COMMENT Ӏ AUGUST 2023
forward thinking
Diversity. Technological development. Resilience. And investment. These are just four of the many positive attributes of the lifting industry that can are present in this month's issue. Diversity is demonstrated in the scope of
work being carried out across the Middle East right now. The feature, p18, highlights a whole range of lifting jobsites – from industrial plant to shipyard, from hotel ballroom to mosque; work is aplenty and rental companies are fast investing in new equipment in order to best take advantage of the opportunities available in the region. Technological development can be seen most clearly in the power generation feature, p24, which looks at how the use of fossil fuel is rapidly being replaced by electricity as the new medium for powering cranes and specialised transport. Battery development, in particular, has progressed so fast that we now have electric cranes that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. No single battery technology has yet emerged as market leader or industry standard, the situation is more 'courses for horses' at present, but the speed of developments in this sector makes it extremely exciting to report on. Resilience is manifest in our commercial developments
If only editor Christian could see the future through those VR goggles!
the makeup of cities has changed, with commercial developments and office space diversifying in order to remain relevant. Common across the new commercial landscape is the need for speed, show by the use of fast construction techniques such as tilt-up and prefabrication and the corresponding performance required from cranes, in both efficiency and assembly. And, finally, investment: in addition to all the crane rentals firms investing in new equipment seen throughout the issue, it's surely a positive sign to have two big investment stories amongst our news pages. First Sparrows Group, the engineering and maintenance specialist for global energy
and industrial sectors, has announced a multi-million pound, three-and-a-half-year contract with pipeline operator INEOS FPS to provide crane and lifting equipment operations, maintenance, engineering, and inspection services on the company’s Unity platform. Also MYCRANE, the global online platform for the online
rental of lifting equipment, has also secured a multi-million dollar sum to fund the next phase of its growth plans.
feature, starting p34. Writer Will North notes how, post-COVID,
MENTIoNED IN THIS ISSuE Al Faris
18
Al-Hashemiah Contracting Company 21 Al Jazeera Shipping Co. W.L.L Ampd Energy
20 28
Arabian Construction Company 20 Arada 12 Ben Hur Construction Beyel Brothers
Demag 19, 20 ECTA ESTA
Falcon Cranes
35 38
10 10 32
Fluor 19 Franna 22 Full Tilt Crane Services Galère
35 15
Geda 42 Grove 38
Christian Shelton, Editor
Christian.Shelton@
progressivemediainternational.com
Habau Hoch und Tiefbaugesellschaft 40 Implenia 40 Ineos Fps
15
International Integrated Equipment 22 Jekko 24 Johnson Arabia
Kenny Constructions Kranimex
Laing O'Rourke Lenex Steel Liebherr
20 12 10 28 35
10, 20, 24, 35
Link-Belt 35 Mammoet
12, 19, 25
Manitowoc 38 Mayer’s Cars & Trucks (MCT)
30 21
MWSPC 19 MyCrane 16 Neargrid Solutions
Northvolt 32 Potain
40
Raimondi 12, 37 Sarens 21 Select Plant Hire
28
Sennebogen 16 Sparrows Group
Stevenson Crane & Rigging
Stirnimann 40 Straw Construction Group Tadano Terex
37
8, 19, 27, 38 21
United Al Saqer Heavy Equipment 19 Vernazza Autogru
8
Wolffkran 40 Y&P Cranes
42
15 35
CRANES TODAY 7
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53
