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Bridge Replacement Hwy 3 Cascade Recreation Area Manning Park. MOB in and out.

🗓️ 1963
🌳 A boy vs the 100-tonne crane

In this faded photograph from 1963, a young boy stands quietly beside a 100-tonne crane—an extraordinary machine, built entirely in-house by his father and uncles, the second generation of Sarens. The boy is barely visible, but he is there. Watching. Listening. Absorbing.

Who could have known that this curious little figure would one day grow up to become Ludo Sarens, the man who would lead Sarens into a new era and shape it into a global powerhouse in heavy lifting and engineered transport?

What this image doesn’t show—but what history would come to prove—is that the spark of ingenuity wasn’t his father’s alone. It ran through the family like a lifeline: passed down, quietly nurtured, and ultimately carried forward with vision, heart, and brilliance.

This isn’t just a photo of a crane or a child.
It’s the beginning of a legacy that continues to lift the world.

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