FB Crane Builders & Repairs (Pty) Ltd was established by Frans Best in 1992. The company, which had two employees then, now employs in the region of 80 staff members and operates from a 16 000m² factory in Bergvlei Road, Wadeville, on Gauteng's East Rand, and from a 900m² factory at the Acbo Industrial Park, in Rustenburg. FB Crane Builders & Repairs (Pty) Ltd offers a unique combination of products and services for the manufacture and maintenance of overhead and lifting equipment. The company's New Cranes Department produced an average of 70 cranes per year, and the Maintenance Team are continuously obtaining Lifting Machinery Inspectors' certifications. FB Crane Builders & Repairs is also an ISO 9001:2008 certified company and its consistent focus on product development has seen it develop its own in-house brand: the Amandla/TBM Steel Wire Rope Hoists and Amandla Electric Chain Hoists.