More than 180 Potain tower cranes, Grove mobile cranes and Manitowoc crawler cranes are helping build the world’s largest women-only university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to a news release. Costing approximately $11.5 billion, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University is one of the largest construction projects in the Middle East. The three main contractors are Saudi Oger Ltd., Saudi Binladin Group and El Seif Engineering and Contracting Co. David Semple, managing director of Manitowoc Cranes in the Middle East, said Manitowoc was honored to provide the majority of the cranes for this project. “The cost, scale and prestige of this project all combine to make it one of the largest projects we have been involved with, both in the Middle East and worldwide,” he said. “It is backed by the King of Saudi Arabia, and is attracting a lot of attention.”
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