Crane and Hoist Reader Survey Question Title * 1. What industry do you operate in (select all that apply)? Commercial Construction Bridge and Road Construction Residential Construction Oil and Gas Agriculture Mining Rail Hydroelectric (towers/dams) Wind Energy Solar Energy Offshore Drilling Shipping Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. How many Cranes are in your fleet? One to five Six to Ten Eleven to Twenty-Five Twenty-six to Fifty More than Fifty Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Types of Cranes in Your Fleet (select all that apply) Hydraulic truck mounted cranes Front-mounted boom trucks All-terrain mobile cranes Swing cab boom trucks Rough terrain cranes Carry deck cranes Rear-mounted boom trucks Lattice crawler cranes Spider cranes Tower cranes Articulate Cranes Lattice boom truck mounted cranes Self-erecting tower cranes Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What regions do you serve? BC AB SK MB Northern ON Central/Southwestern ON Greater Toronto Eastern ON QC Maritimes Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Where are you in your career? Apprentice/starting out Mid-career Senior/late career Retired Question Title * 6. What are your preferred methods to get information about your industry (select all that apply)? Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X) Word of mouth/in-person events E-newsletters/email Print media Podcasts Webinars/virtual events Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. What type of content do you prefer reading in Crane and Hoist (select all that apply)? Industry News/Updates Profiles on people in the industry Profiles on specific projects Technical / how-to articles Industry commentary Product News Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Do you have any suggestions for content you would like to see Crane and Hoist offer? No Yes (please specify) Question Title * 9. What are the 3 biggest challenges facing your company? 1 2 3 Finding and retaining skilled workers Finding and retaining skilled workers 1 Finding and retaining skilled workers 2 Finding and retaining skilled workers 3 Inflation pressures Inflation pressures 1 Inflation pressures 2 Inflation pressures 3 Saturated market Saturated market 1 Saturated market 2 Saturated market 3 Delays in supply chain Delays in supply chain 1 Delays in supply chain 2 Delays in supply chain 3 Accessing capital/loans Accessing capital/loans 1 Accessing capital/loans 2 Accessing capital/loans 3 Government bureaucracy Government bureaucracy 1 Government bureaucracy 2 Government bureaucracy 3 Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. When do you plan on making your next major capital expenditure? 1 to 2 years 3 to 5 years 5 years or later Done