About Us

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Who We Are

Craneworks was established to serve the U.S. Navy’s crane and weight handling programs with a simple mission: to deliver high-quality inspection, maintenance, and repair services supported by complete, accurate documentation. From the beginning, Craneworks has stood for technical integrity, safety, and compliance—values that remain the foundation of our work today.

What began as a regional service provider has grown into a nationally recognized leader in crane inspection, maintenance, and overhaul. Headquartered in Virginia, Craneworks supports Department of Defense, aerospace, and industrial customers across the United States. Our expertise spans overhead and mobile cranes, complex lifting systems, and material handling equipment operating in some of the nation’s most demanding environments.

Craneworks is known for delivering high-compliance, mission-ready crane systems that directly support readiness and safety across the defense industrial base. Our team brings unmatched technical capability and professionalism to every project—from precision inspections and load testing to engineering evaluations and full-system modernizations.

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The People Behind the Work

The Craneworks team operates more like a specialized task force than a large contractor. We are highly trained, mission-focused, and deeply experienced. We field AWS-certified welders, NDT Level II and III inspectors, and NCCCO-certified crane professionals. With certified CDL drivers and in-house logistics, we can deploy personnel and test equipment wherever the mission requires. Craneworks also partners with leading U.S. manufacturers including Columbus McKinnon, Acco-Wright, Magnetek, Duct-O-Wire, Nidec, Gantrex, and TC/American to design and deliver crane systems that meet the most stringent DoD and industry standards.

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What Drives Us Forward

As Craneworks looks to the future, we are expanding our reach in overhead and mobile crane services while partnering with base operations support contractors, general contractors, and A&E firms on new facility and modernization projects. Our goal remains the same as it has always been: to deliver technically compliant, reliable, and mission-ready cranes that support the people and programs driving U.S. defense readiness.

High-Compliance Cranes. Mission Ready.

Capabilities Statement

Meet the Team

Barker Squire

Chairman

As a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Barker led hundreds of Marines, Sailors, and Civil Servants in Afghanistan and aboard Camp Lejeune, NC. He remains passionate about supporting those who serve and pushing organizations to be their very best through disciplined processes and innovative thinking. Barker and his wife Molly and their three sons reside in Richmond, Virginia.

MBA, University of Virginia Darden School of Business; BA History, Minor Writing, Virginia Military Institute

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Marshall Cox

CEO

Marshall is a leader in high-compliance crane programs for the Department of Defense, overseeing more than 800 cranes under the Department of Defense. At Craneworks, he has driven organizational improvements that strengthen safety, compliance, and mission readiness while controlling costs for Navy, Army, and DLA programs. A former Navy Crane Center engineer, he led modernization for over 75 cranes and launched enterprise-wide initiatives including the first P-307 program management system and fleet-wide safety campaigns. Today, he continues to guide DoD crane policy and program execution while ensuring Craneworks delivers safe, reliable, and mission-ready solutions.

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Terry Leach

VP of Operations, Overhead Crane Division

Terry joined Craneworks in January 2010 as the Large Projects Project Manager and rapidly lead the company through numerous electrical modernizations of cranes from 10 – 550 tons of capacity. During this time, he also led an 18-month three-crane modernization project for the Army Corps of Engineers in South Dakota. His depth of experience was developed over 28 years and across multiple industries to include Defense, Nuclear, Mining, Aviation, Pulp and Paper, Coal, and Hydro Power Generation. Terry’s experience with overhead lifting covers everything from integrated patented track monorail systems to 600-ton capacity bridge cranes. In 2020 he was promoted to Vice President of Operations for the Mid-Atlantic and Carolina Regions and is currently responsible for the Navy Weight Handling Equipment programs at numerous military facilities. Mr. Leach has designed and installed over 160 overhead bridge cranes and hoists in his career.

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Zach Ames

Controller

Zach joined Craneworks as Controller in 2024, bringing close to two decades of accounting and finance experience across multiple industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Information Systems from Virginia Tech and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Zach is responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, and human resources functions. He also supports back-office administration, providing oversight and continuity across core operational areas. His breadth of experience and disciplined approach contribute to informed financial oversight and organizational stability in support of Craneworks’ strategic objectives.