The Rental Power List 2023

Access Hire Middle East is the Middle Eastern division of Access Group, boasting the thousands of privately owned Elevated Working Platform (EWP) machines.  The company facilitates the hiring, selling, servicing and transporting of world leading brands in some of the world’s most remote locations. It claims to have work with market leaders such as Genie, JLG and Merlo, its robust fleet has an average age of just 3.2 years to ensure total reliability and quality.“We are also the leading re-sellers of new and used access equipment,” the company said while adding that besides Middle East, the company operates extensively throughout the world with offices in the USA, UK, China and Australia.Specialising in a huge range of elevating work platforms, telehandlers, forklifts, reach stackers, generators, lighting towers, air compressors and more, here at Access Hire we are able to deliver on jobs of any size, no matter how big or remote. In addition to its extensive fleet, it also has own service department which is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. AJI Heavy Equipment Rental (ALEC)

Established in January 2016 by Dean Jones and Hannes Van Graan as a related business of ALEC Engineering and Contracting. AJI Heavy Equipment Rental has grown into a market leading supplier of a diverse range of rental equipment. AJI was established primarily to improve safety standards and condition of the equipment that was being offered in the market and to meet the demand for high quality rental equipment.“We do equipment rental, with or without operators, as well as offer a full range of services which include training, equipment sales and service & maintenance contracts of customer owned equipment,” the company said in a statement.The company claims that it has expertise in working in heights. In a statement posted on its website the company said it offers comparatively newer fleet from the world’s leading manufacturers that enable it offer all the latest innovations and technologies for rental throughout the UAE.Al Faris Group

Founded in 1992, Al Faris Group is a GCC-based specialist in heavy lifting, heavy transport and energy solutions. The company has a fleet of over 2500 cranes and heavy equipment, including different types of mobile and crawler cranes, hydraulic modular trailers, low bed and flatbed trailers, offroad trucks, fork lifts, manlifts, jacking and sliding systems, earth movers, and temporary power equipment.

Last year, the company partnered with French hydrocarbon major TotalEnergies to install solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop at its facility in Dubai Investments Park, United Arab EmirateIt claims that one of  its main corporate priorities is to grow its sustainability actions to reduce its carbon footprint. The company is committed to promoting the emergence of renewable technologies and has chosen to sign with TotalEnergies to use solar energy at its local facility in Dubai. The company represents over 50 leading global brands, with 6 major divisions across 6 locations in UAE and Qatar, supplying top-quality products to clients and supporting them with dedicated, world-class maintenance services.

GGE provides high-quality equipment and solutions, supported by the timely availability of spare parts, plus reliable after-sales services, exceeding customer expectations with the highest degree of consistency, thereby achieving market leadership. JOHNSON ARABIA

JOHNSON ARABIA is a mobile crane and aerial work platforms (AWP) hire company based in United Arab Emirates which offers cost-efficient and versatile lift engineering solutions to the petrochemical, civil engineering, construction, industrial, utilities, aviation, marine and other industries and clients. JOHNSON ARABIA was established in 1999 and is the most valuable market leader that sets trends and records around the region with dedicated and professional staff committed to excellence in Safety, Maintenance, Availability, Reliability and Total cost effectiveness. From its initial location in Dubai, JOHNSON ARABIA has expanded its operations in OMAN, SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT and BAHRAIN. JOHNSON ARABIA currently operates its own fleet of approximately 250 mobile crane and aerial work platforms.

The company will be looking at enhancing its products and services in the coming months and years and will be expanding into many different regions.  MANLIFT GROUP

Manlift claims a leadership positition  the field of lift rentals in many countries, serving professionals who work at heights in any type of industry.As a specialist in lift renta, the company has garnered a significant position in the construction industry, technical engineering, painting industry and cleaning sector. Besides this, many organisations in the region trust Manlift to be a reliable partner for rental equipments, the company said in a statement.Since 2008 Manlift has gone from strength to strength experiencing strong growth and brand exposure whilst innovating and adapting to the ever-changing, emerging market. The group has a rental fleet size of over 2600 machines, among which over 1000 machines are available in the Middle East. Manlift has also launched digital tools including the Manlift Rental App that also allows training booking, augmented reality (AR) and BIM. Recently, the company has announced the opening of a new facility in Qatar, where it has established a strong presence in providing aerial work platforms (AWP) and temporary power solutions. The company claims that its new tailor-made depot in Qatar will bring together its aerial work platform (AWP) and power divisions together in a depot over 10,000 square metres.NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes

NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes is the sole distributor for famous brands such as Manitowoc Potain, GJJ/ORBIT and PEGA. For the past 35  years, NFT has been helping the regional construction industry in meeting engineering and logistic challenges and has therefore acquired an excellent understanding of stakes, constraints and ways of working in the construction business. Based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, NFT enjoys a strong presence in the GCC and Middle East and is seeing its business grow beyond the region. The company is currently located in Asia, Europe, Africa and most recently North America. At present, NFT team is composed of  more than 1000 qualified technicians and employees, based all over the world.  Its fleet is continuously  growing and it accounts now more than 2,000 tower cranes, more than 500 hoists and a complete available stock of spare parts. According to the company,  its strength resides in the fact that  it is able to supply cranes or equipments to any construction project type or take up any technical challenge. Its product portfolio includes small self-erecting cranes as well as much bigger slewing cranes like the impressive Potain MD 3200 able to carry up to 80 tonnes. The company also offered hoist models range from 1 to 4 tonbes lifting capacity and are offered with variable speeds.

O.Rentals

Established in 2006, ORENTALS LLC is the owner of the O.rentals brand and the rental and leasing arm of Al Shirawi Enterprises LLC. O.rentals is a one-stop-shop for rental solutions in the construction, material handling and warehousing industries. The company’s facility built over the 32,520 square metre, based in Dubai Investments Park, provides stellar features, which ensure maximum uptime, flexibility, reliability and efficiency.Solutions that comes as part of O.rentals service delivery include: Electric & Diesel Forklifts, Warehouse Equipment, Heavy-duty crawler cranes – 100t, 120t, 180t, 280t; diesel generators – 30KVA to 1500KVA. The equipment provided comes from the world’s leading suppliers such as STILL, Liebherr, Manitou, SCANIA, Cummins and Kirloskar.The company claims that it understands how reduced labour, material costs and streamlining current status of a service contract directly impacts construction sector’s bottom-line.O.rentals has a full-fledged complex in Dubai, ably assisted by state-of-the-art service management tools and facilities that keep equipment in constant operational readiness for problem-free performance on-site. The company claims that it procures all its equipment from the world’s leading suppliers and its skilled maintenance and repair team ensure maximum uptime, reliability, efficiency, and flexibility for all customer operations.Rapid access

Rapid Access is one of the leading provider of powered access solutions in the Middle East.  It operates from nine depot locations across the GCC, including the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. The company owns a diverse fleet of more than 4,500 machines to enable safe, productive, and successful work at every height. As part of Europe’s largest and the world’s third largest specialist rental business, Loxam Group, the group claims that it can help you reach new boundaries in your working at height challenges. With safety, productivity and convenience at the heart of all we deliver, our products and services can help you to achieve your working at height goals, whatever the task. The company also claims to owning the region’s largest and most diverse fleet including a complete range of electric and diesel scissors and boom lifts to ensure it can supply the right machine for every requirement.

It also provide training courses enabling delegates to work safely and effectively at height. Courses delivered by our team professional instructors include those accredited by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), the Prefabricated Access Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Association (PASMA), and more.