03.07.2006

Paul Weiss 1908 - 2006

We have received the sad news that Paul Weiss founder of New York based Cranes Inc has died.

He passed away on Friday June 30th in Boca Raton, Florida, at the age of 98. He leaves behind his wife along with son Larry and grandson Robert.
Paul Weiss joined A. J. McNulty who had set up a construction and steel erecting contractor A.J.McNulty & Co in 1925. The two built the business into a substantial company with Paul taking over the business and eventually buying out his partner. In 1940 he set up Cranes Inc as an offshoot of the construction business, with a small fleet of Link-Belt lattice truck cranes and went on to build it into one of the city’s leading crane rental and rigging contractors. He was joined by his son Larry in the 1970s, and grandson Rob in 1992.
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Paul Weiss became was a well-recognised industry leader serving as a director of the industry's trade association, Allied Building Metal Industries, a director of the Subcontractors Trade Association, a Trustee of the Structural Iron Workers Local Union Nos. 40 and 361 Fringe Benefit Funds and a Trustee of the Stone Derrickmans Local Union No. 197 Fringe Benefit Fund.

The officers, directors, staff and members of the Subcontractors Trade Association stated that they “deeply mourn the passing of Paul Weiss, former director, a great industry leader and a good friend to all.”