Prologue

A leading heavy equipment rental company, bringing comprehensive, quality equipment and punctuality to any crane job, anytime, anywhere in the UAE.

Friendship Hall — FHS — has been lifting in the United Arab Emirates since 1986: 40 years of real-world experience. One of the largest fleets of cranes, extensive lifting and rigging support, and trained operators and lifting supervisors, on call around the clock.

What we do

Close-up of a red FRIENDSHIP crane carrier cab and yellow boom head — A FRIENDSHIP carrier cab under a yellow boom head.

I The work in time

The work, in time.

A reel of FHS heavy lifts across the Emirates, one after another.

Time-lapseGirder lifts, tandem lifts and everything between

II Services

What we lift, move and plan.

Three services under one roof, delivered with punctuality — any crane rental job, anytime, anywhere in the UAE.

01

Heavy lifting

One of the largest fleets of cranes — 25 to 700-tonne mobile cranes — with extensive lifting and rigging equipment support. We have the capability to perform any crane rental job, anytime, anywhere in the UAE.

25–700 T mobile cranes
Lifting & rigging support

Red FHS heavy crane with superlift counterweight lifting a steel truss — A steel truss on the hook, superlift counterweight rigged.

Red mobile crane beside a bridge box-girder segment loaded on a multi-axle modular trailer — A box-girder segment on a multi-axle modular trailer, beside a red mobile crane.

Mobile crane lifting a yacht onto a lowbed trailer at sunset — A yacht set onto a lowbed trailer at sunset.

02

Heavy transportation by truck trailer

Best-in-class land transport on a wide variety of trailers, including hydraulic lowbeds and flatbeds. We move over-dimensional and overweight shipments that need special equipment and permits — with quality, reliability and on-time delivery.

Hydraulic lowbed
Flatbed
Special permits

03

Site surveys & project estimation

Free-of-cost consultation, and engineered rigging studies for maximum safety and efficiency. We plan the optimal deployment of the right equipment, so you get the most effective solution for the job.

Free consultation
Engineered rigging studies

White mobile crane lowering a precast concrete pier cap onto a bridge column — A precast pier cap lowered onto its column, to plan.

Red heavy crane setting a precast bridge segment using a blue spreader beam — A precast bridge segment set with a blue spreader beam.

III The fleet

The fleet, by the tonne.

From city picks to flagship lifts, with the prime movers, trailers and handling plant to put the right machine in the right place, and trained operators to run it.

The FHS fleet of red and yellow all-terrain cranes in the yard

On the books · Abu Dhabi & Dubai

158 heavy units, on call.

64 Mobile cranes
14 Crawler cranes
33 Prime movers
36 Heavy trailers
11 Forklifts & loaders

01

Mobile cranes

64 units25–700 T

All-terrain and truck cranes, from city picks to the flagship Demag AC 700, with trained operators and lifting supervisors.

Liebherr LTM

12units

All-terrain

LTM 1500 ×2 · 500 TLTM 1300-6.2 · 300 TLTM 1250 ×2 · 250 TLTM 1200 ×3 · 200 TLTM 1160 ×2 · 160 TLTM 1080 · 80 TLTM 1050-4 · 50 T
Demag AC

13units

All-terrainFHS fleet

AC 700 · 700 TAC 500 · 500 TAC 200 · 200 TAC 120 ×3 · 120 TAC 100 ×7 · 100 T
Zoomlion

14units

Truck & all-terrain

ZAT 4000 · 400 TZTC 1300V · 130 TZTC 1000V · 100 TZTC 800V ×3 · 80 TZTC 600 · 60 TZTC 550V ×3 · 55 TQY 50 · 50 TZTC 300 · 30 TZTC 250 ×2 · 25 T
Sany

12units

Truck & all-terrain

300 T · 300 TSAC 2600T · 260 TSAC 1600 · 160 TSTC 1000C · 100 T100 T · 100 TSTC 75 · 75 TSTC 500 ×3 · 50 TQY 50C · 50 TSTC 250 · 25 TOther model
XCMG

9units

Truck & all-terrain

XCA 250 · 250 TQY 110KH ×2 · 110 TQY 100K · 100 TQY 70K · 70 TXCT 70E · 70 T50 T · 50 TQY 50K · 50 TQY 25K · 25 T
Terex

3units

All-terrainFHS fleet

Explorer 5800 · 220 TA600 ×2
Kobelco RK

1unit

Compact rough-terrain

RK 70M

02

Crawler cranes

14 units55–320 T

Lattice-boom crawler cranes for heavy picks and long jobs, up to the 320-tonne Sany SCC 3200A.

