Cranston, R.I.-based LJ Companies last week named Brian Dempsey, Scott Mogavero and Frank Bonzani territory managers/crane service and rentals. Mogavero joined LJ after a stint with Quincy, Mass.-based Coastal Crane Co. Dempsey recently worked for AmQuip Crane and has more than 25 years experience in the crane rental business, including stints with NES Rentals and Shaughnessy Crane Rental. Bonzani has worked as a crane operator.

“Through the addition of Brian Dempsey, Scott Mogavero, and Frank Bonzani, LJ plans to expand its presence in the Massachusetts and Connecticut market areas and within the mobile crane, tower crane, and crawler crane market segments,” said Paul Floravanti, vice president and chief operating officer. “The company has more than two dozen additional pieces of equipment on order for 2008 and 2009 to better serve an ever-expanding list of customers in the northeast and throughout North America.”