Industry News

Tower Planning

Intelligent planning and utilisation of tower cranes on a project can be an important factor in allowing work to be completed on-time or even ahead of schedule. With tower cranes the pulse of any large construction site Middle East markets have taken a hit due to the pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown leading to more supply than demand. “This leads to lower rates and aggressive competition. After a unique year with the pandemic it is rum...

Nft Deploys Five Potain Topless Cranes For Hong Kong Housing Project

NFT has five cranes on the project including two MCT 565 units the largest topless Potain crane in the Asian market. The rental company purchased the MCT 565 for its ease of transportation and erection on site. Tower crane specialist NFT is using five Potain cranes to construct public housing in Hong Kong. The fleet includes two MCT 565 and three MCT 385 tower cranes all from the advanced range of Potain topless cranes built in Zhangjiagang China....

Sleek Risers

Tower crane manufacturers are increasingly focusing their product development firepower on new flat-tops and luffing jib tower cranes in line with market demand. Today many crane manufacturers are moving away from the classical hammerhead tower cranes and focusing their range on flat-tops and luffing tower cranes according to a range of tower crane and rental company executives. A flat-top crane has a number of significant advantages over a hammer...

Towering Above

NFT Specialized In Tower Cranes is known for being the distributor of Potain and having the largest rental tower crane fleet in the Middle East. Business Development Manager Nawar Al Zahlawi explains the benefits of NFT’s expertise and size for its customers. Stretching back decades NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes has been a feature of the crane industry in the GCC from its headquarters in Abu Dhabi though its operations span the globe with rental...

Nft Takes Measures To Protect Its Employees While Ensuring Business Continuity

NFT has shown that they are committed to customers employees and communities. The biggest challenges faced by companies during the COVID-19 crisis is ensuring business continuity while ensuring with equal weight the safety of its employees. NFT's QHSE department has been monitoring with full devotion the developments around the COVID-19 pandemic and strictly NFT is implementing all the recommendations from trusted sources who are experts in the fi...