PROUDLY SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS SINCE 1975

We are proud to announce that we have been serving our customers since 1975! We have our customers to thank for our successes over the last 45 years. Our success is not possible without your business, and we are excited to continue to serve you in 2020 and beyond. Thank you for your continued support and partnership.

THE HISTORY OF YORKHOIST

March 24, 1975

What began as a side job for Charles May & Gerald Kurtz in 1970, Hoist & Crane Repair officially becomes an incorporated business in 1975

December 1978

Charles' son Mark, current Owner and CEO, joins Hoist & Crane Repair as a Service Technician

September 1983

Charles' son Kraig, current Owner and President, joins the family business as a Service Technician

March 2002

Mark and Kraig May purchase Hoist & Crane Repair from Gerald Kurtz. Mark takes the role as CEO and Kraig takes the role of President

June 2010

Mark's son Walker May, currently the Vice President of Operations, joins the team as an Inside Sales Representative

June 2013

Hoist & Crane Repair launches the MyHCR Customer Portal, an industry leading inspection system

May 2014

Hoist & Crane Repair opens its second location in Williamsport, PA, allowing them to better service new & existing customers in Northern Pennsylvania & New York

November 2015

Kraig's daughter Kayla Steele, currently the Corporate Office Manager, joins the team as a Staff Accountant

January & February 2016

Hoist & Crane Repair rebrands as YorkHoist and the company's image is redesigned from the ground up. YorkHoist opens a third location in Chambersburg, expanding the service area to SW Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

August & September 2016

YorkHoist establishes its fourth & fifth locations in Allentown, PA and Glen Burnie, MD. The two field offices allow us to better service customers in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C.