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business in order to manufacture breakdown and replacement parts in-house. Unfortunately, Paul passed away in 1995. Following his passing, myself and a colleague named Andy Sharp bought into the estate alongside Paul’ s son, Eric. Together we acquired the company to ensure it could continue operating. Over the years, the business has grown from six employees in 1956 to 87 today. I am now the last remaining member of the original trio to totally own the company. I share ownership with my two sons, Ryan and Chris, who hold a portion of the company, but I remain the majority owner of Superior Crane,” he begins.
When Robert joined the business in 1988, Superior Crane was building only five-to-nine small cranes a year. Following the acquisition in 1995, the company’ s output grew dramatically to over 200 cranes annually. Its engineering team and machine shop have increased significantly, and that sustained growth has been central to Superior Crane’ s longevity across seven decades in business. That momentum shows no sign of slowing, as the company is currently in the process of expanding its facility to support further growth.
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