RLB CRANE INDEX®
Hamilton remained stable for this edition of the RLB Crane Index®
Q1 2025
Highlights
Hamilton remained stable for this edition of the RLB Crane Index®. The city continues to have two long-term cranes in its skies.
Work put in place in the Waikato region for the first half of 2024 fell by 12.3%. Residential work was down by 6.2% and non-residential was down by 22.5%.
Consents fell sharply for 2024 by 17.2%. This was driven by both the residential and non-residential sectors, which fell by 15.2% and 21.5% respectively.
A crane has been added to the Waikato Regional Theatre Project, bringing the total number of cranes to two.
One crane was removed from the Project Kaakano on Te Ipukura Street.
Q1 2025
Summary
Region | Change | |
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HAMILTON | 0 |
Sector | Change | |
---|---|---|
AGED CARE | N/A | |
CIVIC | 1 | |
CIVIL | N/A | |
COMMERCIAL | -1 | |
DATA CENTRES | N/A | |
EDUCATION | N/A | |
HEALTH | N/A | |
HOTEL | N/A | |
MIXED USE | N/A | |
RECREATION | N/A | |
RESIDENTIAL | N/A | |
RETAIL | N/A |
Q1 2025
Crane Activity
By Region
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
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Q3 2024 | % | NET | Q1 2025 | % | |||
HAMILTON | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1.9% |
By Sector
OPENING / CLOSING COUNT COMPARISON
OPENING COUNT | MOVEMENT | CLOSING COUNT | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q3 2024 | % | NET | Q1 2025 | % | |||
AGED CARE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
CIVIC | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100.0% |
CIVIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
COMMERCIAL | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0.0% |
DATA CENTRES | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
EDUCATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
HEALTH | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
HOTEL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
MIXED USE | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
RECREATION | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
RESIDENTIAL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
RETAIL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
TOTAL | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1.9% |
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