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The company is part of the wider NFT Group Asia which includes NFT Taiwan and other subsidiary businesses across the continent.
“Hong Kong is a lively and vibrant market, but also highly competitive, so it’s important for Potain to have strong representation in the territory to maintain its industry-leading position,” said Jean-Francois Amet, Sales Director at Potain manufacturer, Manitowoc.
“We are delighted to have our trusted partners at NFT offering sales, rental, and customer service to customers across Hong Kong. We’ve already seen a very positive reaction from the market, and we believe both Potain and NFT will benefit greatly from this new partnership,” he said.
NFT Hong Kong has a rental fleet of 40 Potain tower cranes, in addition to offering sales to contractors and other rental companies.
In a statement from Manitowoc, given Hong Kong’s distinctive skyline with tightly-packed high-rise buildings, Potain’s luffing jib tower cranes have been a in ideal choice in the market for quite some time.
Models like the MR 418, MR 608, and MR 618 from Potain’s European offerings, along with the MCR 625 from the Asia range are commonly used on projects and rental fleets throughout Hong Kong.
Popular choices in the Chinese region include high-capacity flat-top cranes from the Potain range, which are built at its factory in Zhangjiagang.
Manitowoc’s statement said: As pre-cast construction methods gain popularity and land availability continues to shrink, these cranes offer an ideal blend of robust lifting performance and easy assembly. Furthermore, the Potain range’s ability to overlap on a jobsite makes them particularly well-suited for such projects. Models from the MCT 385 up to the MCT 1105 are attracting ongoing interest and orders from local Kong Kong companies.
“NFT has been supporting companies in Hong Kong for many years,and it’s a maret th company knows and understands well, according to CEO and Managing Partner, Nabil Al Zahlawi.
“Our local leadership team is highly experienced, and we’ve opened a large facility to support our activities,” said Nabil.
“It was great to see Aaron (Aaron Ravenscroft, Manitowoc CEO and president) and others from the Manitowoc leadership team at our gala opening event, and we were delighted to welcome our important customers from some of the biggest names in Hong Kong construction. We’re excited for the future of Potain and NFT in Hong Kong and will be targeting increased market share and reinforcing Potain’s position as the world’s leading tower crane brand.”