19.05.2023

First Liebherrs for Sankyu

The Saudi Arabian division of Japanese industrial plant construction and maintenance contractor Sankyu, has taken delivery of two Liebherr All Terrain cranes, a 50 tonne LTM 1050-3.1 and 180 tonne LTM 1160-5.2.

The five axle LTM 1160-5.2 features a six section 62 metre main boom, plus a 10.8 to 19 metre bi-fold swingaway extension. Together with the three additional seven metre inserts between boom nose and swingaway it provides a maximum tip height of 104 metres and a maximum radius of 78 metres. The new cranes, the company’s first Liebherrs, will be mainly used for maintenance work in refineries and other industrial facilities.
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The LTM 1160-5.2

Deputy branch manager Mahdi Al Salem said: "To grow our business in Saudi Arabia and live up to our vision and mission of being number one in mechanical industry maintenance, we need to rely on strong customer service and products with a high level of safety. The new cranes from Liebherr are a perfect fit for our support team. With Liebherr, we can rely on competent and fast service should the cranes ever break down. Crane operations in refineries and other sensitive industries are very challenging."
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The handover: Mahdi Al Salem of Sankyu (L) with Daniel Tuerkis of Saudi Liebherr

The Sankyu Group of companies was established in 1918, while the Saudi operation was opened in May 2008. The name Sankyu comes from the English expression ‘thank you’. Today the company is active in two main business areas, the logistics division is involved in the loading and unloading of ships, the operation of container terminals as well as the packaging, storage and management of warehouses and transport services. The industrial facilities division is involved in the construction, installation, piping and maintenance of industrial plants, bridges and environmental equipment. It also transports large and heavy loads.

The group has operations in 16 countries:- Mexico, Brazil, USA, Europe - Rotterdam, Saudi Arabia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Vietnam.