Tower crane market update: little and large

Alex Dahm Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

26 November 2025

Tower crane manufacturers are introducing models at both ends of the capacity spectrum, to meet an increasingly wide range of demands from end-users. Daniel Searle reports

As you’d expect from the name, tower cranes have always offered height. Thanks to a current trend, manufacturers are now producing tower cranes with greater lifting capacity too.

One such example is Manitowoc’s Potain MR 819, introduced in 2025. It has up to 70 metres of jib available and a…

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