All Opens New Crane Rental Center in Indianapolis
The All Family of Companies opened a new branch recently in Indianapolis, the company’s 38th branch and the fourth of its Central Rent-A-Crane division in Indiana. The company’s other Indiana branches are in Elkhart, Fort Wayne and Hammond, the company said on its website.
The Indianapolis branch will expand Central Rent-A-Crane’s service area, offering more available equipment for the increased rental demand in Central and Southern Indiana. The new location will allow quicker delivery and response times for jobsite crane service to help customers avoid downtime.
“We have been very busy in this part of Indiana so this new full-service yard puts us where our customers need us most,” said Kevin Hileman, new Indianapolis branch manager. “Our branches form a supply chain – our sister Central yards to the North and All’s Jeffers branches in western Ohio. All of these All yards share equipment based on demand.” Hileman added that the Indianapolis branch has cranes from 40-ton to 550-ton capacities, increasing regional strength.
“With the new Indianapolis location, we’re connecting the dots on our branches,” said Central Rent-A-Crane’s general manager Ed Kocsis. “We’ll be able to better respond to the uptick in work requests we’ve received around southern Indiana for the last few years.”
“Our work in and around Indianapolis has been growing steadily,” added Michael Kiptak, president of the All Family of Companies. “Opening a new branch in Indianapolis was the next logical step for us. It strengthens the service capabilities of our supply chain throughout the Midwest, including southern Indiana and Kentucky.”
Also, All Crane Rental of Alabama moved to a new, larger facility in Theodore, Ala., 16 miles from its previous yard. The company did extensive work on the site, a former warehouse, to make it suitable for All, including gutting and rebuilding the inside of the warehouse and modernizing the five large drive-through service bays. Brian Ledford said the company can now stock a larger inventory of equipment and parts.
The All Family of Companies is based in Cleveland.
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