UAE-based NFT, a specialist in tower cranes, has moved into a new sprawling 300,000-sq-m yard, located just off Ghweifat International highway, in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi.

A premier Potain dealer in the Middle East, NFT said the giant yard is home to its stock of tower cranes, spare parts and hoists, and will also become its new headquarters in the near future.

On the company move, CEO Nabil Al Zahlawi, said: “After extensive and careful research, the plot of land in Al Dhafra was chosen to be the base of our operations not only for the UAE, but for our worldwide activities as well.

“The yard will combine both our existing yards in Al Mafraq and Sweihan near Al Ain City, and we also have plans to move the headquarters in Mina Zayed.”

“In less than three months, more than 1,000 trailer truck trips completed the move from Mafraq to Dhafra, without any interruption of our ongoing export/import operations. Our day-to-day work was not compromised and the move from the 15,000-sq-m Mafraq yard to Dhafra has been completed,” said Al Zahlawi.

In light of the increase in demand of second-hand equipment, NFT has dedicated two facilities for reconditioning used tower cranes.

“The first one will be handling all the welding and painting while the second one will be focusing on mechanical and electrical work,” explained Al Zahlawi.

The two facilities are joined together like an assembly line whereby each part of the used tower crane is checked and improved step by step until finishing with painting.

“The yard has enough space for testing as well. Considering the increase in demand for used tower cranes as the market becomes more price sensitive, NFT has invested heavily in this in-house solution of tower crane reconditioning in line with being the one-stop supplier for all lifting needs,” he added.

The yard now houses a growing stock of 1,800 tower cranes.