Company Profile

We have been established and trading successfully for over 30years. Our aim has always been to provide a first class service with excellent back-up irrespective of location. We achieve this through all our directors and management having a full hands on' approach.

> Click to EnlargeOffering 24hr, 365days on-call service, MSD provides a fleet of pick & carry, all terrain and truck mounted cranes. These range from 14t to 500t, including all ancilliary equipment, slings, man baskets and spreader beams etc., supported by modern machinery and the latest technology in Computer Aided Design (CAD). MSD can offer an unrivalled package of services to meet with your every requirements. (See example below.)

Our aim

Our aim is to provide a full engineering service providing you with a site survey, method statement/risk assessment and a fully engineered drawing.

We employ a skilled workforce of up to 60 men who are both, directly employed and comprehensively trained to industry recognised standards in order to provide a quality and safety assured service.

Our Birtley depot has crated a wider coverage of crane hire thoughout the North East..

Our workforce

Our workforce includes the following trades; steel erectors, coded welders, platers, riggers, slinger/signalers, crane operators and appointed persons for lift management.

The operatives recognised qualifications include; National safety passports, CSCS skills database cards, RTITB/NPO/IPAF access platform certificates, CPCS plant operator / slinger/signaler cards and Red cross first aid certificates.

We operate a quality management system accredited to ISO 9001, which is audited by SGS Yarsley.

From our purpose built premises in Darlington and Birtley we have all the facilities one would expect from an organisation committed to customer care, which include, a fully equipped workshop and light fabrication shop.

Our Contracts Division enjoy the backup and resources available within the Company to enable them to be competitive in both the UK and overseas.

The areas in which our company specialise in are:

  • Crane Hire - up to 500 Tonnes
  • Contract Lifting
  • Heavy Lifting & HGV Haulage
  • Steel Erection & Dismantling
  • Machinery Installation & Removal
  • Pre-Cast Concrete Installation
  • Design and Build
  • Site Welding & Fabrication

Should you have any enquiries, now or in the future we would be pleased to respond with price quotations and site visits as and when required. You can find our contact details here.

In addition, you will be able to view a small sample of contracts successfully completed by our company in the Construction Projects section of the site.