Barnhart

Barnhart Crane & Rigging, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the largest heavy lift and heavy transport organizations in North America. The company operates from more than 70 locations across the continent, employing over 1,500 people. It provides innovative solutions to complex lifting and transportation challenges for heavy industry.

The firm specializes in engineering, R&D, heavy lift engineering, and transportation engineering. Its service offerings include operated crane rental, expert rigging for complex lifting operations, outage planning and execution, custom solutions for heavy component replacement, industrial storage, and national project cargo logistics.

Barnhart is a family-run organization. The company's stated mission emphasizes servant leadership, continuous improvement, and developing its people, with a culture built around the concept of profit with a purpose.