18.12.2025

France's first MK 120-5.1 E

French crane rental company Freitas Levage has taken delivery of the first Liebherr eight tonne MK 120-5.1 E self-erecting mobile tower crane to arrive in the country.
The MK 120-5.1

The electric powered MK 120-5.1E was launched and first displayed at the JDL trade show in September. On seeing it, the company confirmed its order, and the crane has now arrived. It has a maximum capacity of eight tonnes, a 52 metre jib, with a jib tip capacity of 2.1 tonnes and a maximum luffing angle of 40 degrees. It also features a new 12 inch TC-OS (Tower Crane Operating System) display screen with updated user interface.
(L-R) Céline Goessens Freitas with colleagues - Lilka Klymko and David Freitas along with Sebastien Chalvet and Guillaume Hars of Liebherr and Bruno De Carvalho of Freitas

Founded in 2005 by Manuel Freitas, the company is based in Southern Paris and runs a fleet of All Terrain cranes from 30 to 250 tonnes, as well as loader cranes and self-erecting tower cranes.

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