White lattice-boom crawler crane working on a coastal site

Kobelco

7units

Lattice-boom crawler

CKE 2500 ×2 · 250 TCKE 1350 · 135 T600 series ×3Other model
Sany & Zoomlion

3units

Lattice-boom crawler

Sany SCC 3200A · 320 TSany SCC 600A · 60 TZoomlion ZCC 300V
Hitachi & Sumitomo

2units

Lattice-boom crawler

Sumitomo LS-248RH · 150 THitachi KH 300 · 80 T
XCMG

2units

Crawler

XGC 150 · 150 TQUY 55 · 55 T

03

Prime movers

33 unitsTractor heads

Tractor heads from Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Sany, MAN and Tata to pull our lowbeds and flatbeds.

Mercedes-Benz Actros 2653 tractor head (model photo)

Mercedes-Benz

11units

Tractor heads

3848 ×2265319481848 ×21843 ×218401834 ×2
Volvo

8units

Tractor heads

FH12 ×2FM12FH ×5
Sany HQC

8units

Tractor heads

HQC ×8
MAN

4units

Tractor heads

TGA 33.40019.414TGA 18.440TGX 18.440
Tata & Daewoo

2units

Tractor heads

Tata PrimaDaewoo 7542

04

Heavy trailers

36 unitsFlatbed & lowbed

Flatbeds and lowbeds for over-dimensional and overweight shipments that need special equipment and permits.

Mobile crane lifting a yacht onto an FHS lowbed trailer at sunset

Flatbeds

30units

Semi-trailersFHS fleet

Valt ×17Other builds ×13
Lowbeds

6units

Semi-trailersFHS fleet

Valt ×3Other builds ×3

05

Forklifts & loaders

11 unitsUp to 25 T class

Heavy forklifts, wheel loaders and telehandlers for loading, staging and yard work.

Kalmar DCD 250 heavy forklift (model photo)

Forklifts

6units

Up to 25 t class

Kalmar DCD250-12LBToyota FD50Toyota FD8-32Hangcha CPCD100Dalian CPCD30CVS Ferrari
Caterpillar

3units

Wheel loaders

966G ×2950G
JCB

2units

Telehandlers

540-170 ×2

Capacity console

Size the lift. See the fleet.

Our cranes by rated capacity, one block per unit. Set the load and every crane that can take it lights up.

Load to lift

200T

From Demag AC 200 to Demag AC 700

Typical work: bridge girders, heavy modules, tandem lifts.

Demag AC 700700 T
Liebherr LTM 1500 ×2500 T
Demag AC 500500 T
Zoomlion ZAT 4000400 T
Sany SCC 3200A320 T
Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2300 T
Sany 300 T300 T
Sany SAC 2600T260 T
Liebherr LTM 1250 ×2250 T
XCMG XCA 250250 T
Kobelco CKE 2500 ×2250 T
Terex Explorer 5800220 T
Liebherr LTM 1200 ×3200 T
Demag AC 200200 T

Brief us on a 200 T lift

Rated capacity is the maker's maximum, at minimum radius. Your load, radius and rigging decide the crane we send: our engineers size it with you, free of charge. Not plotted: the Kobelco RK 70M, a 7-tonne compact crane; Terex A600 ×2, Kobelco 600 series ×3, Zoomlion ZCC 300V, 2 more units listed without a model, whose duties we give on request.

Liebherr
Demag
Terex
Zoomlion
XCMG
Sany
Kobelco
Hitachi
Sumitomo
Mercedes-Benz
Volvo
MAN
Tata
Daewoo
Caterpillar
JCB
Kalmar
Toyota
Hangcha

Support equipment

Man lifts, Bobcats, JCBs and excavators, on the job alongside the cranes.

Operators & supervisors

Trained operators and lifting supervisors provided with the equipment.

Photo credits

Photos marked FHS fleet are our own machines. The others are model photos: the same makes and models we run, from Wikimedia Commons, resized and colour-graded for this page.

