THE INTERVIEW
Uesco’s single-leg gantry crane, used when space is an issue. Uesco Cranes
One of the largest manufacturers of engineered overhead cranes, gantry cranes and runway systems in the US, Uesco Cranes is a family-owned and operated business founded in 1921. Manufacturing and industrial companies rely on Uesco for daily operations and for the best overhead crane solutions available. Uesco builds both single and double girder cranes in top running and under running configurations with either stationary or rotating axles. With over 100 years in operation and over 50 years of experience building custom- engineered crane systems, the company has proven that distributors and end users can rely on Uesco to provide a product built to last.
24 Fall 2025 |
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though there is uncertainty about the future, and a shortage of labour may force companies to automate more processes. “The automation revolution is here and it will
keep growing, so there will be more robots and other automated systems,” he says. “But the industry does not look at crane manufacturing as true manufacturing. It does not see cranes as OEM pieces of equipment. With our size of cranes you have a lot of kit builders using various things other people have built, putting it together and sending it out of the door, so standards have really gone down.”
“I don’t want that to change for the rest of the industry because it allows us to sell more products, and we know how to control our costs,” he adds. “And we are willing to make changes. One recent project was to completely change how we weld, moving away from globular and
flux-cored. That sped up our fabrication process by at least 15% and reduced the amount of weld on cranes. So, we see a profit increase. We are raising our own standards. I am a Christian man, so I want the people in the industry to do better and grow, but it is also advantageous for us to grow and improve faster.” For Marks, staying one step ahead is essential, but while he keeps one eye on the future, he also keeps an eye on the past. Uesco is his family’s heritage, as much as his children are his future. “I don’t really maintain a work/life balance,” he says. “I often put the interests of the company before my family, but I have a partner who allows me to do it and understands why I do it. In ten years, I hope to get to a point where that changes but for now there is too much I want to get done. We have been around for nearly 105 years and I want to make sure we reach 130 years and beyond.”
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