Eric Factor & Austin King - Operating in the Crane Business - Ep. 67

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guests on this episode are Eric Factor and Austin King who together raised a long-term holding company called Era Services with the mission to acquire, operate, and grow industrial service companies. Their first acquisition completed earlier this year is a company called CraneTech which installs and maintains overhead cranes fixed inside factory buildings. Eric and Austin have a connection to another Think Like an Owner podcast guest, Ross Brendel of Westerly Group, an LP of Era Services, who I interviewed on episode 57. Justin Vogt and Ed Redden of Evermore Industries from episode 59 are also an investment of Westerly Group. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the episode, we discuss all things cranes including how they found CraneTech, challenges and tailwinds facing the business, the ins and outs of the crane labor market, how they’re competing for customers and employees, and what’s next for the business. If you enjoy heavy machinery, you’ll love this episode.</span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full episode transcript and more, visit</span> <a href= "https://alexbridgeman.com/podcast/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">alexbridgeman.com/podcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>