27.10.2023

Mycrane appoints a US president

Virtual crane rental company MyCrane has appointed Jason Brough as ‘president, USA’ to promote its business in the country.

Brough is based in Birmingham, Alabama, and joins the company after nine months working as a client development consultant. Prior to that he spent six years with Mammoet, having joined the company in 2017 as business development director for USA South, based in Houston. In 2019 his role changed to regional business director for the Asia Pacific region, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He left Mammoet at the end of last year.

He began his career in 1994 working with transmission pipe support and fabrication specialist JTI in Birmingham, initially in fabrication and operational roles, leaving in 2016 after almost 22 years, by which time he was director of business development. He moved to asset management software company Jovix, leaving for Mammoet the following year.

Speaking of his new role Brough said: “I look forward to using my knowledge and contacts to encourage potential Mycrane clients to look afresh at the way they rent lifting equipment.”

This latest move follows the announcement in August of three appointments in the USA, which came eight months after it had announced the appointment of Scott Wilkes in Houston.

Indian activity

Last month the company spoke of plans to open in India, where it says it will work with Rajiv Waichal, in Pune, who has served as a service manager since 2011, initially with Sany, moving to Terex in 2016, and Tadano Cranes India in 2019.

It is also working with Ganesh Patil in Gujarat, a heavy equipment maintenance manager at Essar Steel. Patil started out in 2004 with TIL (Tractors India Ltd) which had a long history at the Coles crane licensee for the Indian sub continent, but by 2004 TIL was the Grove distributor and licensee. Patilk left for Essar in 2010.