Reaching for a better future

Irish crane company Mantis Cranes is the only manufacturer of self-erecting cranes in Ireland and Britain.

Seamus McMenamin, managing director and founder of the Donegal firm, previously worked in an engineering firm before spotting a niche in the market. He set up Mantis in 1999.

The idea initially came from a brochure that McMenamin flicked through at Enterprise Ireland’s technology office. He saw an advertisement for an Irish agent, placed by an Italian ...