A TEES Valley crane company is lifting off to success thanks to expertise, quality of service and financial backing from UK Steel Enterprise.

RS Cranes and Material Handling Limited, of Middlesbrough, was set up by Mike Riley and Neil Sanderson just a few months ago.

It has won an order from the Netherlands worth more than £22,000, the task of refurbishing a 20-tonne crane for Cleveland Bridge and a major contract to inspect and certify fork lift chains and forks for a large hire company.

The company plans to take on administrative staff and more engineers in the near future with the aim of employing at least six engineers by its third year of business.