Like slender birds dotting skylines, tower cranes have gradually been popping up across North America again as more applications in residential and commercial construction begin to pick up. Since the majority of tower cranes' work resides in high rise construction, most companies saw the demand for the units fall off during the economic downturn that started in 2008. "The market is still quite flat, but it's definitely stable," says Mike Heacock, Manitowoc s vice president of sales for tower cranes in North America. "We seem to have reached the bottom of the downturn and there are signs that projects are slowly coming back on stream, which gives us cause for optimism.
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机译：就像细长的鸟儿在天际线中飞驰一样，随着住宅和商业建筑中越来越多的应用开始兴起，塔式起重机又在整个北美逐渐兴起。由于大多数塔式起重机的工作都在高层建筑中，因此大多数公司在2008年开始的经济衰退期间看到对设备的需求下降。“市场仍然相当平稳，但绝对稳定，” Mike Heacock说。 ，马尼托瓦克（Manitowoc）北美塔式起重机销售副总裁。 “我们似乎已经到了经济衰退的底部，并且有迹象表明项目正在慢慢恢复正常运转，这使我们感到乐观。
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