About SPYDERCRANE®
Challenging Ourselves to Bring Only the Best Products to Our Customers
Innovative Tools for Today’s World
SPYDERCRANE® Mini-crawler cranes are the latest must-have tool for the glazing, steel erection, and construction industries. Manufactured by Japan’s Furukawa UNIC Corporation and distributed by Phoenix based Smiley Lifting Solutions, SPYDERCRANE mini cranes offer a compact design that allows for operation in confined areas. The smaller models can travel through a standard width door in their travel position, while other models can fit through a standard double door.
SERVICE
Customer service can often get pushed to the wayside in today’s world, but to us it has become a major focus. To better serve our customers, we at Smiley Lifting Solutions have committed to expanding our operations to provide better regional coverage. Through factory stores and a network of re-sellers, local SPYDERCRANE Mini Crane sales, rentals, parts, and service are just a call away.
COMMITMENT
Commitment is a big word, and not to be taken lightly. With the SPYDERCRANE brand, our first commitment is to offer high quality products. The second promise is innovation. We are constantly developing new models as part of the SPYDERCRANE brand family to better serve our customers unique needs. If you have a lifting need, we have a solution.
OUR HISTORY
During a business trip to Japan in 1996, Roger Bassetti and Warren Wagoner first encountered a UNIC mini crawler crane. They immediately recognized that this compact lifting technology had enormous potential in the North American market. Warren noticed that the crane’s outriggers resembled spider legs, which inspired the idea for a name. The concept of “Spidercrane” was born from that distinctive design. However, the spelling didn’t quite feel right to the two entrepreneurs. During the flight back to the United States, Warren suggested replacing the “i” in Spidercrane with a “y.” With that simple change, the SPYDERCRANE® brand was born.
In 2006, with the help of Tony Smiley, of Smiley Lifting Solutions, they made that dream of bringing SPYDERCRANE branded mini cranes to the US and Canadian markets a reality. Problem was, they didn’t feel the SPYDERCRANE Mini Crane had been perfected yet. Wanting to offer the SPYDERCRANE mini crane with numerous engine options and design upgrades specific to the market, Smiley Lifting Solutions got to work.
In 2013, Smiley Lifting Solutions began a continental expansion that has grown the SPYDERCRANE product family to include 45 varieties of SPYDERCRANE mini cranes offered at factory stores across the United States. As the exclusive North American UNIC SPYDERCRANE distributor, Smiley Lifting Solutions offers Rentals, Sales, Service, Parts and Support of SPYDERCRANE products.