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How do you like to spend your time outside of work? Spending quality time with family and friends. Don’t get much time to tinker these days, but still find it satisfying to use my hands to build or get something working again

What position(s) have you held during your service? I have covered a few different roles including mechanical design engineer, product support manager and national service manager

Favourite thing about your job? My favourite thing about my job is the people I work with both locally and interstate. I have a lovely group of people who are always willing to help each other when needed.

What position(s) have you held during your service? During my time I been a part of every assembly section, from receiving parts into the store, assembling the cranes, to loading them on the back of a truck ready for the customer.

How do you like to spend your time outside of work? A lot of hobbies - large aquariums, large fur baby, fishing, camping, 4X4ing, hunting, competition shooting, motorcycle cruising, cooking in general, BBQ, grilling, rotisserie & smoking meat/veg

Paul Olsen, owner and director of Brolga Cranes had a vision of starting his own crane business but getting support from the banks proved difficult. With support from the local business community, he managed to finance his first Franna and he recently took delivery of two more.

Franna®, a global leader in the design and manufacture of pick and carry cranes—is excited to unveil the Franna Minemaster range, a series of pick and carry cranes with lift capacities ranging from 15t (17USt) to 40t (44USt) that come fully equipped and ready to work in mining applications.

Franna® is delighted to announce its partnership with the UQ Racing Formula SAE team. UQ Racing is a team of students from the University of Queensland who design, develop, and build race cars to compete in the Formula SAE competition.

At almost 30 years old, a Franna MC-6 goes to work every day for Gladstone based fabrication business extreme Xtreme Engineering. Danny Black general manager at Franna and Scott Harrington, general manager at Xtreme Engineering explain why the crane has stood the test of time.

JPM Cranes has built its business on the back of Franna pick and carries. It recently took delivery of a new Franna MAC 25 SuperLift (SL).

Cranecorp Australia recently welcomed a new addition to its robust and modern fleet, the Franna AT 40. With a maximum lift capacity of 40 tonne, the AT 40 is the largest pick & carry crane that is currently manufactured by Terex and boasts 44% more load moment than the popular MAC 25 model.

When a 22t motor grader got into trouble in the Bundaberg Region of Queensland, Matherson Crane Hire sent two Franna MAC 25 SuperLifts to the rescue.

Terex Materials Processing (MP), a global leader in materials processing equipment, is pleased to announce the purchase of MDS International (MDS), a manufacturer of heavy duty and recycling trommels, apron feeders and conveyor systems, based in Co. Monaghan, Ireland.

Leading Brisbane crane hire business, Universal Cranes adds another Franna AT40.

Two Way Cranes has been running two Franna AT 40s for some time and they are proving to be excellent all-rounders and popular with the project management team and also the operators.

As a result of increasing customer demand, a new fridge option is available to order now for the Franna AT 40. The 20L capacity drawer fridge can be fitted to the passenger's side of the cabin, further enhancing comfort and convenience for your crew members.

The latest innovation from Franna® is here! The new runner option has been designed to create a higher lift point when the crane is operating in an area of low head room. The runner is adjustable and is designed for use with a swivel hook or with a sheave on 1/2 falls.

Queensland Crane Hire and Rigging completes an environmentally sensitive lift with three Franna MAC 25 Superlifts. The environmentally sensitive lift meant there was to be no chance of oil or spillage or contaminants entering the creek and contaminating the system.

Franna is pleased to announce the appointment of Paterson Simons & Co. (Africa) Ltd as authorised Franna distributor in West Africa. Paterson Simons will provide full coverage including machine sales, spare parts and service support.

The Treasurer of Australia, Josh Frydenberg was recently captured sitting in the cab of a Franna AT 40 as he did a media visit in support of Australia’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy, which was announced last month.