Grafton marks the southern end of our standard service area, and it gets the same fleet, the same crew and the same standards as everywhere else we work. Bauer Cranes is based in Ballina, about an hour and a quarter up the highway, with 30 years in cranes and construction behind every lift. Available 24/7.
Grafton crane work has its own character. The city’s stock of older timber homes means raising, restumping support and renovation lifts where reach and careful load handling matter more than raw capacity. Flood-aware building has the same effect here as in Lismore: houses sitting higher means lifts needing more height and more planning about where the crane stands, which is what the 40T and 55T are sized for.
South Grafton’s industrial side brings plant, machinery and steel work, and the villages and rural blocks around the valley bring tanks, sheds and machinery on properties where all terrain access decides the machine. Overhead services are everywhere in an established city, and our close approach and live line licenced crew can work within regulated distances of live lines under the correct controls.
Being the far end of our run, we plan Grafton work properly: firm quote with travel stated, machine and crew arriving together, and where possible we pair jobs on the southern run to keep costs sharp. Downriver, our Yamba page covers Iluka, Maclean and the Lower Clarence coast.
Across Grafton and the Clarence Valley, the areas we cover include:
Grafton. Residential lifts, renovation and raising support, trusses and steel across the city’s established streets.
South Grafton. Industrial work, plant and machinery, steel and commercial lifts.
Junction Hill and Clarenza. New builds and residential work on the city’s growing edges.
The valley villages. Ulmarra, Coutts Crossing and the surrounding district, where rural access and ground conditions shape the lift plan.
Director Neil Bauer has been in construction since he was 16, with ten years in earthmoving and twenty in cranes. That experience shows up in the lift plan, the machine selection and the way the job runs.
Crane needs do not stick to office hours. We work around the clock, including weekends and emergency call-outs.
Free quotes and site assessments, honest advice, and pricing that lands where we said it would.
CICA member, CraneSafe compliant equipment, and strict safety protocols on every site. Close approach and live line licenced crew.
Competitive rates with no hidden fees. Most of our work comes from repeat clients and referrals, which only happens when the price and the job are right.
Our team are local residents, hand picked, and personally invested in every lift because this is our home too.
“Excellent professional talented operators that were super efficient and on time. Cannot ask for better.”
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Mark Murray, Google review
“We have used Bauer Cranes on multiple occasions. Their service on every occasion was great. Very professional, quality operators and well maintained machinery. Nothing was a problem and a well priced service.”
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Trusses and steel for renovations and new builds. Lifts to raised and elevated homes. Plant and machinery in South Grafton’s industrial precinct. Tanks, sheds and containers on valley properties. Machinery relocations with crane and transport combined.
No. Grafton is inside our standard service area, about an hour and a quarter from our Ballina base. Travel is stated plainly in the quote, and for most jobs the total cost still stacks up well, especially for larger lifts where travel is a small share of the day.
Yes, and it is increasingly the shape of Clarence Valley work. Raised homes need more reach and more planning about where the crane stands, and our 40T and 55T machines are sized exactly for it.
Yes. Plant installation, machinery moves and steel work are standard jobs, and combining our cranes with semi and HR transport means the move and the lift are one booking rather than two companies to coordinate.
Yes, within regulated limits. Our operators and riggers hold close approach and live line licences, which allows work within the allowed distances of live infrastructure under the correct controls. In an established city with overhead services on most streets, that capability keeps jobs moving.
The machine, the lift, the time on site and the travel set the price. We quote free with a firm number and no hidden costs. Where we can pair your job with another on the southern run, we will, and the quote reflects it.
Give us as much notice as you can, a week is comfortable for most lifts. We schedule southern runs regularly, and booking ahead lets us slot your job efficiently, which keeps the price down. If it is urgent, call anyway and we will tell you honestly what is possible.
Free quotes across Grafton and the Clarence Valley. Call 0455 280 185 with the load and the site.
