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SPECIALIST DEALER IN CRANES OF ALL MAKES

AAA CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ESTABLISHMENT IS THE SPECIALIST DEALER IN USED CRANES AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY. THE COMPANY HAS BUILT UP A HUGE STOCK IN A VARIETY OF LIFTING MACHINES RANGING FROM SEVEN TONNES TO OVER 300 TONNES THAT IT OFFERS EX-STOCK FROM ITS YARD IN SHARJAH.

TRADING IN USED EQUIPMENT IS THE SPECIALIST LINE THAT COL.SALIM AHMAD NASIR, A RETIRED PAKISTAN ARMY OFFICER, HAS BUILT UP OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS. HE STARTED BUSINESS AT A TIME WHEN THE GULF ECONOMIES HAD GONE INTO RECESSION AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES WERE SELLING OFF USED EQUIPMENT AT LOW PRICES.

"FROM 1981 UP TO 1988, A NUMBER OF FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN THE GULF STATES WERE WINDING UP, SELLING, THEIR EQUIPMENT AT WHATEVER PRICE THEY COULD GET. THERE WAS A HUGE SURPLUS IN THE REGION, EVEN AS ECONOMIES IN THE FAR EAST, USA AND EUROPE WERE GOING THROUGH A BOOM.

"HAVING WORKED FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR TWO YEARS THAT ITSELF WAS WINDING UP, I ENTERED THE BUSINESS ON MY OWN, BUYING THE EQUIPMENT FOR CLIENTS IN THE FAR EAST, USA AND EUROPE. IT WAS STRENUOUS WORK THAT TOOK ME TO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY YARDS ALL OVER THE UAE, KUWAIT AND SAUDI ARABIA. THE OPERATION RESULTED IN A HUGE TURNOVER AND EXTENSIVE BUSINESS CONTACTS WITH DEALERS ABROAD. SINCE 1988, THE TREND HAS REVERSED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY PICKING UP IN THE GULF STATES," COL.SALIM STATED.

TRIPLE A ARE NOW MAINLY IMPORTING THE MACHINES FROM EUROPE, JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES FOR SALES IN THE GULF STATES. THEY BUY ONLY THE TOP CONDITION MACHINERY THAT IS ASSESSED AND RATED BY BUYER'S REPRESENTATIVES OR THIRD PARTY INSPECTORS.

YET, THE BUSINESS IS FAIRLY COMPLEX GIVEN THE WIDE RANGE OF EQUIPMENT OF VARYING SPECIFICATIONS. TO GET A BETTER GRIP ON THINGS, COL.SALIM HAS COME TO SPECIALISE IN BUILDING UP AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF THE DIFFERENT MAKES LISTING SPECIFICATIONS, CHASSIS NUMBERS WITH THEIR DATES OF PRODUCTION.

"THOUGH THIS EQUIPMENT REQUIRES HUGE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, IT IS QUITE EASY TO FUDGE DOCUMENTS ON THE DATES OF MANUFACTURE WHICH IN TURN DETERMINES THE PRICE. WITH THE REFERENCE LIBRARY THIS UNCERTAINTY IS ELIMINATED," HE SAID. THE EQUIPMENT THEY SELL IS THEREFORE GENUINE.

COL.SALIM'S LIBRARY OF BOOKS ON CRANES IS NOW WELL KNOWN IN THE GULF REGION AND HE IS OFTEN CALLED UPON BY INDIVIDUAL BUYERS AND FINANCE COMPANIES TO DETERMINE THE VERACITY OF SPECIFICATIONS AND APPRAISE THE TRUE MARKET VALUE OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER, THERE IS MUCH SCOPE FOR UNDER INVIOCING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ASSESSING THE IMPORT DUTIES. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME RATIONALISATION BASED ON INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

IN ADDITION TO SUPPLYING CRANES, AAA ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SOURCING SPARE PARTS FOR THESE MACHINES. THIS SERVICE IS WORKED OUT THROUGH THEIR CONTACTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET AGAINST SPECIFIC ORDERS.

THE AAA YARD IN SHARJAH CURRENTLY HOUSES SEVERAL LARGE CRANES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FROM JAPAN, GERMANY AND USA. THEY HAVE TAKEN UP A SECOND YARD ALSO IN SHARJAH IN ORDER TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND. IT IS A 100 PER CENT PRIVATE COMPANY WITH COL.SALIM AND HIS TWO SONS, NABIL AND SAJIL AT THE HELM.

NABIL SALIM AND SAJIL SALIM, THE TWO SONS OF COL.SALIM ARE INVOLVED IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS FROM BOYHOOD AND BECAME FULL FLEDGED PARTICIPANTS IN PURCHASE, MAINTENANCE, SALES AND MARKETTING AFTER GRADUATION IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM USA IN 1997. THEY FORM THE BACKBONE OF THE EXPANDED COMPANY NOW AND ARE THE PRINCIPAL FORCE IN CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF TRIPPLE A STOCK AND TURNOVER. NABIL SALIM AND SAJIL SALIM ARE ENHANCING THE REPUTATION OF THE COMPANY BY EXTENSIVE TRAVELS FROM JAPAN TO USA TO SELECT AND PURCHASE THE BEST USED CRANES AND EQUIPMENTS FOR OUR MARKET. BESIDE PURCHASE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SALES AND MARKETTING IN THE WORLDWIDE MARKET. THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDING AFTER SALES SERVICE, ADVISE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SPARE PARTS AND TRAINING TO THE OPERATORS OF CRANES AND EQUIPMENTS IN THE GULF REGION.

THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN A WEBSITE : www.aaacrane.com THAT PROJECTS ITS ENTIRE STOCK LIST OF AVAILABLE OR SOON-TO-BE-AVAILABLE MACHINERY.

THE BUSINESS MISSION OF AAA WILL ALWAYS BE :

"INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN THE CRANE INDUSTRY WITH :-

AAA AVAILABILITY

AAA's IHI Guide

AAA's Nisha Guide

Tadano Guide