Al Faris Group has increased its crawler crane portfolio by taking delivery of four Liebherr crawler cranes in twelve months. The latest purchase by the Dubai-based crane contractor is an LR 1500. It follows LR 1400, LR 1600/2 and LR 1800-1.0 cranes. High lifting capacities with compact dimensions designed for economical transport were the main criteria behind the decision to buy the Liebherr 500 tonne crane.
Al Faris is one of the largest Liebherr customers in the world and invests significant amounts of money every year in the modernisation and expansion of its crane fleet. The current expansion of its crawler crane portfolio forms part of this strategy.
Hillary Pinto, founder and managing partner at Al Faris, said: “The LR 1500 fits perfectly into our fleet of Liebherr crawler cranes, which currently comprises three LR 1280 models, two LR 1400 and two LR 1600/2 cranes, an LR 1800 1.0 and an LR 11000. We plan to purchase more crawler cranes in the future”.
In the development of the LR 1500, Liebherr pursued the concept of “powerful – compact – smart”. It delivers the lifting capacities of the 500 tonne crawler crane class throughout its operating range whilst having the dimensions and component weights, which have previously been standard in the 400 tonne class. It can be transported economically all over the world due to the low transport weights of its individual components. The overall concept of the LR 1500 is designed for simplicity in every respect.
“The crane delivers very good lifting capacities whilst having compact, transport-friendly dimensions,” said Pinto. The latest crawler crane technology featured on the LR 1500 and the company’s high level of satisfaction with its other LR crawler cranes in the fleet were additional major criteria behind the decision. Al Faris regards its new crane as an all-rounder, which it will use flexibly in industry, infrastructure, the energy sector and for jobs in ports.