Roots Group Arabia has joned hands with Wolffkran to deploy 13 Wolff cranes for the construction of the Jeddah Tower, which will be the tallest building in the world standing at over 1,000 m above sea level.

Wolffkran is one of the leading manufacturers and rental companies of tower cranes in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, Australia and Hong Kong,

As part of the long-standing and proven partnership between Roots Group Arabia, which is working on behalf of construction and real estate firm Saudi Bin Ladin Group (SBG), and Wolffkran, approximately 200 red Wolffs have been used in the past six years on construction sites across the kingdom.

The key projects using these cranes include the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, the Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh or for the ongoing extension of the Holy Mosque in Makkah.

But the project in Jeddah is taking the red giants higher up than ever before, it stated.

The pack of Wolffs on the Jeddah Tower project currently consists of twelve saddle jib cranes type Wolff 7532, which are used primarily for moving loads on the ground and for construction of the podium at the base of the tower.

Also in operation is a luffing crane type Wolff 355 B with a 40-meter jib and a maximum lifting capacity of 28 tons. It is positioned in the triangular shaped core of the Tower, forming the focal point of the Y-shaped building floorplan.

A second Wolff 355 B is to be set up in the very near future, said a top company official.

"These cranes are impressive on these sites due to their very high working speeds of up to 185 m/min and a hook path of 920 m," stated Habib Mikati, the managing director of Wolff ISS in Dubai.

"They also have significant lifting capacities when compared with the competition for the compact working radius relevant for this project," he added.

Besides the technical product features of the Wolff cranes, the proven collaboration between Roots Group Arabia and Wolff Kran was also decisive for the cooperation on the Jeddah Tower, in particular with regard to the technical project support provided by the Wolff Kran engineers.

Many more Wolffs are currently at work elsewhere on the Arabian Peninsula: at the largest hotel in the world, the Abraj Kudai, the Saptco bus station, a new hospital in Makkah and at the extension of the grand mosque in Madinah.

According to Wolffkran, the construction of the new landmark, Jeddah Tower, is a project of international significance as the skyscraper will be the center of an entirely new district, which is currently being built along the Red Sea in Obhur – Northern Jeddah.

The Jeddah Tower is built on 270 pilings that range between 45 and 110 meters in depth and have a diameter of 1.5 to 1.8 m. At a height of 538 m it has one of the highest observation platforms to be installed worldwide.

The building, designed by British star architect Adrian Smith, will house luxury apartments, offices, shops, and a Four Seasons hotel over 530,000 sq m.-TradeArabia News Service