19.01.2012

Big Grove for Singapore

Singapore based crane rental company Hiap Tong has taken delivery of the first Grove GMK6300L - 300 tonne six axle All-Terrain crane to be delivered in the city state.

The crane features an 80 metre main boom, and includes the Manitowoc CraneSTAR remote monitoring system, that works on both GSM and Satellite communications. The crane arrived in Singapore last month and prior to entering the company’s fleet, more than 60 guests from crane and construction companies across Singapore travelled to Manitowoc’s regional headquarters to see the crane.

Hiap Tong’s chief executive Ong Teck Meng said: “Since starting out in 1978 we have continuously focused our operations on providing creative solutions to complex lifting problems. A key part of our ability to offer that to customers is having the best cranes in the business. In our opinion, the GMK6300L is the best crane in this class.”
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At the handover (L-R): Adrian Seah, Patrick Ng and Ong Jun Xiong of Hiap Tong, with Gilles Martin, John Stewart and Chian Ker Jeng of Manitowoc.

Gilles Martin, executive vice president of Manitowoc Cranes in Greater Asia-Pacific, added: “We have sold other GMK6300L cranes in New Zealand, Australia and China, and the feedback is very positive and customers love them. The standout feature is obviously the main boom, but we find customers also really like the strength the crane offers across the whole load chart. For a company like Hiap Tong that has projects in general construction, refineries and industrial plants, this combination of features makes this compact and powerful crane an ideal lift solution for a wide range of projects.”

Hiap Tong supplies cranes and lifting services to a 200 strong blue chip customer base in the marine, petrochemical and construction industries in Singapore, it rental fleet has an average age of nine years. It also runs a trading division selling equipment into markets such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Middle East.