Potain tower cranes build Italy?s rising skyline
Two Potain tower cranes are building an ambitious commercial development in the center of Milan, Italy. The two MDT 308A cranes are building the Hadid Tower, known as Torre Hadid in Italy, a 170 m mixed-use development in the center of Milan. The Hadid tower will be one of the tallest buildings in the city and will form one of the iconic towers within CityLife Milano - a commercial and residential project made up of three towers on Milan?s historic former trade site, the Fiera Milano. The two Potain cranes erected in December 2014 are climbing at a rate of 4 m per month and are set to reach their final working heights of 210 m in 2016. Alfio Musumeci, the building site supervisor from the Italian-based construction company Cooperativa Muratori E Braccianti Di Carpi (CMB), explained that the company chose the MDT 308A cranes for their proven reliability and performance which help to ensure projects run smoothly.