Arabian Consolidated Trading Est. (ACT) has made a significant order with Liebherr, with the Saudi crane and heavy haulage firm ordering 18 new cranes in December 2023.
The Liebherr subsidiary in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Liebherr Company Ltd, ensured a smooth partnership and reliable services.
ACT bought its first crane from Liebherr back in 1987 and now operates over 190 Liebherr cranes. Of great importance to the Saudi Arabian company is Liebherr’s fast and reliable customer service, which ensures that crane downtimes are minimised. “With Liebherr cranes, we can be sure of generating a good return on our investment. That is, of course, important to us,” said Mohammed Hassan Al Naimi, CEO ACT Group.
The major order, which ACT has now placed with Liebherr, consists of three LRT 1100-2.1 rough-terrain cranes, and 15 all-terrain cranes, of which seven are LTM 1120-4.1 and eight are LTM 1150-5.3.
“The LRT rough terrain cranes convinced us with their simplicity. They are self-explanatory and at the same time very safe to use,” said Al Naimi.
ACT also chose the LTM 1120-4.1 crane: one of the more powerful 4-axle crane on the market. The boom of this 120-tonne crane is also the longest in this crane class and has high lifting capacities. In addition, ACT placed orders for a total of eight LTM 1150-5.3 machines.
One of the main application areas for the new cranes will be refineries, where high safety standards are required. ACT has about 1,000 employees and operates a fleet of around 250 cranes. Headquartered in Jubail, the company has offices in Dubai, Riyadh, Dammam and Yanbu. The company’s focus is on crane rental and operations in refinery maintenance and decommissioning.