Liebherr LTM 1250-6.1 pic1, AlfvanBeem, CC0
Zoomlion ZTC130V Crane 20210522, Huangdan2060, CC BY 3.0
Xcmg qy50k crane in Dnipro, Alex Blokha, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sany STC1000C7 Truck Crane 20210522, Huangdan2060, CC BY 3.0
Kobelco CKE 2500 (52502578328), Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France, CC BY-SA 2.0
XCMG QUY75 cranes 01, Obandoeño12345, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hitachi KH 230 GLS crawler crane near Amsterdam pic-002, AlfvanBeem, CC0
Mercedes-Benz Actros 2653, North Fremantle, 2020 (02), Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
Volvo FH12, B2C Europe, Alf van Beem, CC0
MAN TGX 18.440 4X2 BLS, Velthoven, Alf van Beem, CC0
Tata Daewoo Tractor Gwangyang, hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0
Caterpillar 966G p1, Alf van Beem, CC0
Telehandler JCB 540-170, Koryazhma, Georg Pik, CC0
Mallorca-Portocolom-Port-Kalmar DCD 250-11, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0

IV Selected works

Selected works.

Photographed on site, across the Emirates.

Four mobile cranes in a coordinated multi-crane lift of a tensile fabric roof — Four mobile cranes in a coordinated lift of a tensile fabric roof.

Red luffing-jib crane lifting a vessel at a port at dusk — A red luffing-jib crane lifting a vessel at a port, at dusk.

Night lift of a traditional wooden dhow with spreader bars under floodlights — A traditional wooden dhow lifted on spreader bars, at night under floodlights.

FHS crane lifting an excavator up the face of a building — An excavator lifted up the face of a building.

Yellow mobile crane lifting a yacht hull with a spreader frame — A yacht hull raised on a spreader frame.

Yellow luffing crane lifting steelwork beside a civic building — A yellow luffing crane lifting steelwork beside a civic building.

Telescopic mobile crane dismantling a tower crane on a city site — A tower crane taken down by a telescopic mobile crane, mid-city.

Mobile crane lowering a piling rig into a deep excavation between city towers — A piling rig lowered into a deep excavation between towers.

Yellow luffing-jib crane assembling a tower crane beside a concrete frame — A luffing-jib crane assembling a tower crane beside the frame.

Yellow luffing crane alongside a curved mid-rise building — A yellow luffing crane alongside a curved mid-rise.

Yellow mobile crane working beside a tower crane on a tree-lined site — Working beside a tower crane on a tree-lined site.

Heavy crane counterweight and luffing jib between lattice transmission towers — Counterweight and luffing jib between transmission towers.

Yellow luffing crane reaching up a high-rise facade — A luffing crane reaching up a high-rise facade.

FHS heavy crane with superlift counterweight working at night — A heavy crane on superlift counterweight, working through the night.

V Industries

Industries we serve.

Oil & Gas

Heavy industrial, refinery and power-site lifts, and the transmission-tower work that energy projects demand.
Discuss a lift — Oil & Gas
Marine

Vessels, yachts and dhows lifted and loaded for transport — by day and by floodlight.
Discuss a lift — Marine
Construction

Precast and steel erection, tower-crane assembly and high-rise lifting on tight urban sites.
Discuss a lift — Construction
Manufacturing

Plant and equipment installation — heavy machinery lifted into the building and set in place.
Discuss a lift — Manufacturing

VI Safety & certification

Safety first. Then the lift.

Three FHS crew in red coveralls in front of a Terex FRIENDSHIP crane — Three FHS crew in red coveralls, in front of a Terex FRIENDSHIP crane.

Heavy crane with superlift counterweight beside a tower draped with the UAE flag — Lifting beside the flag, in the Emirates since 1986.

Every lift starts with a plan. Our quality and occupational health & safety management systems are certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, and we hold UAE In-Country Value (ICV) certification.

Trained operators and lifting supervisors are provided with our equipment, and our site surveys come with engineered rigging studies for maximum safety and efficiency.

ISO 9001:2015

Quality management

Certificate
SD-26048/01

First certified
26 Mar 2017

Valid to
25 Mar 2027

Scope: General Transportation and Renting of Mobile Cranes & Lifting Equipment.
ISO 45001:2018

Occupational health & safety

Valid to
30 Nov 2028
ICV

UAE In-Country Value programme

Certificate
150476

ICV score
47.14%

Valid to
03 Nov 2026