked with VTS Contracting QLD to assist ...
NEW LOOK, SAME STELLAR SERVICE
17 December 2021 UNIVERSAL CRANES REFRESHES LOGO AND BRAND ELEMENTS We are excited to launch our refreshed Universal Cranes logo! Refreshing the Universal Cranes look and feel h...
UNIVERSAL CRANES AND GROUP ACQUIRES FIVE AT40 FRANNA’S
30 November 2021 WELCOMING FIVE NEW FRANNA’S TO DIVERSIFY PORTFOLIO The Terex Franna AT40 only entered the market in 2019 and Smithbridge Group as already purchased five AT40’...
UNIVERSAL CRANES APPOINTS BRISBANE OPERATIONS MANAGER – MATT MOLLER
24 November 2021 BRISBANE OPERATIONS MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENT Last week Brisbane Branch Manager Ben Smith announced the appointment of Matt Moller into the Brisbane Operations Manager rol...
Universal Cranes General Manager Announces Restructure of Brisbane Management Team
22 December 2020 A CHANGE IN UNIVERSAL CRANES BRISBANE MANAGEMENT TEAM SETS THE BUSINESS UP FOR SUCCESS IN 2021 AND BEYOND Last week, Universal Cranes General Manager, Mark ...
Group Managing Director announces changes to Group organisational structure
01 June 2020Ongoing generational transition drives key executive team changes Last week Group Managing Director Albert Smith announced changes to the Smithbridge Group organisation...
Universal Cranes COVID-19 Response and Action Plan
20 April 2020Early action undertaken to minimise exposure risk and control spread Universal Cranes was quick to respond to the COVID-19 situation by implementing several initiatives ...
UNIVERSAL CRANES DECADE IN REVIEW
03 March 2020With the start of a new decade, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past ten years in the life of Universal Cranes. Check it out below: We expande...