1. Shanghai Pangyuan Machinery Rental (SPMR)
Rising from third place in 2018, the past twelve months have seen the Chinese giant more than double its tower crane fleet and almost triple its staff numbers. With 2,059 depots worldwide, almost 9,500 employees and a Zoomlion D2500-120 crowning its tower crane fleet, SPMR has an IC Tower Index of 1,161,158 tonne-metres - up from 447,624 in 2018.
2. NFT
Last year’s number one on the list has moved into second position this year with an index of 1,075,895. Based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the company’s 2,586 tower cranes are headed up by an 80 tonne Potain MD 2200. In 2017 the crane supplier opened a new facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to house its rental fleet of more than 1,800 cranes. This year NFT has increased its total fleet by nearly 600 units.
3. Liebherr Tower Crane Division
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Liebherr cranes at Bauma 2019
Liebherr cranes at Bauma 2019
While the company only rents internally - to its own distribution and sales network - the fact that the company does not operate in the wider tower crane market and still came in at number three on this year’s list, gives a clear indication of how large it is. With a Liebherr 4000 HC 100 leading its fleet of 1,747 towers, the company has an IC Tower Index of 492,784, which marks a sizeable split between the top two companies on the list and rest of the top ten.
