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Founded in Fortaleza in 1977, Makro grew alongside the industrialisation of northern and northeastern Brazil — and today operates nationwide.
History
Makro was founded in Ceará in 1977 by Fernando Rodrigues and Inês Rodrigues. Back then business was closed with a handshake — and that origin is where the company's enduring value comes from: dependable partnerships.
In 1983 came the first truck-mounted cranes, and with them the shift from service provider to asset owner. Between 1987 and 1993 the branches that drew the company's map opened: Camaçari, Mossoró, Juazeiro do Norte, Parauapebas and São Luís. In 2013 the second generation took over in shared management. In 2017 came the first international job, in Costa Rica.
What has not changed is the test for taking a job: only work the crew can execute safely gets accepted. Today that means more than a thousand employees, fourteen Top Crane awards and 85th place in the 2026 IC100 ranking, published byInternational Cranes and Specialized Transport, among the largest crane-owning companies in the world.
Purpose
“I am part of the solutions that transform the world.”
Vision
“To be the best business partner.”
Business
“Dependable partnerships.”
Values
These are not slogans on a wall. They are the criteria that decide whether a job is accepted, how it is planned and who will execute it.
The principle that precedes all others. In God we trust.
No job is worth an accident. Safety is not a target — it is a precondition.
The client's operation is our operation. Their deadline is our deadline.
A crane lifts nothing on its own. People do the lifting.
An owned fleet, modern and maintained as if every part were the last one.
A commitment that is measured: in tonnes, in schedule and in zero lost time.
Rigging method, plan engineering and on-board technology.
Timeline
Five decades tracking the cycles of Brazilian industry — from Ceará's first industrial park to the country's largest wind hub.
The company is born in Ceará providing lifting services to local industry.
Buying the first truck-mounted cranes marks the shift from service provider to asset owner.
Branches open in Camaçari (BA), Mossoró (RN), Juazeiro do Norte (CE), Parauapebas (PA) and São Luís (MA).
Makro takes part in building CSP — today ArcelorMittal Pecém — where it still operates.
A structured succession, with management shared among the founders' children.
The 1,200 t LTM 11200-9.1 lifts the arches for the Iguatemi shopping centre expansion in Fortaleza.
Makro carries out its first job outside Brazil, in Costa Rica.
A Top Crane award for equipment optimisation on a wind job at 120 m, and a second Great Place To Work certification.
Two renewal cycles: 180 machines between 2021 and 2025, plus 20 Liebherr and Sany cranes in the following package.
Makro enters the IC100 among the largest crane-owning companies on the planet.
“Machines and renewed fleets drive results. But what builds a solid track record is the sum of leading technology, efficient processes and people.”
Leadership
Succession was structured in 2013 and management is now shared among the founders' children, with the commercial director completing the team.
President
David Rodrigues
Vice-president
Fernando Rodrigues Filho
Director of Strategic Management
Rodrigo Rodrigues
Commercial Director
Paulo Robson Oliveira
Recognition
IC100 2026
The International Cranes and Specialized Transport ranking, which orders the world's largest crane-owning companies by IC Index. Makro moved from 81st in 2025 to 85th in 2026, with an IC Index of 91,543 and the LTM 11200-9.1 as its largest machine.
Top Crane
The leading award in Brazil's lifting industry. In 2022 Makro won for equipment optimisation on a wind job, with lifts at 120 metres executed in short windows between gusts.
GPTW
A workplace certification earned for the second time in 2022 — the result of the continuous training programme and the policy of developing supervisors in-house.
Technology
The Remote Monitoring Centre tracks every machine in the field in real time — position, hour meter, operating alarms and availability indicators — bringing the six locations onto a single dashboard.