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08 May 2008

A Vanson VC15 self-erecting tower crane lifted into place in the Triangle Shopping Centre in Machester, England the factory-built sections of a new, multi-storey, steel and glass cafe structure. Vanson lists key features of the VC15 as: compact size and small operating envelope, speed and ease of erection, folding jib, and electronic control of all major motions.

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