Crane rental agency, Load 28, has invested in new equipment to support projects underway and in the pipeline across South Australia.
This development follows the State Government’s record $16.7 billion infrastructure spend.
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Corey Wingard, said it’s great to see a SA family-owned business benefiting from the opportunities on offer.
“The Marshall Liberal Government’s record investment in infrastructure is all about building what matters for South Australians and creating jobs,” he said.
“Important infrastructure projects across SA are also supporting local businesses, like Load 28, to offer stability to their workforce and grow confidence as we deal with the greatest economic challenge of our time.
“As we continue to navigate our way through the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever, construction work is proving vital to our state’s prosperity.
“Creating jobs is critical to our economic recovery and we’re delivering more than 19,000 through our record investment in infrastructure projects alone.
“It’s fantastic to be able to support local, family-owned businesses though our major infrastructure projects and with our historic investment in infrastructure continuing to roll out across the state there’s plenty of work for companies like Load 28 up for grabs.”
Load 28 Operations Manager, Marcus Rigney, said although COVID caused concern for local business, the state government’s stimulus response has created opportunities.
“We took the leap in May 2020, crossed our fingers and ordered equipment that would be able to service these projects,” said Rigney.
“We received the equipment in October and decided that we wanted to brand the machine as a proud SA crane with iconic livery.
“Since late October we’ve completed work on projects like the Mitsubishi Head Office, Festival Plaza, Adelaide Airport and we’re currently on site at Unley High School.
“We are ready to continue to build South Australia in our business with our drive and determination.”