Central Contractors Service

ALL Crane - Wed May 17, 2023

Central Contractor's Service Helps Build Obama Library On Chicago's South Side

Construction has begun on the Barack Obama presidential library in the Jackson Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The Obama Presidential Center will include a museum, library, gardens and common spaces....

ALL Family of Companies - Wed February 16, 2022

Central Contractors Moves to New HQ

Central Contractors Service, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has completed the move of its total operations to a new headquarters located on 13 acres in Alsip, Ill. The midwest crane dealer began the process in 2019, with the purchase of property adjacent to a 4-acre satellite location....

ALL Family of Companies - Thu November 11, 2021

Carry Deck Crane Becomes Unlikely Hero of Rooftop Construction Project

It's not every day that a carry deck crane gets to play the hero and come to the rescue. As the lift industry has evolved to showcase ever-larger cranes with longer reach and higher capacities, smaller equipment can sometimes seem pushed to the margins....

ALL Family of Companies - Wed May 13, 2020

Cranes Pick, Hold Chicago-Area Conveyor Bridge During Demo

To upgrade the processing line at a Chicago-area metals-handling plant, a truss bridge supporting a conveyor needed to be removed to make way for its eventual replacement. The conveyor feeds a kiln where material is heated to remove impurities....

ALL Family of Companies - Wed March 18, 2020

Potential Pitfalls of Urban Crane Lifts Neutralized

Urban settings can be tough environments in which to operate a crane. A recent project in downtown Chicago highlighted seemingly every conceivable hardship inherent to city work, yet each was overcome due to diligence, teamwork and careful planning....

ALL Family of Companies - Tue December 10, 2019

Central Contractors Service Moving to Expanded HQ

Central Contractors Service, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, is unifying its operations into a single, larger yard. The expansion provides a spacious 12 acres to contain a more modern logistics hub and operations department, a storage yard and modern offices and maintenance facilities....