Bigge Crane and RIgging Co. Recognized With Industry Safety Award

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We are proud to announce that Bigge has received the 2025 Crane & Rigging Group Safety Award from the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), a global organization representing more than 1,350 members across 46 countries.

This award is presented to companies that meet strict safety benchmarks, including a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.25 or less, a Worker’s Compensation Modification Rate of 1.0 or less, an Incident Expenses Frequency Rate of 1.0 or less, zero fatalities during the program year, and an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or below.

At Bigge, safety is our #1 core value. With over 1.5 million hours worked in 2024, we earned this award by achieving a TRIR of 0.48 and an EMR of 0.57. These results underscore our ongoing commitment to maintaining the safest possible environment for our employees, customers, jobsite partners, and the general public.

Each year, firms from across the U.S. and around the world submit dozens of entries for the SC&RA Awards program, which celebrates global excellence in crane, rigging, and specialized transportation.

About Bigge

Since 1916, Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. has been the premier provider of best-in-class cranes. Bigge offers crane rentals, cranes for sale, crane parts, and specialized heavy lift equipment to customers across America. With headquarters in California and Texas, Bigge operates a strategic network of over 20 service locations nationwide, allowing them to provide logistical and field support throughout the United States. Bigge actively buys and sells new and quality used cranes and maintains a rental fleet of more than 1,600 assets. Safety, teamwork, results, innovation, and passion are central to Bigge's core values. Bigge continues to lead the crane industry into the 21st century with generations of combined experience in the crane and rigging industry.