ESTA Supporters
Welcome to ESTA
ESTA is the leading European association for abnormal transport and mobile crane hire. At a European level, ESTA represents national trade associations whose members are crane hire or heavy transport companies. Its membership also includes Special Members, Affiliated Companies and Supporters. In total, ESTA unites more than 100 member associations and companies from 27 countries.
Knowledge hub
As a vital knowledge hub, ESTA fosters connections among stakeholders, striving to elevate safety and training standards across Europe while promoting the industry’s interests.
Why ESTA?
- Representing our industry at a European level and beyond
- Campaign for the harmonisation of legislation and regulations in Europe
- Work together to achieve higher safety standards in the sector
Join ESTA!
As an ESTA Member, you benefit from:
- Direct access to European organisations, companies and knowledge networks
- Insight into current and developing legislation and regulations at a European level
- Participation in the ESTA sections for cranes and transport and the prestigious ESTA Awards of Excellence
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Latest news
ESTA’s April in Amsterdam
Next year’s ESTA Spring Meeting and Awards in Amsterdam will be held on April 23 and 24, 2020. Go to the awards section of the ESTA website at or more information…
Huge wind turbine shows need for new safety focus
News that the world’s longest wind turbine blade is undergoing testing in the UK has underlined the importance of agreeing new transport and lifting best practice guildelines for the industry,…
ISO 9001 success for ECOL project
ESTA’s planned European Crane Operators’ Licence has been awarded ISO 9001-2015 certification after successfully completing the required audit. The award means that ECOL can now apply to have the licence…