Vancouver is a city with many moving parts and numerous expanding industries. There is a constant need for movement of machinery and equipment throughout the city, which requires a reliable crane rental. Can Ridge prides itself on providing reliable, safe, and quick crane rentals in Vancouver. Here is how we provide this service to all […]
Types of Cranes & Hoists
Moving heavy machinery is a tough task that requires specialized equipment. In order to move CNC machinery or heavy equipment correct tools must be used to prevent damage to the item being moved and to facilitate a quick and efficient move. Through the use of cranes and hoists extremely heavy objects can be lifted and…
Organizing an Equipment & Machinery Move
When preparing for a heavy equipment move, there can be many logistics involved. Even before you have selected your machinery moving company, you need to determine many factors that can make or break the process. Organize Your Team Before your equipment or machinery move, it is important to have your team prepared. This means that […]
What is rigging?
At Can Ridge, we are experts in rigging. For those who are new the industrial equipment industry you may have not previously heard of the term, “rigging’. However, if you require heavy equipment moving or machinery installation services, it is something that you will become very familiar with. Rigging Rigging is the process of lifting […]
The Logistics of Heavy Equipment Moving
Transporting heavy equipment and machinery can be a challenging task. These large metal beasts can easily weigh tens of thousands of pounds. When a piece of machinery needs to be transported to another location across the city, province, or country, it can seem impossible. With Can Ridge, we can help you prepare for your move and […]
Planning for Success – How Can Ridge Gets Your Move Right
Planning a machine move is more than just showing up and looking at the location. At Can Ridge, our work starts long before any equipment or machinery arrives on site. We aim to be fully prepared for the move well in advance of the day it happens. This is our way of ensuring the move […]
Decommissioning of Pacific Newspaper Group’s Printing Press Plant in Vancouver completed safely, on-time and on-budget
Performing Under “Press”ure What weighs several thousand pounds, is a couple of kilometers long, and lives in a small, tight space? A newspaper printing press, that’s what. So when the Pacific Newspaper Group, publisher of the Vancouver Sun and The Province, shut down its printing press plant on January 30th, 2015, it turned to 360 […]
Q&A – What Makes for a Professional Industrial Move?
At Can Ridge, we find a lot of our customers have similar questions when they’re starting out with us. While we always handle each customer as a unique and important project, we thought it would be useful to provide answers to some of the more common questions in our monthly customer email. Question: What do […]
Safety is Our Number 1 Concern
At Can Ridge we put safety first. Our company’s fluorescent yellow uniforms – a reflective work shirt with a similar hoodie and jacket – not only help us stand out at Tim Hortons when we get our morning coffee, but also keep us safe on the job! Investing in safety-first uniforms was a no brainer […]