It was back in 1950 when Edwin Anglemyer, and his son, Edwin II, breathed life into their new crane repair company, Ed Anglemyer & Sons, Inc. Not long after, the third generation of Anglemyer joined the family business, as well.

Edwin III had quite an extraordinary vision for the growth of the company and, also, the entrepreneurial spirit to make it happen. Together with his wife, Dorothy, they turned the fledgling crane repair company into a full-service crane rental firm with a solid reputation in the industry.

(Above) 210-Ton hydro with 272 ft. of boom working
at the Vulcan Materials Plant in Irwindale replacing a transformer.

Not surprisingly, the fourth generation of Anglemyer continues the tradition of working in the family business. John Anglemyer currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the company.

This close-knit, long-reigning hierarchy has given Anglemyer Crane Rental the stability and consistency necessary for a rock-solid business foundation.

What started out as a small "Mom and Pop" venture, with only two crawler cranes has become a well-established business with a diversified fleet of equipment capable of providing a broad spectrum of crane rental services.

Anglemyer provides operated assisted crane rentals to various rock quarries, general contractors and structural steel companies throughout Southern California from its two locations in Azusa and Fontana.

(Above) Lorain 40-Ton working for Clark Pacific
setting panels in the City of El Segundo.

The 3-acre Azusa location houses all its administrative offices and some of its equipment fleet, while its 10-acre Fontana location accommodates a large storage area, crane yard, pre-casting facilities and additional office space.

Bare rental of conventional and crawler cranes is also readily available to Anglemyer's customers, as needed.

Some of Anglemyer's most noteworthy projects involve high-rise erections in downtown Los Angeles, the erection of water treatment plants and the relocation and resetting of large landscape components.

Anglemyer provided its services for the construction of the massive Gateway Center building that serves as headquarters to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The center is located just east of Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.

(Left) Link-Belt 200-Ton conventional erecting the 254 ft. Supreme Scream
at the Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park. (Right) American 225 crawler crane
working at a water treatment plant in Valencia.

Also one of its projects is the building next door, which houses the Metropolitan Water District offices.

Over on the West side of town, Anglemyer's work can be seen at the newly completed 8-story headquarters for eToys in Santa Monica. On this particular project, Anglemyer did all the casting of the beams used for the construction at their Fontana facility.

Other projects include the erection of the Carson Water Treatment Plant for which they used nine cranes over a period of two and a half years.

Currently in progress is the erection of another water treatment facility in Santa Clarita where Anglemyer is putting to use a 225-ton crawler and a 125-ton conventional truck crane.

One of Anglemyer's more unique requests was from its long-time client, The Landscape Center. Their projects have involved the relocation, transportation and resetting of large oak trees weighing as much as 150,000 pounds.

(Above) 200-Ton Link-Belt and a 150-Ton P&H removing a 280,000 lb.
sycamore for storage at the Cal State University Channel Island facility.

These feats required the use of some of Anglemyer's largest equipment, including a 200-ton Link-Belt and a 210-ton Grove. The company's diverse fleet of equipment includes truck-mounted, lattice-conventional, crawler, hydraulic and rough terrain cranes. Its truck mounted boom equipment includes National cranes mounted on Kenworth trucks. Also comprising its truck fleet are four Link-Belts, and two Lorain truck cranes. On the hydraulic side, the equipment includes a 75-ton P & H and a 210-ton Grove.

For its lattice-conventionals, Anglemyer has chosen various Link-Belt, P&H and American Hoist & Derrick cranes ranging in size from 80 to 200 tons.

Eight rough terrain cranes from 14 to 45 tons and crawlers from 100 to 225-tons complete Anglemyer's crane fleet.

The company also has a wide selection of trailers, lowbeds and highbeds that help to insure its ability to work on any type project in a professional manner.

(Upper Left) A two crane lift of a bridge span for the Army Corp of Engineers
utilizing a Grove hydro crane and a 200-Ton Link-Belt (Upper right) Link-Belt
40-Ton setting liquid nitrogen tanks for the Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

All its equipment is maintained and operated by a highly skilled crew of approximately 20 operators and five full-time mechanics. Overseeing the operations of the crew and equipment are long-time employees Dave Sizemore (Field Superintendent) and Dana Smith (Crane Superintendent). On the company's "wish list" is the purchase of bigger hydraulic cranes to add to its already impressive fleet. Plans are also underway for the relocation of the company's Azusa facility to a larger location in order to accommodate some of those future purchases.

Considering Anglemyer's diversity and reputation for "personal touch" service, its future in the industry looks to be one of continued growth and expansion. To find out more on Anglemyer Crane, visit them on the Web at www.anglemyercrane.com.