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  • Golfing with Friends!

    Houston, TX – If you are going to sponsor a hold at a customer’s golf tournament, do it with style! The Houston office set up a tailgate trailer, complete with satellite TV, grills and smokers, a smoothie machine, and an air conditioned bathroom! Hard work pays off when you are able to mix in a little…

  • Happy New year!

    New Orleans, LA – Hoist & Crane Service Group had one of it’s best years ever in 2017. New offices were added in Birmingham, Dallas, Toledo, Detroit, Evansville, Cincinnati, and Orlando and over 100 new employees were hired. The company re-evaluated many of it’s existing programs and embraced new ideas in conducting major upgrades to…

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of our employees, customers and vendors! The past year has been a very exciting time for Hoist & Crane. Our company has grown and we’ve welcomed over 100 new employees into our family! We’re thankful to have such great people working for us and we look forward to many, many years…

  • Management Meeting

    New Orleans, LA – Hoist & Crane brought managers in from 22 offices in 13 states today for a team meeting on our 5 Marks program. The program focuses on Safety, Integrity, Effectiveness, Legacy and Respect. These are the corporate tenets that Hoist & Crane lives by and proper execution of the program starts with…

  • Crane Truck Repairs

    Indianapolis, IN – Hoist & Crane’s Indianapolis branch is ready for “crane truck season”! Every year during the winter months, local tree, roof and other companies that operate crane trucks bring their equipment in to Hoist & Crane for maintenance. We do a lot of repairs and preventative maintenance on these vehicles to prepare them…

  • International Paper Golf Tournament

    Hammond, LA – Hoist & Crane Service Group participated in the annual United Way golf tournament for International Paper, Bogalusa Mill. Sales Director Matthew Ross, New Orleans Account Manger Mike Danos, National Account Manager David Neal, and New Orleans account manager Wilbert Briscoe rounded out the foursome and shot a respectable 10 under par!

  • OSHA/ANSI Guidelines for Overhead Cranes

    Guidelines and Regulations for Overhead Cranes by: Charlie Pertuit, HCSG Technical Trainer New Orleans, LA – Many are familiar with the fact that OSHA has specific guidelines for top running overhead cranes in general industry. The OSHA 1910.179 guideline applies to overhead and gantry cranes, including: semi-gantry, cantilever gantry, wall cranes, storage bridge cranes, and…

  • HCSG Product Overview

    New Orleans, LA – Hoist & Crane Service Group released a new product video today, highlighting our company and the services we provide for our customers. The footage used in the video was obtained in our New Orleans training facility and a state-of-the-art turbine production facility that employs our services. Making the process look easy…

  • College Football!

    BATON ROUGE, LA – As many of our corporate employees and their families head to Baton Rouge to watch the LSU Tigers play Chattanooga, hundreds of other HCSG employees are en route to watch their favorite teams. No matter your team or sport, taking some time to forget about your other obligations and cheer on…

  • Hurricane Harvey

    HOUSTON, TX – The Hoist & Crane family, and countless others in Texas and western Louisiana, were affected by the epic flooding from Hurricane Harvey. The safety of our employees and their families is our top concern as we view the images of the flooding and see the eerie similarities to what we experienced 12…