The company will have CE-marked its 50 US ton capacity 5002S boom truck as a 45 metric-tonne model by September, and will also have its 40 US ton capacity 4002S boom truck CE-marked by the end of the year.
Although the company sells parts to Verschoor of the Netherlands, it has not finalised its plans for selling the cranes in Europe, general manager Scott Rolston told Cranes Today.
“We want to be recognised as a global company, and not so dependent on the North American market, and better able to compete with our larger competitors,” he said.
The company has two dealers in South America, Maquinaria UCHA in Mexico and Hiab Chile.
Santos Cranes is the first Middle East distributor, marketing manager Sarmad Al-Zadjaly told Cranes Today.
He said that boom trucks are not well-known in the Gulf region, although there are some models from UNIC in Japan, and some truck loader cranes as well. But he said that he expects good demand for the 45t machine, with its 30m boom. “That will be almost like a truck crane, with its long boom – it is something people are looking for in this market.” He said that the company’s crane rental business, might well be a customer.
The company is headed up by Rasool Eskani, a former manager of Sarilar’s Dubai operations and past Middle East Cranes conference speaker. Santos Trading also distributes Fushun Excavator Corp crawler cranes in the Middle East, Kobelco crawlers in Qatar, and other construction equipment. Al-Zadjaly said that the company is looking to tie up two other crane distributorships before the end of the year.
