Construction Cranes | Hydraulic Cranes

There are different types of cranes that are used in the construction of different types of projects. Other than the used mobile tower cranes there are other cranes and load lifting machines that are used in the construction of projects, buildings etc. One of the types of these load lifters are Side Lifters, the unique feature associated with this particular lifter is that it has the ability to place one container over the other. It has the ability to load and unload containers from anywhere for example: Dock, trucks, railway cars etc.  In order to complete all these task it is necessary that it should be placed along with a hydraulic crane.

Secondly we can use terrain cranes for all sorts of industrial or off road construction jobs. The best feature about this tower crane is that it is very easy to drive on the roads. Another type of crane that is used very commonly is the used self erecting tower cranes. Another type of machine that is used for lifting heavy loads within a particular defined area with stability is the crawler. The best feature about this product is that it can move within a particular defined area with a lot of mobility.  

A speedy construction was completed of a three story health centre project in Ohio for a university project. It was done by excluding the use of used self erecting tower cranes and using the conventional tower crane for the construction of the project. At first the contractor was using two self erecting potain cranes which were causing delay in the construction of the project. When the head engineer of the project realized that using the self erecting cranes will cause much more delay in the project he decide to go for the conventional crane which helped in speeding up the construction of the project.

The conventional tower crane that was used in the construction of the project was having a maximum load of 6.6ton. The project total cost was around USD 16.5 million for the housing and pharmacy programs that were to be conducted at the university. With this much of maximum load the engineer could have also used a used mobile tower cranes.  The two self erecting cranes were rented by the contractor which turned out to be not so good a decision because in the end the engineer has to turn up to the traditional tower crane which increased the cost of the project.

Qatar is the next potential market for a number of used self erecting tower cranes, because the current construction projects that are being lined up for Qatar worth about US$ 250 billion. Out of this heavy investment, infrastructure share 34% of the total investment. Because of the FIFA world cup that is going to be held in Qatar in 2022, a lot of resources and funds are planned to be invested on development projects. Since after the time when Qatar won the bid for FIFA World Cup 2022 there has been a 92% increase in the supply of high rise commercial office towers.

Qatar construction industry is growing at a rapid rate because of the number of construction projects lined up. Providing used mobile tower cranes and other construction related equipment manufacturers to boost up their businesses. Because of the infrastructure development in the country demand for green and environmental technologies along with sustainable practices are increasing at a rapid rate. This is not only it, country is expected to get more new contracts worth of USD 22 billion by the end of 2012. This current situation is attracting a large number of companies which are waiting to benefit from this current development situation of Qatar.

Saudi government has a very uphill a head of them; it is regarding the housing issue currently faced by a lot of people in the country. The government has a set amount of target for building more houses that it has to achieve by 2014. This mass housing project provides a great opportunity for construction companies, construction equipment companies and used self erecting tower cranes etc.  Saudi real estate market is also forecasted to increase by 2013, leading because of the massive growth in the real estate sector and different housing projects taken up by the Saudi Government.

Because of all the current housing and development projects in Saudi Arabia it has attracted the attention of companies that provide used machinery related to construction. For companies providing used construction equipments and for used mobile tower cranes it has been the centre of attraction. The Saudi Mortgage law is also expected to be approved till July. The increasing number of population of the country would require more and more houses till 2020. The Saudi mortgage law would have a great effect on the Saudi real estate market over the short and medium term, which would be allowing approximately 80% or even more Saudi nationals to become first time homeowners.

Around $ 4.2 trillion construction projects are currently going on in the MENA region.  With the biggest chunk of this investment is with UAE that is of about $698 billion. With these large number of construction projects going on in these regions, creating a huge potential market for construction crane manufacturers and used self erecting tower cranes. The construction industry tends to remain at the fore front because of the investment opportunity presented in the region. An example of the huge potential market for construction cranes manufacturers and other construction equipment manufacturers is the BIG 5 that recently took place in the world trade centre at Dubai.

The director of the event has been quoted of saying about the importance of specific product sector. The director’s verdict highlights the importance of one more important product manufacturer that is the passenger hoist suppliers and manufacturers.  An increasing market for passenger hoist suppliers could also be seen because of the trillion dollar project going on in the MENA region.  These construction projects are basically going to boost the demand for facilities management in the long run for MENA region, hence also providing an opportunity for used equipment suppliers for example used tower crane suppliers.

Most of these projects are being led by the government. Most of the budget of the government would be focused on infrastructure development within the region. This would lead to the development of facilities management companies and their focus will also increase on particular maintenance and infrastructure facilities.  UAE alone represents a huge market for used mobile tower cranes because of the 28.8 billion construction contracts awarded in the year 2011 alone, hence increasing the demand for facilities management. Facilities management is hence linked with companies providing used construction equipment such as; used tower crane suppliers and other essential construction related equipment.