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From lifting timber beams in rural Vermont to raising towers on military bases in New York and dam infrastructure in Georgia, Classen’s Crane Service has spent the past three decades growing into one of the region's most versatile and trusted crane service providers. With headquarters in St. Johnsbury and operations span- Owen Palmer (L), ning al of New England and Woods CRW sales repbeyond, the family-owned busi- resentative, and Ben ness now boasts the largest taxi Classen, vice president crane fleet in Vermont. of Classen’s Crane “We started with a Stinger Service. 12-ton boom truck back in 1981,” said Ben Classen, vice president and co-owner of the company. “We worked seven days a week, setting trusses, palleting fieldstone, whatever it took.” Classen’s Crane Service was founded by Ben’s father, Mike Classen, who bought his first crane in 1981. Ben Classen has grown up in the family business. He was known to sneak into the cab of a crane as young as 12 years old. He became one of the principals of the company in 2012. Today, the company operates a fleet of nine cranes, including the only 175-ton Link-Belt all-terrain crane in New At the Burlington International Airport project, England at the time of purchase. Most of the company’s Classen’s Crane Service is using both its Link-Belt 120see CLASSEN page 4
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hompson Equipment recently hosted a two-day demonstration event at Bridgewater Raynham Sand and Stone (BRS), aimed at showcasing the capabilities of RUBBLE MASTER’s mobile impact crushers. The event drew a steady stream of potential customers and contractors from the southern New England region to see the RUBBLE MASTER RM 120X in action. “This demo was all about showing people what RUB-
BLE MASTER machines can do,” said Steve Ferris, Vice President of Thompson Equipment. “These crushers are extremely efficient, easy to transport and produce a really clean product — especially important in recycling and reclaimed asphalt applications.” Thompson Equipment became a RUBBLE MASTER dealer approximately a year ago as part of its expansion see THOMPSON page 6