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A new system for installing self erecting tower cranes from KramerKran promises to save time and money for rental companies and other crane owners. Alex Dahm reports

A new series of hydraulic fast erecting tower cranes will be shown to the public for the first time by manufacturer Liebherr in March. The L1 series will be the company’s smallest bottom-slewing tower cranes

Rhode Island-based North American Crane & Rigging used two Potain Igo T 130 tower cranes to help build a US$34 million apartment complex in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Tower crane rental company Mantis Cranes in the UK has added two 6 tonne capacity Potain IGO T85A self erecting tower cranes to its fleet

Crane company Stephenson Equipment, based in Pennsylvania, USA, has added a Potain Igo T 130 self erecting crane to its rental fleet

Manitowoc showed its new Potain Igo M 14 self erecting tower crane at the Batimat 2013 exhibition in Paris, France, in early November

A Terex CBR 24 Plus self erecting tower crane is helping to restore the Phnom Bakheng, the oldest temple complex of Angkor, Cambodia

A Liebherr 32 H fast-erecting crane is being used at the renovation of Colombia's historic Central Cemetery in Bogota, where 200-year-old graves are being excavated and a museum and commemoration centre are being built to mark the bicentennial anniversary of the country attaining independence from Spain.

Terex has launched the Eazy 90 self erecting tower crane. It has a 45 m (147.6 foot) jib length, 6 tonne (6.6 US ton) maximum capacity and a 1.4 tonne (1.6 US ton) capacity at maximum radius. It also features a fully hydraulic erection system

Tower crane manufacturer FM Gru in Italy has launched a fast self erecting tower crane with a unique ballast and boom lifting system built onto its trailer that reduces erection time

Two Manitowoc Potain HDT 80 self erecting tower cranes are helping build an apartment complex in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Liebherr has launched the 81 K fast erecting tower crane in the US market at ConExpo. The 81 K is a new design, said Matthias Donner managing director at Liebherr-Werk Biberach in Germany

Mantis presented its new 36.10 self-erecting tower crane at April's Intermat exhibition in Paris

To reduce site operating costs a developer in Scotland is using a self-erecting tower crane to increase operational efficiencies while reducing manpower costs

Manitowoc introduced the Igo 30, its latest addition to the Potain range of Igo self-erecting cranes, at the SAIE trade fair in Italy

Having already invested €9 million in new equipment in the last two years, William O'Brien Plant Hire in Ireland has invested a further €7 million.