CANADA | BOULANGER INDUSTRIAL GROUP Thinking BIG in custom lifting
Boulanger Industrial Group (BIG) does it all – from proven catalogue cranes to fully custom lifting systems designed for complex facilities. What unites every project isn’t the size or type of crane, but the mindset: precision, reliability and a commitment to the five values that guide everything it builds and how it serves.
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very successful lifting solution begins with understanding. When a client approached BIG with a production layout that limited
overhead space but required complete hook coverage, its engineers didn’t just look at drawings – they listened. Its engineers studied the site, the workflow and how the operators moved within it. That’s how it cares. After the evaluation, BIG’s team proposed a semi-gantry configuration. One side of the bridge would run on an elevated runway rail, while the opposite side would travel on a floor-mounted rail supported by a structural framework
engineered to distribute wheel loads evenly across the existing slab and
foundations.This approach achieved full coverage, stability and efficiency without any building modification – a solution born from understanding first.
Safety by design, not by chance Safety at BIG isn’t a checklist – it’s a design principle. Before steel is ever cut, its engineers perform load-path analysis, deflection studies and clearance verification to ensure every component performs safely under all conditions. At its Ottawa, Ontario facility, fabrication follows a strict quality regimen: certified welders, documented inspections and dimensional verification of each bridge, end truck and column
assembly. The company’s technicians sign off only when the crane meets both its internal standards and the regulatory requirements that protect those who work under it. That’s how BIG lives safe.
Smarter fabrication, seamless integration Innovation at BIG isn’t about reinventing the crane; it’s about improving how it’s built and integrated. For this project, the floor-mounted rail structure was custom-fabricated to balance performance and load management. The support frame spread forces evenly to preserve the client’s existing concrete slab while maintaining perfect alignment with the elevated runway. Each component passed through a refined workflow: Surface preparation by sandblasting to SSPC- SP 6 Commercial Blast Cleaning, followed
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