Lights. Camera. Lift! Grove GMK5250XL-1 creates movie magic with Lee Lifting

• UK rental company Lee Lifting purchased the Grove GMK5250XL-1 all-terrain crane - the highest capacity crane on five axles - for its work in the movie industry.
• The customizable specs of the crane match the company's ever-changing needs on film and TV sets and is a great addition to a fleet that already includes a GMK3060L and a GMK5150L.

A high proportion of Lee Lifting's turnover comes from the film and TV industry. The company has worked on many blockbuster movies and TV shows in over 40 years of business and has also recently moved to a new, larger location in Camberley Surrey, UK.

The company received the new Grove GMK5250XL-1 in March and promptly put the crane to work in the UK's increasingly busy film industry. It needed to be well spec'd for holding lights, rigging equipment, and other production tasks, all while managing lifts on dynamic sets with ever decreasing amounts of space.

"Originally, we were going for a smaller capacity crane, but we switched to the Grove GMK5250XL-1 after evaluating upcoming projects and realizing we needed more flexibility and specs that met our evolving needs," said Jody Whitmore of Lee Lifting. "It's the highest capacity crane on five axles, which offers more lifting power without jumping up to a six-axle crane that would be harder to manage and fit on jobsites."