25.08.2014

Potain ships 5,000th Chinese tower crane

Potain has shipped the 5,000th tower crane built at its manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, China.

The 5,001st unit, an MCR 225 luffing jib model, was delivered to Malaysian construction company YTL.
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The 5,000th Potain crane built in China comes off the line in Zhangjiang

YTL bought its first Potain tower crane in 1984 and now operates a fleet of 10 MCR 225s, with more units planned for the future. The latest unit was purchased through Inflextec Engineering - which has been Potain’s dealer for Malaysia since 2008.
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(L-R) Jeff Yu, Marco Zucchet and Jean Noel-Daguin of Manitowoc handover the 5,001st Potain crane to Yow Chee Keong, Yap Hee Meng, Tan Hoe Leong and Tan Khai Beng of YTL

Seven of the company’s new MCR 225s were purchased to work on the Fennel Sentul project in Kuala Lumpur. The cranes will work 16 hours a day for the next three and a half years as they build four 43 storey towers on the site. The cranes will predominantly lift pre-cast planking and steel walls measuring up to 40 metres in length. Three units are currently on site with the rest due to follow in the coming weeks. Once complete, the cranes have already been commissioned to build four 50 storey towers at a nearby mixed-use development.

YTL’s plant and machinery manager Yow Chee Keong said: “We have had a Potain tower crane in our fleet since 1984, but we recently invested in seven new units because of the significant improvements that Potain has made. They are extremely high performing cranes that are easy to use and simple to erect. We can also interchange masts and maintenance is easy. I am certain we will buy more Potain tower cranes in the future.”
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A close up of the plaque with Jean Noel-Daguin of Manitowoc to Yow Chee Keong and Yap Hee Meng of YTL