Sarens and Trans Wonderland (TWL) have established a joint venture – Sarens PNG – which will provide heavy lifting, transport engineering, crane rental and integrated logistics in Papua New Guinea.
Sarens PNG will be managed locally, providing opportunities for local people to enter and excel in an industry that has historically relied on expat labour.
Andrew Fury, TWL’s chief operation officer, says: ‘Our Sarens PNG personnel will have access to the best training and professional development opportunities in the industry, and we look forward to the day some of our homegrown operators have qualifications to match the best heavy lift experts in the world.’
Fury adds: ‘We have a fleet of local cranes on the ground in Papua New Guinea ranging from 40-250 tonnes, and our priority for the first six months is to get them all working. In order to do that we know we need to be competitively priced and deliver a superior experience for clients, and we are prepared to do both.’
Dave Smith, director of global fleet and rental operations for Sarens, says: ‘Being a giant in the industry worldwide, we can bring immense knowledge and experience to new and emerging markets, eliminating the need to reinvent the wheel.’ However, Sarens acknowledges that venturing into the Papua New Guinea market would not be possible without local knowledge from TWL.
Access to the global Sarens fleet is a distinguishing feature for Sarens PNG in meeting the country’s growing industrial demands. The country’s economic development and robust resource industries offers plenty of opportunities for heavy lifting, including new ports, mines and oil and gas projects.
Source: Cyann Fielding, AntwerpXL 2023
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