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Video: erecting a tower crane

Crane erection is a job for professionals. Fortza erection teams have 20 years of experience and hundreds of erections behind them.

Published: 24 October 2017 Updated: 21 November 2017

Mobile crane lifting the jib of a tower crane during erection — Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Crane erection is a job for professionals. An erection with errors, without a plan or done by amateurs can very easily end in disaster, which is why cranes on construction sites must be erected by professionals.

Erecting a tower crane

Fortza erection teams have 20 years of experience in this work and hundreds of erections behind them, which makes them true professionals who work precisely and safely and guarantee a job well done.

Below are videos of crane erection from start to finish. They are not ours but were taken from YouTube, and they show exactly what erection involves.

Erecting a tower crane from start to finish (time-lapse) The video is hosted on YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com) and loads only after you click.

Erecting a tower crane in North Vancouver The video is hosted on YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com) and loads only after you click.

Frequently asked questions on this topic

Why should a specialised team erect the crane?

There is no room for error in erection: even a small mistake can lead to accidents and damage. Well-planned erection, from unloading the components to the final tests, also shortens the time you pay rent for a crane that is not yet standing. FORTZA teams have more than 20 years of experience and hundreds of erections behind them.

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