Matha Crane Service

We run Matha Crane Service out of Tirumala Shettahalli Cross. It's near Anugondanahalli, which is a bit of a drive out from the main city. We have a small yard at number 14 where we keep all the heavy equipment. It’s mostly heavy lifting work that we do. We get calls for all sorts of jobs, from moving building materials at construction sites to helping out when a truck gets stuck in a ditch nearby. The work is physically demanding and we are often out at odd hours. If someone needs a crane at 5 in the morning to beat the traffic, that’s when we go. The yard can get pretty muddy when it rains, which makes moving the big machines a bit tricky and messy. We aren't a big company with hundreds of employees. It's just a small crew of us who really know how to handle the controls and the weight limits. I spend a lot of my time maintaining the engines and checking the thick cables. You can't be too careful with this kind of stuff when you're lifting tons of weight. We've been in this spot for a few years now. Most of our work comes from word of mouth around the different construction sites in the area. We don't have a fancy office with chairs. It’s just a small cabin where we keep the logs, the tools, and the keys. Anugondanahalli is growing fast, so there’s usually enough work to keep us moving. It is a tough job.